每天三分钟学英语 第241期:英文"嘴唇裂了"怎么说?可别说 lip is open
日期:2018-08-12 11:02

(单词翻译:单击)

情景对话:

Lynette: Oh. You didn't have a good time?
Tom: Okay, you know what? Drop the act. I know you gave them cookies.
Lynette: Oh. Who cracked, anyway?
Tom: Porter.

Crack 最常见的6种用法:

1、破裂,裂开

例句:The ice cracked as I stepped on it.
我一踩冰就裂了。

Someone's lips are cracked.
嘴唇裂了。

例句:Your lips are dry and cracked.
你的嘴唇干裂了。

2、砸开,砸碎

Crack eggs
打鸡蛋

A: Do you need any help?
你需要帮助吗?
B: Yeah can you crack two eggs into that green bowl for me.
能帮我打两个鸡蛋刀那个绿色的碗里吗?

Crack a nut

砸开坚果

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3、找到问题/难题的解决方法

例句:Let me see if I can crack her password. When's her birthday again?
让我看看我能不能解开她的密码。她的生日是什么来着?

Crack a case
破一件案子

例句:The police found a new lead to help them crack the case of the missing girl.
警察们发现了一个新的线索来帮他们来查明失踪女孩的案件。

4、(因压力)崩溃,瓦解,吃不消

例句:This has been a brutal semester. I took 18 credit hours and almost cracked under the pressure.
这个学期太残酷了。我拿了18个学分,差点在压力之下崩溃了。

原文中Lynette说的crack,是“招供”的意思,其实就是:在压力下吃不消~

例句:They questioned him for days before he cracked.
他被审讯了好多天之后终于招供了。

5、Crack a joke
讲笑话

例句:You're always cracking jokes whenever we have a serious issue to discuss. When will you grow up?
你总是在我们讨论严肃问题的时候讲笑话,你什么时候才能长大啊?

6、Crack a smile
露出微笑

例句:I've never seen our supervisor crack a smile. I don't think that guy has a heart.
我从来没见过我上级笑,我觉得那个人没有心的。

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