看英剧, 学地道表达(IV)

华盟教育 · 发表于 2017-5-31 11:14:22

余峰 Cedric

【新鲜词汇】

chauffeur: driver

e.g.
She spent most of the day chauffeuring the kids around.

frock: a woman’s or girl’s dress

e.g.
She prefers to shop for frocks over the weekends.

spoilsport (cn): sb who is behaving in a way that ruins others’ pleasure or enjoyment

e.g.

She is always a spoilsport when making holiday plans.

custodian: sb who is officially in charge of (a building, a company’s asset or something valuable)

e.g.

Austin has served as an elementary-school custodian for almost 30 years.

absurd: ridiculous
e.g.
It seems an absurd idea.

Heavens: to express surprise

e.g.

He can not help blurting out “Heavens” when hearing the sensational news.

put sb on the spot: embarrass sb.

e.g.

Everyone needs a prepared comment to delay a response when he or she is put on the spot.

can’t complain: basically OK

e.g.

A: “How do you think of my arrangement?”

B: “Can’t complain.”

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