The boss is waiting in his office for us to come and explain why we failed to finish this work on time.
老板在他的办公室里等着我们前去说明未能按期完成这个工作的理由。
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 办公室;办公楼;问询处;重要官职;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
vt.& vi. 讲解，解释;
vt. 说明…的原因，辩解;
vi. 说明，解释，辩解;
💡 ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 说清楚的 → 解释
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义：justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve
反义：implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
vt.& vi. 完成;结束;吃光;使筋疲力尽;
n. 结尾;结束;最后阶段;抛光;
💡 fin结束，范围+ish单词后缀 →完成，结束
"He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time."
他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。
近义：artisanship, polish, refinement, style, finesse, gentility
反义：initiate, start, commence, open, enrich, inauguration
n. 老板，上司;领袖，首领;[机]轴套，套筒;
vt. 当…的首领;管理，指挥;
vi. 当首领;发号施令;
adj. <俚>很好的，一流的;
💡 包事”（谐音）: 老板
"I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off."
我要问一下老板我能不能请一天假。
近义：overrule, rule, domineer, head, headman, honcho
反义：heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split