'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.
“灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答，
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 95 A fantasy
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 大使，使节;（派驻联合国等国际组织的）代表;特使;[比喻]使者;
💡 embassy(大使馆)+or(表示人的名词后缀)→大使；使节
"HE the Australian Ambassador"
澳大利亚大使阁下
近义：attache, consul, diplomat, emissary, envoy
extinguisher
[ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃɚ]
n. 熄火者;消火者;消火器;熄火器;
💡 ex(out)+ting(prick)+uish(动词后缀)+er(名词后缀)→灭火器；消灭者
"Jack was not exactly popular after the incident with the fire - extinguisher."
灭火器事件以后大家就一点也不喜欢杰克了.
近义：extintor
n. 火，燃烧物;火灾;射击，发射;热情;
vt.& vi. 开火，射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情;
vt. <口>解雇;射（箭）;激励;射出（子弹）;
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义：sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
反义：recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage
adj. 亲爱的;敬爱的;昂贵的;严厉的;
n. 亲爱的人;宠物;
int. 哎;
adv. 高价地;疼爱地;贵;
💡 亲爱的大(d)耳朵(ear) 网友：马胜敏 补充：说明:把r和d颠倒位置,就会变成dear(亲爱的,昂贵的) 如果把dear的d顺时针旋转180度,就会变成pe
"your dear departed brother"
你挚爱的亡兄
近义：love, honey, sweetheart, truelove, beloved, darling
反义：loathed, unpopular, unwelcome, detestable, detested, disliked
adv. （为达到幽默效果而说话）一本正经地，不形于色地;
"" Never mind the hole in the ceiling, " he said drily."
“ 不用担心天花板上的洞. ” 他干巴巴地说.
近义：tersely, curtly, dryly