Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture,
当家长听到孩子赞扬自己朋友的家时，总感到不安，认为这是孩子在嫌弃自家的饭菜、卫生、或家具，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 34 Adolescence
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
upset
[ʌp'sɛt]
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词根: set
vi. 打翻，弄翻;打乱，打搅;
vt. 打乱，搅乱;推翻，弄翻;使心烦意乱;使翻倒;
n. 翻倒，颠覆;心烦意乱;混乱;
adj. 难过的;失望的;沮丧的;（肠胃）不舒服的;
💡 up向上+set安置好→把底向上放→打翻
"It was apparent from her face that she was really upset."
从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
近义：inconvenience, irk, molest, nag, offend, pester
反义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
n. 赞扬，称赞;崇拜;赞词;
v. 赞扬，赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
💡 prais价值，评价+e→称其有很高价值，给以很高评价→称赞，赞美，赞扬，颂扬
"He referred to your work in terms of high praise."
他对你的工作大加赞扬.
近义：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
反义：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 家具;设备;附属品;
💡 furni 安置+ ture表名词→ n.家具；装置，设备
"furniture stored in the attic"
存放在阁楼的家具
近义：housefurnishings, movables, suite, furnishings
反义：immovables, realty, estate
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
vt. 认为;注视;涉及;尊敬;
vi. 凝视;留意;
n. 凝视;留意;尊敬;问候;
💡 作为“看作”讲大家比较熟悉 I regard him as a fool.但主考尊敬的意思。 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：树（r）下的人把哥哥（g）当作爱人（a
"I do not regard the prospects of the company favourably."
我不看好这家公司的前景.
近义：assume, presume, suppose, surmise, suspect, ween
反义：impoliteness, incivility, indiscipline, irreverence, nonacquiescence, nonobservance