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词汇积累 | 'slurp', 咕噜咕噜一口干~

• June 12, 2021 • 翻译·译事随笔

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音标:

/slɜːp/

英英释义:

①If you slurp a liquid, you drink it noisily.【v.大声地啜;出声地喝】

②A slurp is a noise that you make with your mouth when you drink noisily, or a mouthful of liquid that you drink noisily.【n.(喝东西时发出的)咕嘟声】

例句:

①He slurped down a cup of sweet, black coffee.

他咕嘟咕嘟地喝下了一杯加糖的清咖啡。

②He takes a slurp from a cup of black coffee.

他咕嘟喝了一口清咖啡。

《卫报》一篇题为 I drink 50 cups a day 的文章也出现了这个表达:

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a tough/hard sell

难以让人购买/接受的事物[/scode]

英英释义:

Something that it is difficult to persuade people to buy or accept.

例句:

This tax increase is going to be a hard sell to voters.

Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达:

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