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词汇积累 | 外刊短语:pore over

• 2021 年 05 月 08 日 • 翻译·译事随笔

[scode type="blue"]quizzical

adj.诧异的;感到好笑的[/scode]
音标:/'kwɪzɪk(ə)l/

英英释义:

If you give someone a quizzical look or smile, you look at them in a way that shows that you are surprised or amused by their behaviour.

例句:

①He gave Robin a mildly quizzical glance.

他有些惊讶地瞥了罗宾一眼。

②They looked quizzically at the doctor.

他们困惑地看着医生。

③" And if we do get expelled? " Hermione asked, a quizzical look on her face.

“如果真被开除了呢?”赫敏的脸上带着疑问。

《经济学人》一篇关于英语表达的文章 At a lost for words 也出现了这个表达:
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[scode type="blue"]pore over/through

仔细阅读;认真钻研[/scode]
英英释义:

to examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail.

例句:

①Before signing a contract you should pore over every clause in case you are fooled.

签合同前应仔细审读合同的每一条款,以防万一上当受骗。

②Meanwhile, pundits pore over the transfer-market winners and losers, much as they would a weekend's fixtures.

与此同时,专家们则研究转会市场的胜败双方,跟看周末球赛一样热情。

Romain Gary的小说 Promise at dawn 也出现了这个表达:
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关于“pore”,这里想再拓展几点。

作为名词,它本身表示“(皮肤上的)毛孔”或者“(植物表面的)气孔

还有一个比较常见的短语:every pore 极度;非常 【You can say that someone has a certain quality or emotion coming from every pore to emphasize the strength of that quality or emotion.】

举个栗子:

①She oozes sexuality from every pore .

她浑身上下每个毛孔都散发着性感。

(这里更倾向于取“本义”哦~)

②Waves of misery penetrated every pore .

痛苦深彻骨髓。

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