点滴英语天天学第193期:雅思词汇(32)
日期:2019-11-03 08:54

(单词翻译:单击)

1. 表述:lone wolf

释义:Someone who does not seek or like the company of others.(独来独往的人)

例句:Shannon should have known Brad would break her heart—he's a lone wolf who doesn't like getting close to anybody.

Shannon应该知道Brad会伤她的心,因为他是一个不喜欢接近任何人的独来独往的人。

A: Does he have any friends at school?

他在学校里有朋友吗?

B: No, I think he's a lone wolf.

没有,我想他是一个独来独往的人。

Nobody knows for certain what kind of man he is --he's rather a lone wolf.

谁也不能肯定知道他是什么样的一个人,因为他总爱独来独往。

Glen is a lone wolf and seldom joins in the activities of the neightbourhood.

Glen是个独来独往的人,他很少与邻居交往。

2. 表述:( as ) meek as a mouse

释义:To be old-fashioned Exceptionally patient, humble, and mild in manner or spirit.(温顺的)

例句:I was told that she was as meek as a mouse around this little man half her size.

我听说她对这个身材只有她一半的矮小男人非常温顺。

Despite his hulking, imposing appearance, the huge athlete is as meek as a mouse when you speak to him in person.

尽管这个运动员身材魁梧,仪表堂堂,但当你当面跟他说话时,他很温顺。

The girl is as meek as a mouse. Everyone in the family dotes on her.

女孩十分温顺,家里每个人都宠爱她。

3.表述:meek as a lamb

释义:Exceptionally patient, humble, and mild in manner or spirit.(温顺的)

例句:Only an hour after their argument, Joe went to Elizabeth, meek as a lamb, and asked her to forgive him.

他们争吵后仅仅一个小时,乔就走到伊丽莎白跟前,像羊羔一样温顺地请求她原谅他。

Betsy terrorizes the other children, but she's as meek as a lamb around her elders.

Betsy恐吓其他孩子,但在长辈面前却像羔羊一样温顺。

It was thought he might have resisted arrest but in the event he accompanied the officers to the Police Station, as meek as a lamb.

原来人们认为他会拒捕的,但结果他像小羊一样老老实实地随着员警到了警察局。

If he'd thought I would sit there, as meek as a lamb while he abused my family, he must have got a real surprise.

如果他以为在他骂我家人时我会老实地坐那儿听着,他一定会感到震惊。


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