春天來了。積雪融化,萬物復(fù)蘇,小草萌芽。春天簡直是最美的季節(jié)了!
那么關(guān)于spring這個英文單詞,除了春天,它還有什么意思呢?我們來一起學(xué)習(xí)一下吧!
1.Spring 本意春天,彈簧
Bed springs 指床墊彈簧。
例句:
The old mattress has no spring at all.
那個舊床墊一點彈性也沒有了。
2. spring for means :to pay for or buy something, often for someone else.
意為“支付,請客”
例句:
Thank you for springing for the dinner tonight. It's very nice of you .
謝謝你今天晚上請客吃飯,你真好。
Bob is very generous.He often springs for meals for his friends.
Bob 很慷慨,他經(jīng)常請他的朋友們吃飯。
3. spring chicken means: "a young person"
意為:年輕人,初來乍到到人。也就是我們現(xiàn)在常說的“小鮮肉”,電視熒屏上出現(xiàn)的年輕演員可以稱為“spring chicken”,辦公室里新來報道的同事也可以稱為“spring chicken”??刹荒芊g為春天的雞呀!
反義詞:no spring chicken means :be no longer young 意為再也不年輕了。
例句:
I am forty years old now ,so I am not a spring chicken any more.
我現(xiàn)在40歲了,所以我再也不年輕了。
Don't worry.She's not a spring chicken!She can deal with it by herself.
別擔(dān)心,她不是小孩子了。她可以自己處理這件事的。
4. a spring in your step
If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident.
這個短語意為:走路非常輕快,也代表你心情很開心并且很自信。
例句:
Something really good must have happened to Shelly! She's walking with a spring in her step today!
Shelly好像發(fā)生了很好的事情啊!她的步子非常輕快!
I am sure that you'll walk with a spring in your step when you know this news.
我相信你知道這個消息后,你走路都會很輕快的!