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cheer up 高興/振作起來 |
例:Cheer up, Carlos! The worst is over.
(卡洛士，高興點！最糟的已過去了。) |
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grouchy a. 滿腹牢騷的, 易怒的 |
grouch n. 滿腹牢騷的人
例:A grouchy person will not have many friends.
(滿腹牢騷的人不會有許多朋友。)
Alice married a rich man who turned out to be a grouch.
(愛麗絲嫁給了一個有錢人，結果發現他是個滿腹牢騷的人。) |
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complain vi. 抱怨, 發牢騷 |
complaint n. 抱怨, 牢騷
例:Chris: Connie is complaining about her work again.
Claud: What's her complaint this time?
(克里斯：康妮又在抱怨她的工作了。)
(克勞德：這次是抱怨什麼呢？) |
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for no reason 毫無理由地, 無緣無故地 |
例:Jane burst out laughing for no reason at all.
(珍無緣無故突然大笑起來。) |
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drive + 人 + crazy 使某人發瘋 |
例:My mother-in-law is just driving me crazy.
(我岳母真是令我抓狂。) |
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medical a. 醫學的 |
例:You need medical attention for that deep wound.
(你的傷口那麼深需要治療。) |
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cure n. 治療方法 & vt. 治療, 治癒 |
cure + 人 + of + 疾病 治療/癒某人的疾病
例:There's no cure for AIDS as yet.
(目前愛滋病尚無療方。)
This Chinese medicine cured me of asthma.
(這種中藥治好了我的氣喘。) |
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physical a. 身體的, 肉體的 |
mental a. 心理的, 精神的
例:The abbreviation for physical education is P.E.
(體育的縮寫為P.E.。)
＊abbreviation n. 縮寫
The paranoid woman is said to have a mental problem.
(聽說那個有妄想症的婦人精神上有問題。) |
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In other words, 主詞 + 動詞 換言之,…… |
例:Willy is a loner; in other words, he's not very sociable.
(威利是個獨來獨往的人；換言之，他不喜歡和人交際。)
＊loner n. 獨來獨往的人
sociable a. 好交際的 |
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better half n. 另一半, 配偶 |
例:You'd better ask your better half if you can come for a drink with us.
(你最好問一下你的另一半看看你是否可以來和我們小酌一番。) |
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