My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
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num. 八十;
n. 八十;八十年代;八十岁;
adj. 八十的;八十个的;八十岁的;
💡 eigh八+ty十 →八十
"There are scores of people there, maybe eighty or more."
那里有好多人, 也许有80个或者更多.
近义:fourscore
n. 瓶子;一瓶(的量);(婴儿)奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…装入瓶中;控制;
vi. (街头艺人演出后)收拢钱币;
💡 butta(桶)+le(表示缩小的名词后缀)→瓶
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
n. (外)祖母;老奶奶;女祖先;
vt. 当…的祖母;
vi. 当祖母;
💡 grand 显赫的, 最高的 + mother 母亲→ n.祖母,外祖母
"He often runs errands for his grandmother."
他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
近义:grandparent
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
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
adv. 立刻,马上;向右,右边;恰当地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正确的;合适的;好的,正常的;
n. 正确,正当;右边;权利;右手;
vt. 纠正;扶直,使正;整理;补偿;
vi. (船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
💡 请把名字写(write)在右边(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
这咖啡还满意吗?
近义:avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反义:counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility