点滴英语天天学第282期:雅思词汇(122)
日期:2020-04-21 22:44

(单词翻译:单击)

1. green-eyed

释义:Jealous. (妒忌的)

e.g. He's always been a green-eyed monster, every time he sees his wife talking to the opposite sex, he throws a fit.

他的嫉妒心十分重,每次太太和异性谈话,他会立即做出失常的行为。

e.g. I couldn' t help feeling green-eyed when she was promoted over my head.

她获提升后职位比我高, 我压抑不住忌妒的心情。

e.g. He was hounded out of his job by green-eyed rivals.

他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。

e.g. I don’t think Tom is a real friend of mine because he is very green-eyed for my promotion to the manager.

我认为Tom不是我真正的朋友,因为他对我提升为经理的事情很嫉妒。

2. greenhorn

释义:A very young, immature, or inexperienced person. (生手,无经验易受骗的人; 涉世不深的人)

e.g. These were very tough men backed up by very tough police officials and they never suspected that they could be overthrown by such a greenhorn immigrant.

这些政客都是非常厉害的人,又受到非常厉害的警官的支持,根本没有料到他们会给一个初出茅庐的新移民打翻在地。

e.g. Mary could not help laughing at this. It struck her that this self-important young greenhorn must have been rather a headache for Lisa all this time.

Mary忍不住笑了。她想来这位高傲,涉世不深的年轻人一定把Lisa缠得头痛。

3. green fingers

释义:Someone who is a skilled gardener;to good at making plants grow. (擅长于园艺技能的人,擅长植物种植)

e.g. I never have green fingers.

我向来不擅长种花莳草。

e.g. My mom can keep any plant alive, even ones that I've nearly killed—she seriously has green fingers.

我妈妈能让任何植物存活下来,甚至就是那些几乎被我弄死的,她都能把它们养活,她可真是个园艺高手。

e.g. I do envy you your green fingers. Your garden always looks so beautiful.

我真羡慕你的园艺技能,你的花园总是那么漂亮。

e.g. I cannot tell a dahlia from a daffodil but my wife has very green fingers.

我连天竺牡丹和水仙也分辨不清,但我的妻子却是园艺能手。

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