[scode type="blue"]rapt
adj.专心的;着迷的[/scode]
音标:/ræpt/
英文释义:
If someone watches or listens with rapt attention, they are extremely interested or fascinated.
例句:
①I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.
我注意到大家都在专注地看着我。
②He had held his audience rapt .
他令听众们都听入了迷。
③Phillips had a rapt expression on his face.
菲利普斯表情很专注。
William Golding的小说 Lord of the Flies 也出现了这个表达:
[scode type="blue"]liken to
把…比作;把…比拟为[/scode]
英英释义:
If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar.
例句:
①She likens marriage to slavery.
她把婚姻比作奴役。
②The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
这种疼痛常被比作钻头钻入头部的感觉。
《经济学人》一篇关于摩洛哥民主政治的文章 Sex, lies and videotape 也出现了这个表达:
拓展:
这是一个很好用的写作表达,我们在进行同类事物比较时就可以用到这个短语。类似的,比较同类事物也可以用:
The similar story could be told of...
By the same token,....
A has a close resemblance to B
draw an analogy