小编导读:本期美剧词汇精选选自《犯罪心理》第11季第20集。你觉得Charge这个词很零基础?你确定它的用法你都掌握了?

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台词:

Garcia: Good timing, boy genius. I have the 4-1-1 on our second victim. The Jane Doe is Belinda Cameron. She was brought up on shoplifting, solicitation charges, but she recently entered rehab in an effort to turn her life around.
加西亚:时机刚刚好,天才小子。我找到了第二名死者的资料,无名死者叫贝琳达·卡梅伦,她被控入店行窃与公开卖淫而出庭受审,但最近进了康复中心,想要改变自己的人生。

Charge:

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You can use the word "charge" when buying something with a credit card:
当你用信用卡结账的时候,你可以用"charge"

They charged their purchases with a credit card.
(注意:这里的"charge"用作动词。)他们用信用卡支付。

Can I charge this?

(这句话等同于:Can I use my credit card to make a purchase?)我可以用信用卡付款吗?

Do you have a charge card?
(这里的"charge"作为形容词。)你有信用卡吗?

Sheila charged everything with her MasterCard.
希拉用她的万事达信用卡支付一切费用。

You can also use the word "charge" when asking about the price of something, or when describing any amount of money that's involved in a purchase:
在询问一个商品的价格或是形容一笔账单的数量时,都可以使用"charge"

How much are they charging for admission?
他们的入场券要多少钱?

How much do you charge for a repair?
维修一下要多少费用呢?

Dan found an extra charge on his bill, but he didn't know what it was for.

(这里的"charge" 作为名词。)丹在账单上发现了一笔额外的费用,但他并不知道这是什么的费用。

There's no charge for using this website. It's free.
这个网站是免费的,不需要任何费用。

Another meaning for "charge" is when something or someone moves forward very quickly:
"charge"还有“猛冲”的意思,通常形容一个人或是一件事移动、发展地很快。

Two armies charged at each other on a battlefield and the result was a bloodbath.
敌对双方在战场上交战猛烈,最后血流成河。

Our company is charging forward with plans for a new line of products.
在为新一系类的产品做了规划之后公司发展势头很足。

A rhinoceros charged at full speed towards a couple of tourists taking pictures of it.
犀牛猛然全速冲向那些正在拍照的游客。

When a battery runs low on power, it needs to be charged. We also use the word "charge" when describing electricity:
当电池电量过低时,我们就需要给它充电,这里就可以用"charge"来形容,同样也适用于电力。

I can feel some sort of an electric charge coming from my laptop. What's wrong with it?
我可以感受到电流经过我的笔记本电脑,这是出什么毛病了?

Is there a place where I can charge my cell phone?
有没有地方可以给我充电呢?

Her phone is fully charged.
她的手机电量充足。

Doug needs to charge the batteries for his camera.
道格需要给他的照相机电池充电了。

The dead battery in Nicoletta's car needs to be recharged.
尼克莱塔汽车里瘫痪的发电机需要重新充电。

Put the preposition "in" before "charge" and you get "in charge." Use this when assigning responsibility:
将介词"in"放在"charge"前,即为"in charge",意为:掌管,对…负责。

Who's in charge of making decisions in your office?
你办公室里谁是管事做决定的?

Parents in charge of a lot of children are constantly busy.
照看很多孩子的父母常常忙得不可开交。

The manager in charge of the store apologized to the customer who was treated unfairly.
负责这个门店的经理出来向遭受不公平对待的顾客道歉。

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