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我们怎么能不知道“贵”怎么说呢?
下面这些很“贵”的表达,请接好
· 直接表达“贵”
给大家介绍一批形容词,它们都能表达“昂贵”。
expensive / costly / high-priced / overpriced
a costly purchase 花大价钱买来的东西
a high-priced apartment 一间昂贵的公寓
an overpriced cup of coffee 一杯要价极高的咖啡
· 间接表达“贵”
有些表达,从字面上看与“贵”似乎没关系。
1) cost an arm and a leg 极其昂贵;花一大笔钱
买什么东西能让你把手和腿都花掉?那样东西必定很昂贵。
I'd love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.
我倒是想买辆劳斯莱斯,可实在太贵了。
2) a rip-off 敲竹杠;贵的离谱
rip有撕裂,撕破的意思;rip off,有迅速脱掉,撕掉的意思。
买什么东西能让你皮都掉下一层?那样东西必定贵得离谱。
$300 for that shirt? That's a complete rip-off.
那件衬衫花了300美元?纯粹是敲竹杠。
The meal was a rip-off.
这顿饭贵得离谱。
总结一下:
1) 直接表“贵”:expensive / costly / high-priced / overpriced
2) 间接表“贵”:cost an arm and a leg / a rip-off
一些题...
根据翻译选表达:
70 块钱买一件 T 恤衫!太不值了!
$70 for a T-shirt! What a ______!
A. rip-off
B. costly
C. overpriced
We want to redecorate the living room, but I’m afraid it’s going to ______.
A. cost us an arm and a leg
B. be low-priced
C. be cheap
These shoes are very nice, but they're terribly ______.
A. low-priced
B. over-priced
C. cheap
真题请接好噢~
Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced.(CET-4 2015年6月)
It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.(CET-6 2016年12月)
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