I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
我用兩個(gè)沾滿面糊的手指捏起了話筒。當(dāng)聽(tīng)出是海倫。貝茨的聲音時(shí),非常喪氣。
新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 接受者,收款員;接收器;無(wú)線電接收機(jī);(破產(chǎn)公司的)官方接管人;
?? re回,向后+ceiv拿,抓,握住+er名詞后綴 → 接收器
"He took up telephone receiver and began to dial."
他拿起電話聽(tīng)筒開(kāi)始撥號(hào)碼.
近義:perceiver, percipient, collector, vessel, container
反義:appointee, maker, bearer, bestower, contributor, donator
adj. 粘性的;熱濕的,悶熱的;極不愉快的;不動(dòng)的;
?? stick粘,粘 + y...的 → ad.粘性的;膠粘的
"The plant exudes a sticky fluid."
這種植物分泌出一種黏液。
近義:mucilaginous, sticking, tacky, catching, catchy, clinging
反義:detached
n. 嗓音;(動(dòng)詞的)語(yǔ)態(tài);呼聲,發(fā)言權(quán);歌唱才能;
vt. 發(fā)音;表達(dá),說(shuō)出;給(一部樂(lè)曲)配上聲部;給(如管風(fēng)琴音管)整聲;
"an amiable tone of voice"
親切的聲調(diào)
近義:articulate, mouth, phrase, pronounce, release, reveal
a. 精選的, 采摘的, 已收獲的, 截出的, 已清除的, 有尖頭的, 多刺的
近義:select, selected, chosen, fancy
a. 驚愕的; 驚慌的; 沮喪的; 失望的\\nv. 使驚愕, 使焦慮, 使氣餒( dismay的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )
近義:appalled, astounded, overwhelmed, awestruck, baffled, shocked