Word 2008-04-13

2008年4月12日 星期六

 

She always stands aloof from those people
她一直疏遠那些人。

Later on, he became aloof and silent.
後來,他變得漠不關心的,沈默寡言。

The artist craved recognition of his talents.
這位藝術家渴望他的天才得到承認。

stroke 打,擊,刪掉,撫摸,心臟與脈搏的跳動

instinct 本能,天性,直覺

bravery 勇敢,勇氣,形容華麗的衣服

brave new world 美好新世界

upset price (公賣,拍賣)底價

Well, look what the cat dragged in ! We were just talking about you.
(嗯!看看是誰來了!我們剛剛正在聊到妳呢!)
(指某事物出其不意的出現)(說曹操,曹操到?)

(不加思索地)衝口說出;不經意說出[(+out)]
In his anger he blurted out the secret.
他在生氣時衝口說出了祕密。

conscious
1. 神志清醒的,有知覺的[F]
She may become conscious before morning.
她天亮前可能恢復知覺。
2. 意識到的,覺察到的[F][(+of)][+that]
I suddenly became conscious that someone was looking at me.
我突然意識到有人在看著我。
3. 故意的,蓄意的
His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.
他故意說謊使老師非常惱怒。
4. 害羞的[(+of)]
She was conscious of her flat nose.
她為自己的扁鼻子感到難為情。
5. (常用以構成複合詞)有...意識的

underlying
2. 基本的,根本的
The underlying reason for the failure remains unknown.
失敗的根本原因尚未搞清。
3. 含蓄的;潛在的
The story has an underlying theme.
這故事有一個內在的主題。
4. 【經】優先的

John devises various deception, tricks and farcical shenanigans. 
約翰使盡各種詐騙、詭計與荒唐的花言巧語。

I found it hard to convey my feelings in words.
我覺得難以用言語表達我的感情

 

woo
1. 向...求愛,向...求婚
He is trying to woo my sister.
他試圖向我姊姊求婚。
2. 追求,追逐;極想得到
Eventually he wearied of wooing fame and fortune.
他終於對追名逐利感到厭倦了。
3. 招致,引起
You are wooing trouble if you associate with him.
你和他交往會招來麻煩。
4. 懇求;勸誘;爭取[(+to)][O2]
His efforts to woo her to his side proved fruitless.
他試圖說服她站到自己一邊的努力徒勞無功。

to go above and beyond 盡心盡力,全心全意

to have a short fuse 易怒,脾氣暴躁

generosity

exotic

The fish leaped out of water and landed on the shore.
= The fish leaped onshore.

陶醉的;入迷的
The boy was enchanted with the toy.
男孩對這玩具著了迷。

May her soul rest in Heaven.
但願她的靈魂在天國安息。

persuasion
說服,勸說[U]

不情願;勉強[S1][+to-v]
We understand your reluctance to take this case.
我們理解你不願意接受這個案子
I overcome the reluctance.
我克服了我不情願之情.

Beverages  飲料[C]

She agreed without hesitation.
她毫不猶豫地答應了。

hesitation: [ .hezi'teiʃən ] 
n. 猶豫
例句与用法:
1. She agreed without hesitation.
她毫不猶豫地答應了。
2. There is no room for hesitation.
沒有猶豫的余地。
3. His frequent hesitations annoyed the audience.
他三番五次欲言又止,听眾已感到厭煩。
4. She answered without a moment's hesitation.
她毫不遲疑立即回答.

 

【美】【口】得勢派;浪潮;時尚[U]
jumping on the bandwagon
趕時髦,順應潮流

Count me out! 別把我扯進去!!!

imitate 模仿

(用手掌、拖鞋等)打...的屁股
Mother spanked her for being naughty.
媽媽因為她調皮打她屁股。

treat

1. 懊悔;因...而遺憾[+v-ing][+that]
I regret that you see it like that.
你這樣看待這件事,我很遺憾。
2. 痛惜;哀悼;思念
I regret his death.
我對他的逝世痛惜不已。
3. 為...抱歉,遺憾[+to-v][+that]
I regret to say that I am unable to help you.
很抱歉,我愛莫能助。

1. 無疑地;必定;確實
They will certainly succeed.
他們一定會成功。
2. (用於回答)當然;可以;沒問題
"May I use your motorcycle?" "Certainly".
"我可以借用你的摩托車嗎?" "行。"

clue 線索

What are you whining about?
妳在發什麼牢騷?

Actually, I'm swamped with work. 事實上我忙得不可開交(極度忙碌)
I'll make it short then. 我長話短說
So what are you up to? 你有什麼事? =What's going on? (Not much)
You can't possibly be working on Sunday too!你不可能星期天也要忙吧
Well, it's been hectic at work.工作現在是忙糟糟的

Oh! it almost slipped my mind that it's tomorrow. 我"幾乎忘了"是明天
內心裡遺漏
On second thought,  考慮之後.....
What on earth should I buy ? 我到底該買什麼呢?

empty-handed

This place is packed with people. 這個地方擠滿了人
thoughtful 考慮周到的,貼心的 thought 想法

Aren't all men inconsiderate when it comes to holidays?
不是所有男人對於節日都不放在心上嗎?
My boyfriend is very inconsiderate when it comes to managing money.
我男朋友對理財很不謹慎耶!

What's the definition of the word "Appreciate"?

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