'Oh, is it?' said the sheriff with a sneer.'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam.
“噢,是吗?”那位司法长官冷笑一声说道,“好,我就是布林克斯利。米尔斯。我还有一个名字叫格格利亚。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 州长;执行吏;治安官;
💡 shire(郡)+iff(表示人的名词后缀)→{英}郡长;行政司法官;{美}郡保安官
"There is a new sheriff in Hong Kong."
香港多了一位司法长官。
近义:bailiff
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;(做)某事有/没有很多优点(或好处):某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说,讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
vi. 讥笑,冷笑;
n. 嘲笑,冷笑;讥笑的表情(言语);
"Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer."
“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.
近义:jeer, jibe, kid, mock, banter, scoff
反义:applause, praise, salvo, bravo, cheer, clapping
n. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
💡 那(na)么(me)难听的 名字是谁 命名的
"What's your name and address ?"
你的姓名、住址?
近义:articulate, mention, mouth, pronounce, speak, tell
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
vt.& vi. (使)闪烁,(使)闪亮;
n. 闪光,闪亮;闪现;流露;
"You gleam indeed like blood!"
竟然像血光一样闪烁!
近义:incandesce, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle