bring sb down:令某人扫兴
bing的两个短语:
bring down
(1) 击落或打落(飞机、飞鸟等)。如:We managed to bring down three of the enemy planes. 我们设法击落了三架敌机。注:有时也表示:使落下。如:The pilot brought his crippled plane down in a field. 飞行员把失灵的飞机降落在田野里。
(2) 打死或打伤(野兽、动物等)(。如:He aimed, fired and brought down the antelope. 他瞄准羚羊射击,把它打倒了。
(3) 使倒下,推翻。如:The wind brought down a number of trees. 大风吹倒了一些树。
The scandal may bring down the government. 这一丑闻有可能使政府垮台。
(4) 降低(温度、价格、费用等)。如:The government tried to bring down the price. 政府设法降低价格。
bring up
(1) 提出,提起。如:Why brought that up again? 又提它干吗? In the course of study they brought up many questions. 在学习过程中他们提出了许多问题。
(2) 抚养,培养。如:He was brought up in the country. 他在农村长大。She brought up five children. 他抚养了五个孩子。
(3) 呕吐。如:He was so ill that he brought up everything. 他病得很重,什么都吐了出来。
yell: 大叫
fatfree:脱脂
leap off: 跳下去
run up:跑上去
bonehead: 笨蛋
mediterranean:地中海(的)
curiously: 好奇地
intelligent: 聪明的,智能的
Though very intelligent, she is nevertheless rather modest.
她很聪明,倒也很谦虚。
Maybe the earth has been visited by intelligent creatures from outer space.
也许太空的智慧生物已经访问过地球。
stunning: 极漂亮的
stagger: 蹒跚,踌躇
She staggered and fell.
她踉跄了几步,跌倒在地。
The drunk man staggered across the room.
那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过房间。
nuts:热中的,发狂的,疯的
grab:抓取,抢去
binocular: 双目望远镜
spy on: 暗中监视,窥探
campaign:参加活动,参加竞选
The campaign was a blockbuster.
这次竞选运动声势浩大。
He announced that he would campaign for the senate.
他宣布他将参加议员竞选。
【语法用法】
compaign表示活动的意思,特指政治或商业性的活动,或者竞选活动。
错句举例与错句分析:
错句: Both Windsor Castle and the Tower of London were part of William 's campaign to establish himself as the undisputed King of England.
订正: Both Windsor Castle and the Tower of London were constructed as part of William 's campaign to establish himself as the undisputed King of England.
翻译: 建造温莎堡和伦敦塔都曾是威廉活动的一部分目的使竞选成为英格兰无可争议的国王。
分析: campaign建筑城堡可以是威廉活动的一部分, 但建筑物本身不是。
cute: a.可爱的,聪明的,俐伶的
butt: 屁股
definitely: 绝对,当然