When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P.and U.Bird Seed Company,
当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 喜剧;喜剧性;喜剧体裁;有趣的事情;
💡 com宴会+edy表名词→像宴会一样热闹→喜剧
"He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation."
他未领略到这种局面的滑稽可笑之处。
近义:play, farce, playacting
反义:holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
local
['lokl]
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词根: loc
adj. 地方的;当地的,本地的;局部的;褊狭的;
n. 慢车;本地居民(律师、教士、医生);住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的,局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义:neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反义:overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
n. 公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
💡 com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊;伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
近义:institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 新闻;消息;(可当作新闻内容的)人;物;
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义:tidings, report, newsworthy, newsy
adj. 圆形的;弧形的;丰满的,肥胖的;整数的;
adv. 到处;在周围;迂回地;朝反方向;
prep. 大约;绕过,环绕;(表示位置)在…四周;附近;
n. 圆,圆形;循环;圆形物,球状物;(会议的)一回合;
vt.& vi. 使成圆形;绕行;拐过,绕过;把…四舍五入;
💡 轻揉(rou) 圆脑(n)袋(d)
"She's a good all-round player."
她是个优秀的全能选手。
近义:circle, cycle, bout, gyre, set, game
反义:rectilineal, straight, undeviating, direct, squared