看《Peppa Pig》学英语(三十九)
作者:Alice的学习笔记
单词
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compost
可作名词,表示肥料,也可作动词,表示把……制成堆肥。
Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes, and other crops...
将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下,制成堆肥。 -
peelings
去除的果蔬皮:Peelings are pieces of skin removed from vegetables and fruit。peel本身既可作名词,也可作动词,表示削皮。
//...potato peelings.
土豆皮
Peel and dice the potatoes.
给土豆削皮,切块。 -
skin
作名词可表示皮肤,也可表示果皮,(蔬菜的)表皮。
The outer skin of the orange is called the 'zest'.
橙子皮称为 zest。 -
heap
既可作名词,表示杂乱的一堆,也可作动词,表示堆放。
//...a heap of bricks...
一堆砖
Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
马德里加尔夫人将更多的胡萝卜堆到了迈克尔的盘子里。
拓展一下,短语at the bottom/top of the heap,表示身处底层/高层:
//...those at the top of the social heap...
那些身处社会高层的人们 -
wiggly
蠕虫,蚯蚓等。 -
orchard
果园。
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apple core
core表示核心,要点,也可以表示果核。
Peel the pears and remove the cores.
将梨削皮去核。 -
ring sb
复习一下,表示给某人打电话。 -
fun run
非竞赛性长跑,公益长跑,募捐长跑,英文解释为:A fun run is a long-distance race which anyone can take part in. Fun runs are often held to raise money for charity.
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helping
食物的一份,一客,英文解释为:A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving.
She gave them extra helpings of ice cream. *
她又给了他们几份冰激凌。* -
uphill
作为副词,可表示上坡,靠山顶,也可作形容词表示荆棘满途的,艰苦卓绝的。
It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争,但我相信我们会取得胜利。 -
wasp
复习一下,表示黄蜂,胡蜂。
短语
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talking of ……
口语中的常用表达,说到……,提及……(用于承接刚才的话题)。类似的表达还有“when it comes to ……”,“in terms of”,
Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?
说到威尼斯,你见到我去年在那儿买的面具了吗? -
high up
在高处。
High up among the clouds, we saw the summit of Qomolangma.
在高高的云团中,我们看到了珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。 -
hold onto
紧紧抓住,紧紧握住
She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
她必须扶着围栏才能保持平衡。