小D每日一句一周详解(02.20~02.26)

02月20日: Thanks for coming all the way over here.谢谢你大老远跑一趟。

all the way: 远道而来,专程造访,大老远跑来
例如:It’s very nice of you to come all the way to see me off.(您真好,专程来送别。)
          I'm very happy that you have come all the way from Britain.(您专程从英国赶来,我很高兴。)

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all the way 一路上;从远处;自始至终

02月21日:He was most emphatic about the importance of careful driving.他着重强调了小心驾驶的重要性。

ic:adj. 着重的,强调的;显著的
例如:The rebels are emphatic that this is not a surrender.(叛乱者坚称这不是投降。)
          He opened his mouth very wide, and shook the form of a most emphatic word out of it.(他嘴巴张得很大,把那个暗语打得显眼极了。)

02月22日:I am tone-deaf.我五音不全。  

-deaf:adj. 音盲的,五音不全的
例如:Chris can practice the piano until hell freezes over, but he 'll never play well because he 's tone-deaf .(克里斯死心踏地地练钢琴,但是他永远都弹不好钢琴,因为他是个音盲。)

n. 声调,音调;语气
              v. 使更健壮;定调;调色
例如:I dislike his airy tone of voice.(我讨厌他那做作的声调。)
         He often speaks in an arrogant tone.(他经常以一种傲慢的口气说话。)
         Swimming is the best way to tone up your body.(游泳是强身健体的最佳途径。)
         Tone that radio down, please.(请把那台收音机的音量调低些。)
         She was trying to tone down the colors of the picture.(她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。)

02月23日:He was very dismissive of her achievements.他对她的成就不屑一顾。

sive:adj. 表示轻视的,不屑一顾的
例如:She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.(如果她看到我最近的成就,她也许就不会那么小看我的才干了。)
          The audience seemed skeptical, even dismissive.(听众似乎对此表示怀疑,甚至不屑一顾。)

02月24日:It is the last straw.我已经忍无可忍了。

straw:使人不能忍受的最后一击;使人不支而垮下的因素
例如:It was the last straw that broke the camel's back.(压垮骆驼脊梁的最后一根稻草。)
         She told everybody my secret. That's the last straw.(她把我的秘密告诉所有人。真让人忍无可忍。)

02月25日:Her doctorate degree gave her a leg up in finding a job.博士学位让她在找工作时更具优势。

1.a leg up:支持,帮助,一臂之力;占上风
例如:She is now devoting all her energies to giving him a leg up.(她正在尽一切努力来帮助他。)
          All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors.(杰夫的努力是有回报的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。)

02月26日:He left in great haste.他匆匆离开。

haste:adv. 急速地,急忙地,草率地
例如:I saw she was in haste, and I had no business to stop her.(我看她很匆忙的样子,当然用不着拦住她。)
         With only five minutes to go, the students made for the cinema in great haste.(只差五分钟了,学生们匆匆忙忙向电影院赶去。)

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come in great haste 匆匆而来

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