Words and expressions
1.Expensive 不能用來形容價格的高低砖第,價格高低可以用high或者low來形容谦絮。
關(guān)于“價格貴”的一些表達:
Dear(英式英語)
E.g. Everything is so dear now, isn't it?
Pricey
E.g. This bag is pretty pricey.
Costly
E.g. Buying a new house may prove too costly.
Steep
E.g. $200 for a lunch buffet seems a little deep for me.
Cost/ pay an arm and a leg
E.g. Buying a new apartment in Wudaokou costs him an arm and a leg.
2. Only just 剛剛
E.g. We have only just arrived.
3.Wheel 方向盤
E.g. Steering wheel
Behind the wheel 可以表示在開車
Take the wheel=drive
Wheels (informal) 汽車
A three-wheel 三輪車
Wheels within wheels 錯綜復雜
4.Worth
E.g. Get your money's worth(錢或時間)值得花
5.Talk shop 說行話,三句話不離本行
E.g. Stopping talking shop. Let's have fun.
6.Blare means to make a loud unpleasant noise
E.g. The radio was blaring out rock music.
Honk(使汽車喇叭)鳴響
E.g. People honked their horn as they drove past.
Why did you honk at me?
7.Scramble 爬
Scrambled eggs 炒蛋
Tomatoes and scrambled eggs
Stir-fried eggs and tomatoes
8.Admire 欣賞 admiration (noun) 注意發(fā)音區(qū)別
Gaze 凝視,注視
Stare 盯著看惕澎,凝視
Glare 怒目而視
Glower 虎視眈眈
9.關(guān)于“忙”的一些表達:
Hectic
E.g. A hectic schedule/ agenda
A hectic life 忙碌的生活
I am in the middle of something. 在忙事情
I have my hands full with my classes.