1月6日商務英語
2010年01月06日
burly;gypsy cab
??? 今日單詞:
單詞 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
burly | 1. 強壯的(形容詞); 2. 危險的,困難的(形容詞,俚語) |
1. (adjective) Strong, heavy, and muscular. 2. (adjective,SLANG) Wildly dangerous and difficult. |
EXAMPLE 1: Although I am thin, my brother is a burly fellow who lifts heavy weights in his gym each morning. 我很瘦,但我兄弟是個壯漢,每天早晨都在健身房里練舉重。 EXAMPLE 2: The famous skier tries to impress people by trying unbelievably burly jumps off snowy mountain cliffs. 這位著名的滑雪者試圖從極度危險的雪崖上跳下,以取悅觀眾。 |
????今日短語:
短語 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
gypsy cab | 無照營業的出租車,黑車(非正式用語) |
(INFORMAL) An unlicensed taxi. |
EXAMPLE: Taking a taxi to the airport can be rather expensive, and taking a gypsy cab is much cheaper, but not necessarily safe or appropriate, so I always take properly licensed cabs. 打的去機場非常貴,打黑車便宜得多,但不一定安全,也不太合適,所以,我總是叫有照經營的出租車。 |