When I returned form abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
最近一次，我也出國歸來，碰上一位特別好管閑事的年輕海關官員，他顯然把我當成走私犯。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 11 Not guilty
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
adv. 到國外，在海外;廣為流傳地;
adj. 往國外的;
n. 海外，異國;
?? a(on)+broad→在國外；遠；廣
"I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad."
我總是向往去國外工作。
近義：out, outdoors, outside, away, without, overseas
adv. 最近，近來;不久以前;近日;新近;
?? recent最近+ly表副詞 →最近
"Relations between Japan and China have recently been on the mend."
最近,中日關系在向好的方面發展.
近義：just, lately, latterly, newly, nowadays, overnight
反義：heretofore, once, previously, rather, thereinbefore, whilom
adv. 特別;尤其;異乎尋常地;
?? particular特別的+ly...地→有自己的部分地→特別地
"Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing."
在英國度假對我并不特別有吸引力。
近義：namely, peculiarly, privately, properly, really, singularly
adj. 過分殷勤的，愛管閑事的，愛顯示權力的;
adv. 過分殷勤地;
n. 過分殷勤，愛管閑事;
"a nasty officious little man"
討厭、好管閑事的家伙
近義：obliging, accommodating, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, nosey