He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
他十分害怕在醫院過圣誕。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 29 Funny or not

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spend [sp?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢; vt. 花費;消耗;花(時間);度過; n. (為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷,花費,開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
hospital ['hɑsp?tl] 詞頻1 詞根: /h?/
n. 醫院;收容所;養老院;〈古〉旅客招待所;
?? hospit客人+al...的→客氣對待病人的地方 →醫院
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以來,身體恢復得很慢.
近義:nosocomium
Christmas ['krism?s] 詞頻1
n. 圣誕節;
?? 基督(christ)馬斯(mas)出生時產生 圣誕節
"the feast of Christmas"
圣誕佳節
近義:yuletide, christmastime, nativity, passover, xmas, yule
dreaded [dredid]
adj. 令人畏懼的;害怕的; v. 害怕,恐懼,擔心( dread的過去式和過去分詞);
"The dreaded moment had finally arrived."
可怕的時刻終于來到了。
having
n. 財產, 所有物

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