a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
这是一件棘手的事,需要在它两侧拴上两头驯服的大象才能完成。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 41 Training elephants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 被俘的;被监禁的;被关押的;无法逃离的;
n. 战俘,俘虏;被(爱情等)迷住的人;自保公司;
💡 capt拿,抓+ive人 → 俘虏
"They led him captive."
他们将他活捉.
近义:hostage, inmate, prisoner, incluse, recluse, convict
反义:quit, unassigned, uncaught, unengaged, clear, disengaged
a. 易倒的, 不稳定的, 难对付的, 怕痒的
近义:huffy, irritable, jumpy, petulant, spiky, testy
n. 商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
💡 在公共汽车(bus)里面(in)一只鹅(e)和两条蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 长期 贷款对小型企业会有帮助.
近义:negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce
反义:individual
adj. 驯服的;平淡的;无精打采的;
v. 驯服;抑制;
💡 他(ta)在我(me)面前很 温顺的 tam(天安门,拼音)+e(鹅):天安门上有许多被 驯服的鹅,向游客点头致意
"You'll find life here pretty tame after New York."
这里的生活相当枯燥,与纽约形成对比。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, pacify, subdue
反义:incense, infuriate, irritate, peeve, rankle, rile
n. 面,边;方面;侧面;旁边;
adj. 侧面的;旁边的;次要的,枝节的;副的;
vi. 支持,同意;偏袒;附和;站在…一边;
"Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915."
1915年,意大利加入协约国参战。
近义:agree, face, party, hillside, mountainside, slope
反义:above, upper