【Glossary】
重點(diǎn)詞匯語(yǔ)法講解
Glossary
prospects (noun) Probability of success 前景,前途
如:The company offers good job prospects for graduates
公司給畢業(yè)生提供有發(fā)展前景的工作。
a bonus (noun) Something extra that is given or paid 紅利,獎(jiǎng)金
如:Last month I worked well and got a ten pound bonus
上個(gè)月,我工作表現(xiàn)出色,得到了10英鎊的獎(jiǎng)金。
nosey (adjective) Inquisitive 愛(ài)追問(wèn)的
如:Can I be nosey and ask you how old you are?
我能不能八卦地問(wèn)一下,您今年多大年紀(jì)?
squeeze (verb) To apply pressure in order to extract more juice, etc. 榨取
如:Squeeze the last bit of toothpaste and I’ll open a new tube
把最后一點(diǎn)牙膏擠出用了,我重新拿一支。
weird (adjective) Strange, unnatural 奇怪,不正常
如:He’s a weird guy, he never speaks to anyone
他真奇怪,從來(lái)不和別人搭訕
compromise (verb) To agree by making mutual concessions 妥協(xié)
如:He wanted black and I wanted white, so we compromised and bought grey!
他想要黑的,我想要白的,最后我們妥協(xié)了一下,拿灰的。
dump (noun) A dirty, unpleasant place 臟的地方,垃圾場(chǎng)
如:She lives in a dump but can’t afford to move
她住的地方很臟,但是她沒(méi)錢(qián)搬到別處。
glum (adjective) Gloomy, unhappy 悶悶不樂(lè)的,抑郁的
如:She looked quite glum after she heard the bad news
聽(tīng)到那個(gè)不好的消息,她一直悶悶不樂(lè)的。