While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process.
就在你接电话时,孩子把桌布从桌子上扯下来,将家中最好的陶瓷餐具半数摔碎,同时也弄伤了他自己。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 33 A day t remember
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 电话;听筒;(发声或使用声音的)工具;说某种语言的;
vt.& vi. 打电话(给某人);
💡 phon声音 + e → n.电话,电话机;耳机
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义:telephone, call, blower, pronunciation, telephonic, ring
n. 过程;工序;做事方法;工艺流程;
vt. 加工;处理;审阅;审核;
vi. 列队行进;
adj. 经过特殊加工(或处理)的;
💡 pro向前,在前+cess行走→过程;进行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义:inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
n. 婴儿;婴孩;幼崽;宝贝儿;
vt. 把…当作婴孩看待,娇养;纵容;
adj. 小孩似的;孩子的;小型的;
💡 谐音贝贝
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义:mollycoddle, pamper, pet, coddle, cosset, dandle
反义:senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
n. 表,目录;桌子;手术台,工作台,游戏台;平地层;
vt. 制表;搁置;嵌合;搁置;
adj. 桌子的;
💡 桌子上面堆满 表格,他(ta)不(b)乐(le)意立即整理
"Aargh—get that cat off the table!"
啊—把那猫从桌上赶走!
近义:postpone, prorogue, defer, delay, tab, tabulate
a. 猛烈的, 发出撞击声的, 了不起的, 轰动的
近义:overwhelming, crushing, knockout, demolishing, devastating, astounding