except [ikˈsept] prep. 除了
【搭】except for 除……之外
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A: I jog every morning except Saturday.
B: How far do you usually jog each time?
A:除了星期六,我每天早晨去慢跑。
B:每次你通常跑多远?
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Mediterranean [ˌmeditəˈreiniən] n. (the~)地中海
complain [kəmˈplein] v. 抱怨
continually [kənˈtinjuəli] adv. 不断地
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A: He was continually tippled.
B: What made him so depressed?
A:他不断地酗酒。
B:是什么事情让他如此消沉?
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bitterly [ˈbitəli] adv. 刺骨地
【扩】piercingly 刺透地
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A: It's bitterly cold today.
B: What's the temperature?
A:今天冷得刺骨。
B:温度是多少度?
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sunshine [ˈsʌnʃain] n. 阳光
【例】sun(太阳)+shine(照耀)=sunshine(阳光)
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A: Why do you want to go to the seaside?
B: Because I like the beach and the sunshine.
A:你为什么想去海边?
B:因为我喜欢阳光和沙滩。
preposition [状态和条件]除…外,不包括 - I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in New York. 我当时是不会接受一份除纽约以外任何其他地方的工作的。
conjunction [从属连词]除了,只是;要不是 - Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play. 弗雷迪不愿告诉我他在写什么,只说会是个圣诞剧本。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]不包括,把…排除在外 - I like all sports except football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
- Everybody is here except Sam. 除了 Sam,大家都来了。(Sam 没来 减法)
- Besides Sam there are many who wear glasses. 除了 Sam,还有很多人戴眼镜。(Sam 戴了 加法)
- Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
adjective [原级]地中海的;(肤色)浅黑的 - Barcelona has become one of the most dynamic and prosperous cities in the Mediterranean.
noun [专属名词]地中海(the Mediterranean);地中海地区(the Mediterranean);地中海沿岸国家居民 - Chef Idris Caldora offers an inspired menu that captures the spirit of the Mediterranean.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]诉说 (病痛);<文>悲叹,悲鸣;(构造,机械装置)(因拉力或压力)呻吟,咯吱作响;抱怨,投诉 - If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill. 诉说 (病痛) • He complained of a headache. 他说他头疼。
① vi. 抱怨,发牢骚,诉苦(常与 of,about 连用)
- complain of/about …(to sb.) 对某人/向某人抱怨……
- Don’t complain about/of the weather.
- I compianed of my salary to my boss.
② vi. 控告,抗议(与 of,about 连用)
- The people in that district complained to the police about the noise from that factory.那家工厂噪音太大,当地的人们已向警方投诉。
- Mary complained to the Jacksons about the rubbish they had thrown everywhere. 杰克逊一家乱扔垃圾,玛丽已向他们提出抗议。
adverb [方式副词]不断地;频繁地 - New products are continually being developed. 新产品正源源不断地开发出来。
adverb [方式副词]愤怒地,痛苦地,激烈地;极其,非常 ;极其寒冷地 - It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.
bitterly disappointed 彻底的失望
- I am bitterly disappointed. (disappoint vt.使失望)
bitterly cold 刺骨地寒冷
- It’s bitterly cold. (chilly adj. 寒冷的)
noun [专属名词]阳光,日照;幸福,快乐;<非正式>哥们,老兄(和让你生气的人说话时所用的称呼) - She was sitting outside a cafe in bright sunshine. 她那时正坐在一个咖啡馆外明媚的阳光里。
verb [vt. 及物动词]解决,结束(争端等);确定,决定;定居,安家;殖民,移居于;安置,安顿;(使)平静,(使)安定;降落,停留;(使)沉降,下陷;付清,结算;处理,分配(财产);笼罩,稳定下来;把......放好,安放;(无可奈何地)接受(或答应) - They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation. 他们同意尽量通过谈判解决他们之间的纠纷。
noun [具体名词]高背扶手木长椅 - a seat, for two or more people, usually made of wood with a high back and arms, and sometimes having a storage space in the boxlike seat 高背长靠椅
conjunction [并列连词]虽然,尽管;可是,不过 - Everything I told them was correct, though I forgot a few things. 我告诉他们的全部正确,尽管我忘了几件事。
adverb [关系副词]不过,可是,然而 - He did reply, though not immediately. 他确实回复了,不过不是立马回复。