[scode type="blue"]palpable
adj.可感知的;易察觉的;明显的[/scode]
音标:
/'pælpəb(ə)l/
英英释义:
You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or intense and easily noticed.
例句:
①The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable.
埃米和吉姆之间明显关系紧张。
②There is an almost palpable feeling of hopelessness.
几乎明显有种无望的感觉。
《新闻周刊》一篇题为 Student debt is a curse upon America's future. Biden must wipe it out. 也出现了这个表达:
“palpable”的反义词“impalpable ”也是一个很常见的单词,表示“感触不到的;难理解的;无形的”
举个栗子:
But words are more impalpable than bricks reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing.
不过词句要比砖块难以捉摸,阅读要比看更费时、更复杂。
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pipe down
安静下来;停止讲话[/scode]
英英释义:
If you tell someone who is talking a lot or talking too loudly to pipe down, you are telling them to stop talking.
例句:
①Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.
别说了,我来告诉你我想要什么。
②Like, " Pipe down , you annoying nut job." I'd never say that.
比如" 闭嘴,你这个烦人的疯子。" 我从来都不会这么说。
动画片《咱们裸熊》也出现了这个表达: