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词汇积累 | 'frail' 体虚,多病,头皮发凉.....

• June 22, 2021 • 翻译·译事随笔

frail

音标:

/freɪl/

英英释义:

①Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy.【adj.虚弱的;体弱的】

②Something that is frail is easily broken or damaged.【adj.易碎的;易坏的】

例句:

①She lay in bed looking particularly frail.

她躺在床上,看上去特别虚弱。

②The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.

他爬进来的时候,那件易碎的工艺品摇晃起来。

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

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take the lead

领先;带头;率先垂范;承担责任

英英释义:

①to start winning a race or competition.

②to accept responsibility for dealing with a situation.

③to do something as an example for others to follow.

例句:

①She took the lead ten miles into the marathon.

②The United States took the lead in trying to salvage a deal at the peace talks.

③British farmers took the lead by sending tons of grain to the drought-stricken areas.

《卫报》一篇题为 Stuck in the middle with the love 的文章也提到了这个表达:

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其实这个表达考频是比较高的,大家可以在写作中也用上这个词哦~

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