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kick the habit 擺脫/除去某習慣 |
kick the habit of... 擺脫/除去……的習慣
= get rid of the habit of...
例:Jeff is trying to kick the habit of going to work late.
= Jeff is trying to get rid of the habit of going to work late.
(傑夫正努力革除上班遲到的習慣。) |
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in vain 徒勞無功 |
注意:
in vain作副詞片語, 修飾句中動詞。
例:Chad tried his best to get Molly to go out with him but all his efforts were in vain.
(查德盡全力想約茉莉和他外出，但他所有的努力都徒勞無功。) |
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addictive a. 使人上癮的 |
addicted a. 上癮的; 耽溺的 (與介詞to並用)
addict n. 上癮者
be addicted to... 有……的癮; 耽溺於……
例:There's no denying that cigarettes are addictive.
(無可否認香煙會使人上癮。)
The old man has been addicted to heroin for twenty years.
(這位老先生染上海洛因已有二十年之久。)
The drug addict lives a hard and lonely life.
(那毒癮者過著困苦孤單的生活。) |
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Make no mistake. 不要搞錯了／你要搞清楚。 |
例:Make no mistake. If you delay the project, you'll get in trouble.
(你要搞清楚，如果你延遲了這個企劃，會有麻煩的。) |
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tip n. 忠告; 小費 & vt. 給予忠告; 給予小費 |
take a tip from + 人 聽從/接受某人的建議/忠告
tip + 人 + on... 就……(方面) 給人建議/忠告
tip + 人 + 金錢 給某人若干金錢當小費
例:Take a tip from me. Opium is addictive.
(聽我的忠告吧，鴉片是會使人上癮的。)
Mr. White tipped his students on how to learn English.
= Mr. White gave his students some tips on how to learn English.
(懷特先生給予他的學生一些如何學習英文的建議。)
The millionaire tipped the waiter US$100 for the service.
= The millionaire gave the waiter a tip of US$100 for the service.
(那百萬富翁給了侍者一百元美金的小費以酬謝謝他的服務。) |
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single a. 單一的; 單身的 |
例:Dan is single, but he has a steady girlfriend.
(阿丹還是個單身漢，但他有一位固定交往的女朋友。) |
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