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词汇积累 | 外刊小词:adamant

• 2021 年 05 月 10 日 • 翻译·译事随笔

[scode type="blue"]adamant

adj.坚决的;坚定不移的[/scode]
音标:/'ædəm(ə)nt/

英英释义:

If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.

例句:

①And why was the president so adamantly against this bill?

为什么总统坚决反对这份法案?

②Mr. Putin spokesman is adamant that the Kremlin is not involved.

普京的发言人坚称克里姆林宫没有涉入此案。

这个词的搭配一般为:be adamant about或者be adamant that~

《大西洋月刊》一篇题为 The last of the nice negro girls 也出现了这个表达:
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[scode type="blue"]on all fours

四肢着地;趴着[/scode]
例句:

If you are on all fours, your knees, feet, and hands are on the ground.

例句:

She crawled on all fours over to the window.

她爬到窗边。

Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达:
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