[font color="#FF4500"]ovation[/font]
[font color="#FF4500"]n.热烈欢迎;热烈鼓掌[/font]
音标:/ə(ʊ)'veɪʃ(ə)n/
英文释义:
An ovation is a large amount of applause from an audience for a particular performer or speaker.
例句:
①They had lost by a wide margin, but their supporters gave them a defiant, loyal ovation .
他们以较大的差距败北,但支持者们还是给予了热烈的掌声,以示对对手的不服和对他们的忠诚。
②She received a tremendous ovation .
她受到了极其热烈的欢迎。
③A standing ovation for you will crush him!
观众对你起立欢呼会让他崩溃的。
电影《忠犬八公的故事》也出现了这个表达:
[font color="#FF4500"]in the heyday[/font]
[font color="#FF4500"]n.在全盛时期[/font]
英英释义:
the period of time when a person, idea, or object is most successful or popular.
例句:
①In its heyday , the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.
在其全盛时期,该制片公司夸口说,他们旗下的明星比天上的星星还要多。
②"In his heyday , he was a great tennis player."
"他年轻力壮时,是一位了不起的网球运动员。"
拓展:
这个短语其实本身比较容易记忆,因为“heyday”本身就可以表示“全盛时期 ”
《经济学人》一篇关于外太空生物的文章 Come out, come out, wherever you are 也出现了这个表达: