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词汇积累 | Do you fear the gory things?

• March 4, 2021 • 翻译·译事随笔

[scode type="blue"]gory
adj.血淋淋的;令人毛骨悚然的;骇人听闻的[/scode]
音标:/'gɔːrɪ/

英英释义:

Gory situations involve people being injured or dying in a horrible way.

例句:

①I shuddered when I heard the gory details.

我听到血淋淋的详情,战栗不已。

②The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.

报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。

拓展:

这里补充几个关于“耸人听闻”的表达:

①alarmist 【Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.】

例如:

Contrary to the more alarmist reports, he is not going to die.

那些更加危言耸听的报道说他生命垂危,但事实并非如此。

②monstrous【If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair.】

例如:

She endured the monstrous behaviour for years.

多年来,她一直忍受着这种骇人听闻的暴行。
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[scode type="blue"]jump the gun
言之过早[/scode]
英英释义:

to do or say something too soon, before you know that it is suitable or correct.

例句:

①The Foreign Ministry said the Japanese were really jumping the gun.

俄罗斯外交部长表示,日本操之过急了

②Uh, Gabrielle, I think you're jumping the gun here.

加布丽尔,我觉得你这么做有点太快了吧。

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