They say the sun never sets over the British Empire, but it rises every morning. The sky must get awfully crowded.
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n. 帝国,帝国领土;帝权,君权,最高统治权;大企业组织;
adj. 新古典风格的;
💡 empire=emper命令,统治 → 进行统治的地方 → 帝国
"Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal."
不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏.
近义:imperium, reich, reign, sovereignty, empery, dominion
adv. 非常;极其;令人畏惧地;恶劣地;
💡 awful可怕的 + ly...地→ 可怕地;十分;非常;很
"I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day."
我对前几天的那个问题感到非常遗憾。
近义:horrendously, horribly, horridly, horrifically, horrifyingly, terribly
adj. 水泄不通的;拥挤的;肩摩踵接;
💡 crowd人群+ed形容词后缀 → 拥挤的;塞满的
"In the spring the place is crowded with skiers."
春季这地方满是滑雪的人。
近义:overcrowded, packed, popular, populated, busy, chockablock
反义:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
prep. (表示方向)越过;(部份或全部覆盖)在…上面;由于;(表示论及)关于;
adv. 结束;再;(倒)下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完,请回复!;
vt. 走过,跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义:under, below, beneath
adj. 不列颠的;英国的;英国人的;英国英语的;
n. (总称)英国人;英国英语;
"His deeds went down in the annals of British history."
他的事迹已载入英国史册。
近义:britannic, briton
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期,初期;
💡 摸领(谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上,我们家闹哄哄的。
近义:awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反义:nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal