From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.
从那以后,他认识到自己发明的小小恶作剧是要付出很大的代价的。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
💡 ex出+pens花费+ive形容词后缀→要花钱的→昂贵的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
两个骗子索要了很多昂贵的丝绸。
近义:pricey, costly, dear
反义:inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
vt. 一再骚扰;使烦恼;在战争中攻击,掠夺抢劫;
n. 恶魔,恶鬼;胡闹的青年人;伦敦佬;(人名)哈里;
"Harry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs."
哈里想修理那把椅子, 可他笨手笨脚的.
近义:hound, irritate, nag, persecute, pester, plague
adj. 清楚的;坚决的;明显的;明白无误的;
v. 下决心( decide的过去式和过去分词 );(使)决定;解决;裁决;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已经决定留起络腮胡子和髭。
近义:sharp, unquestionable, categorical, conclusive, decisive, definite
反义:arguable, argumentary, moot, mootable, pregnable, protestable
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 游戏,运动;比赛,竞赛;诡计;猎物;
adj. 受伤的,瘸的;对…有兴趣的;雄赳赳的;关于野味的;
v. 打赌,赌输赢;赌输;
"the East-West All-Star Game"
东西部全明星赛
近义:play, sport, toy, dally, match, round