小D每日一句一周详解(10.22~10.28)
10月22日:The page was covered with a mass of figures.纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。
1.mass:n. 团,堆,大量
例如:I've masses of work to do. (我有许许多多的工作要做。)
At his death he left a great mass of undigested manuscripts.(他去世时留下大量尚未整理的文稿。)
10月23日:Take your pick.自己选吧。
1.take one's pick:由某人自己挑选
例如:Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!(你要哪一个?自己挑吧!)
The green grocer told me to take my pick of the apples, so I chose the big, ripe ones.(食品店主人告诉我苹果可以挑选,所以我挑了几个又大又熟的。)
10月24日:The machine is not working properly.这台机器运行不正常。
ly:adv. 恰当地,循规蹈矩地,真正地,彻底地
例如:He has disposed of the rubbish properly. (他已经适当地处理了垃圾。)
We have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life. (我们在日常生活中已经做到循规蹈矩,举止有仪。)
10月25日:Jane walked away, purposely avoiding his gaze.简走了,有意避开他的眼光。
1.gaze:n. 凝视,注视
例如:He turned his gaze to the new comer.(他把目光移到新来的人身上。)
He watched me with a calm, scientific gaze.(他用一种沉着的、严谨的眼光注视着我。)
10月26日:She decided to prove her parents wrong.她决心证明她父母都错了。
1.decide:v. 对…作出抉择;决定;选定
例如:A chance meeting decided my career. (偶然的会面决定了我的事业。)
The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university.(这些成绩将决定他能否上一所好大学。)
10月27日:He refused to discuss the matter.他拒绝讨论这件事。
1.refuse:v. 拒绝,不肯,不愿
例如:I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.(我拒绝考虑这般愚蠢的想法。)
The engine refused to start.(引擎怎么也发动不起来。)
10月28日:Its mouth is small in relation to its nose.它的嘴巴相对它的鼻子小很多。
1.in relation to:关于,涉及,与…相比
例如:I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.(关于那件事我有好多话要说。)
In relation to London, our town is very small.(和伦敦相比,我们这个城市小得很。)
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