I guess they're trying to set up an appointment for me.
我猜他们正设法给我安排晤谈。
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
n. 约会;任命;职务;职位;
💡 ap加强+point点+ment名词后缀→指点→任命;约定;委任的职位
"They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union."
他们任命彼得为工会主席.
近义:assignation, meeting, citation, date, engagement, mention
vt. 推测;猜测,臆测;猜中;假定,认为;
vi. 猜,猜测;猜对;
n. 猜测;推断;
💡 联想:猜也猜不着“该死
"You'll never guess what's happened!"
你根本猜不到出了什么事!
近义:presume, sense, assume, suspect, speculate, suppose
反义:learn, miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail