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词汇积累 | 'pipe down', 你也太聒噪了...

• 2021 年 06 月 06 日 • 翻译·译事随笔

[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:

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“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:

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