the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'
“陛下,這兒光線的確太暗了,我得去眼鏡拿來。”
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gaoler ['d?eil?]
n. <英>獄卒;
"The gaoler caned the man."
獄卒用藤條鞭打這個人.
近義:jailer, warden, warder, jailor
light [la?t] 詞頻1
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器; adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的; v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引; adv. 輕地,輕裝地;
?? 房間光線(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence 反義:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
indeed [?n'did] 詞頻1
adv. 的確,確實,實在;實際上,真正地;真的,真是;甚至;
?? 在行為(deed)事實里(in)即 確實
"The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed."
文件中陳述的實際要求確實是無關緊要的.
近義:assuredly, absolutely, really, verily, certainly, yea 反義:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
sire [['sai?]] 詞頻3
n. 陛下, 殿下, 父親\\nvt. 生殖, 創作
近義:ingenerate, beget, create, engender, father, gender
must [m?st] 詞頻1
aux. 必須;必然要;(做出邏輯推斷);(表示堅持); n. 必須做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必須;(提出建議)應該;得;(表示很可能或符合邏輯)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite

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