We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.
我们在这家帽店已经呆了半个小时了,而我的妻子仍在镜子面前。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

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front [frʌnt] 词频1 词根: front
n. 前面;正面;身体前部;前线; adj. 前面的;正面的;舌前的; v. 面向;在…前面;用…作正面;领导;
💡 fac,front =face,表示”脸,面”
"He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside."
他用肩膀挤开别人,走到前面.
近义:frontal, seafront, waterfront, promenade, esplanade, outdare 反义:posterior, rear, rearward, behind, hind, hindmost
mirror ['mɪrɚ] 词频1 词根: mir
n. 镜子,反光镜;真实的写照;反映,借鉴;榜样; vt. 反映;反射;
💡 mirr惊奇,看+or表名词→能看见自己的东西→镜子
"The mirror is functional yet decorative."
这镜子能照人,但也有装饰作用。
近义:reflect, bounce, deviate, angle, glass
shop [ʃɑp] 词频1
n. 商店;工厂;办事处;购物; vt.& vi. (到…)去买东西[购物];逛商店; vt. 购物;买东西;
"The shop bell jangled loudly."
商店的钟发出丁零当啷的巨大响声。
近义:buy, premises, bazaar, shoppe, store, entrepot 反义:huckster, retail
half [hæf] 词频1
adj. 一半的,半个的; n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场; adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi 反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
hour ['aʊɚ] 词频1
n. 小时,钟头;时间,时刻;固定时间;课时;
"The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour."
在上下班高峰时间,城市的交通混乱不堪。
近义:time, date

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