She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.
她开心地迫使那位售货员把橱窗里几乎所有的东西都拿了出来,最后才买下了她最先要看的那一件。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
pron. (反身代词)她自己;(用以加强语气)她亲自,她本人;
💡 her她+self自己 → 她自己
"She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards."
她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
近义:her, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
n. 助手,助理;[化学](染色的)助剂;辅助物;店员,伙计;
adj. 助理的;辅助的;有帮助的;副的;
💡 assist援助+ant名词后缀→帮助之人 →助手,助理
"My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action."
现在我的助手将演示机器运转情况。
近义:helper, inferior, manager, assister, attache, attendant
反义:head, headman, honcho, leader, manager, owner
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 最后,终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束,范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后;不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义:last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反义:mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料,材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction