Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
那人激动地打着手势,仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 28 Five pound too dear
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
found
[faʊnd]
词频1
词根: found
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
vt. 提供,给予;提出,提议;出价,开价;表示愿意;
vi. 提议;企图,想要;供奉;
n. 提议;出价,开价;试图;求婚;
💡 of一再+fer带来,拿来→一再带来→提供,提出
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
请书面确认你接受这项提议。
近义:plan, pose, present, proffer, promise, propose
反义:impetrate, lobby, obtest, petition, press, requisition
adj. 粗暴的;无法容忍的;反常的;令人惊讶的;
💡 out过度+rage疯狂+ous...的 →残暴的,骇人的
"Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone."
她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人.
近义:offensive, outraging, scandalous, diabolical, disgraceful, exorbitant
反义:principled, righteous, deontological, ethical, apologetic, laudable
adv. 终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
💡 eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.终于;最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的愤怒终于平息了。
近义:sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
adv. 狂暴地, 激动地, 狂热地, 鲁莽地, 轻率地
近义:madly, preposterously, recklessly, savagely, senselessly, thoughtlessly
反义:mannerly, softly, effeminately, gently