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toilet n. 廁所 |
washroom n. 盥洗室, 廁所
restroom n. (公共) 廁所
lavatory n. 洗手間, 廁所
注意:
toilet本意為『馬桶』, 現今常用來表示『廁所』, restroom則常用來表示一般的公共廁所, 但現今美國人表示『上廁所』時, 常見的有三種說法: "go to the toilet/the washroom/the restroom"; 而lavatory則常指飛機上的洗手間。此外, 英國人表示『上廁所』時, 一般都說"go to the lavatory"。 |
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desperately adv. 迫切地 |
desperate a. 走頭無路的
例:I desperately need some financial help.
(我急需一些財務上的援助。)
When I'm desperate, I turn to my parents for help.
(在我走頭無路時，會尋求父母的幫助。) |
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You need to go to the washroom desss...perately. 你非常非常想上洗手間。 |
注意:
此為因緊張或內急的緣故, 所以講話結結巴巴, 可譯為『非、非常……常迫切』。 |
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embarrassed a. 感到困窘/尷尬的 |
embarrass vt. 使困窘, 使尷尬
embarrassing a. 令人困窘/尷尬的
例:James was embarrassed when his girlfriend beat him in ping-pong.
(詹姆士的女友打乒乓球打贏他時，他非常難堪。)
It's embarrassing to forget someone's name while talking to him.
(當你和某人講話卻忘了他的名字時很令人尷尬。) |
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to no end 無止境地, 無限地 |
= limitlessly adv.
= without end
例:Mom scolded Dad to no end for leaving his briefcase in the taxi.
(老爸把他的手提箱留在計程車內，為此老媽一直責罵他。) |
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invent vt. 發明, 創造; 杜撰, 捏造 |
invention n. 發明 (物)
例:The boy is good at inventing sad stories to gain sympathy.
(那男孩擅於捏造令人傷心的故事來獲得同情。)
Mr. A.G. Bell is responsible for the invention of the telephone.
(發明電話的人是貝爾先生。)
The TV is indeed a great invention.
(電視的確是個偉大的發明。) |
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self-cleaning a. 自動清洗的 |
clean vt. 使乾淨 & vi. 打掃, 清掃
clean up... 將……清理乾淨, 徹底清理……
例:The maid cleans the house every day.
(那個女僕每天清理房子。)
It took us an hour to clean up the apartment after the party.
(派對後花了我們一個小時的時間才把公寓清理乾淨。) |
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seat n. 座位 |
take a seat 請坐
例:Please take a seat; our discussion will take some time.
(請坐，我們的討論將花上一些時間。) |
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blow-dry vt. 吹乾 |
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automatically adv. 自動地; 不自覺地 |
automatic a. 自動的
例:When I meet someone, I almost automatically shake his hand.
(我和別人見面時，幾乎都會不自覺地和他握手。)
This car has an automatic transmission.
(這部車子是自動排檔。)
＊transmission n. 動力傳送器 |
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warning n. 警告 |
例:Thank you for your timely warning, or else I would have been in trouble.
(謝謝你及時的警告，否則我就有麻煩了。) |
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