Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。
新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)
Lesson 29 Taxi
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 船長(zhǎng)，機(jī)長(zhǎng);領(lǐng)袖，首領(lǐng);上尉;（美國(guó)警察局的）副巡長(zhǎng);
vt. 當(dāng)首領(lǐng);統(tǒng)帥或指揮;
?? cap頭+tain支撐，保持 →首領(lǐng)；船長(zhǎng)
"Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing."
特倫特隊(duì)長(zhǎng)給了他的下屬詳細(xì)的指示。
近義：superintendent, head, lead, rule, skipper, command
n. 要求;需要;所請(qǐng)求的事物;申請(qǐng)書(shū);
vt. （下級(jí)對(duì)上級(jí)的）請(qǐng)求;請(qǐng)求得到;索取;邀請(qǐng)[常接不定式或從句];
?? re再+quest尋求，詢(xún)問(wèn)→再尋求→要求
"She peremptorily rejected the request."
她斷然拒絕了請(qǐng)求。
近義：impetrate, lobby, obtest, petition, press, requisition
反義：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny
businessman
['b?zn?sm?n]
n. 商人;實(shí)業(yè)家;
?? business生意+man人→ n. 商人
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當(dāng)?shù)匾晃徊辉竿嘎缎彰钠髽I(yè)家捐贈(zèng)的。
近義：impresario, merchant, trader, businessperson, employer, entrepreneur
adj. 陌生的，生疏的;奇怪的，古怪的;疏遠(yuǎn)的;外國(guó)的;
adv. 奇怪地;陌生地;冷淡地;
?? 事真奇”（諧音）即 奇怪的
"a strange concatenation of events"
一連串奇怪的事
近義：odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
反義：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average