At twelve o'clock midnight people blow horns, yell, and kiss each other to welcome in the New Year.
到了午夜十二点,大家都吹吹喇叭、高声喊叫、相互接吻来庆祝新年。
日常应用会话口语
Festivals and Events(节日与庆典)
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
num. 十二;十二个;十二点钟;十二岁;
adj. 十二的;十二个的;
n. 十二;十二个;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水.
近义:dozen
n. 钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt. 记录(时间或速度);测…的速度;
vi. 打卡;记下时间;
💡 cock(公鸡)+l:模仿公鸡的象声词,都是叫人起床- 钟表 闹钟(c)上锁(lock),不然乱闹
"I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock."
我把闹钟定在7点钟闹响。
近义:time, timepiece
n. 殴打,打击;吹风,一阵风;意外的灾害;吹奏(声);
vt.& vi. (风)吹;(轮胎等)爆炸;
vt. 吹,吹气;使爆炸;奏出,演奏;使气喘;
vi. 吹刮,吹动;随风飘动;鸣叫;喘气;
💡 blow(v.吹)-bowl(n.碗)→对着碗吹气 """"不漏""""(谐音)
"His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow."
他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
近义:puff, whiff, snort, wheeze, chug, pop
vt.& vi. 叫喊,大声叫;叫喊着说;
n. 叫喊,大声叫;(拉拉队鼓动运动员的)呼喊声;
💡 流行语“耶”(谐音)- 喊叫
"This gave them a chance to yell."
这给了他们大声喊叫的机会.
近义:holler, howl, scream, screech, bawl, shout
反义:hush, quieten, silence, moan, mumble, murmur