I'm afraid that he can't,Mr. Croft.Can't you wait till this afternoon?
恐怕不能,克罗夫特先生。您就不能等到今天下午吗?
新概念英语第一册
Lesson 77 Terrible toothache
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 下午;后期,后部;
💡 after之后+noon中午 → 午后,下午
"in the late afternoon"
傍晚
近义:evening, p.m., postmeridian
反义:awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
adj. 害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕;
💡 词根af-向,词缀raid打、袭击,“担心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。
近义:apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck
反义:intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash
vt.& vi. 等候;等待;(尤指长期地)希望;盼望;
vi. 准备妥;在手边;可得到;可使用;
vt. 推迟,搁置,延缓;
💡 因为want(想要),所以wait(等) 青蛙(wa)为它(it) 等了好久
"I'll wait until they arrive."
我会一直等到他们来。
近义:await, bide, expect, waiting, delay
conj. 直到…时(为止);在…之前;
vt. 耕种;耕作;
n. 钱柜,钱箱;放钱的抽屉;[地]冰碛土(物);
prep. 直到;
"There was music and dancing till two in the morning."
音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。
近义:plough, plow, toil, drawer, to, until
n. 小田地, 小农场
近义:smallholding