用a yellow streak表达“胆小如鼠”
如果说某人has a yellow streak,那意思就是此人比较胆怯、不勇敢。
We went rock climbing at the weekend. I loved it, but my friend refused to try it. He’s got a real yello...
用to get a handle on something表达“掌握某事”
短语to get a handle on something的意思是理解、掌握某事。
I used to be terrible at maths but after lots of hard work, I think I've got a handle on it now.
If I could ...
单词详解 inaugurate
音标
inaugurate 英 [ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt] 美 [ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt]
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外刊例句
With a couple of weeks still to go before he is even inaugurated...
区别辨析noise、sound与voice
这些名词均含“声音”之意。
noise : 通常指不悦耳的、令人烦恼的嘈杂声,隐含贬义。
They were making too much noise.
他们的噪声太大了。
I was woken by the noise of a c...
单词详解 sporadic
音标
sporadic 英 [spəˈrædɪk] 美 [spəˈrædɪk]
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外刊例句
Breakthroughs that yield drugs with a novel mechanism of action remain sporadic.
在创造...
用a splash of colour表达“一道绚丽色彩”
如果某人为某事加了a splash of colour,意思就是把某个本来枯燥或沉闷的事情作了美化或改善。
The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab...
单词详解 hefty
音标
hefty 英 [ˈhefti] 美 [ˈhefti]
学习场景
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外刊例句
Emission-free synthetic fuels rely on lots of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce surrogate hydro...
翻译需要的是创造力和想象力,来一波彪悍的英文创意翻译
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list。
正常版:在这个世界上,我最不愿意做的事就是伤害你,但是这件事仍在我的考虑之列。
幽默版:我真不想伤害你...
用to make a comeback表达“复出”
短语to make a comeback的意思是重新回到曾经做得很成功的职业或工作岗位中,也就是我们常说的“复出”。
Jose Mourinho was a successful manager at Chelsea before, so many fans ...
nobody、none与no one的区别
这些代词均表示“没人”之意。
nobody : 普通用词,表单数,只能指代人,不能用于加of表范围的结构中。
none : 可指代人或物,表示对三者以上的否定,可跟表范围的of结构。
no one : ...
“复译”与首译失衡,暴露图书翻译市场怪圈
翻译类文学作品中,经典名著译本常销不衰,尤其是公版书,甚至再版频频。重复翻译扎堆,难免鱼龙混杂。如市场上可见的《小王子》就有五花八门的百余种译本,有些“速成式”中译本品质堪...