Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.
用移動電話大聲交談干擾我們的思路,破壞我們和朋友在一起輕聲聊天所得到的樂趣。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 47 Too high a price
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 可移動的;行動自如的;易變的;流動性的;
n. 風鈴;手機;
?? mob動+ile能...的 → 活動的,可動的
"Please make sure all mobile phones are switched off during the performance."
請確保演出時關上所有手機。
近義:motile, movable, moveable, moving, shifting, cellular
反義:immobile, immovable, inert, paralysed, paralyzed, stagnant
vt.& vi. 侵入,侵略;進行侵略;蜂擁而入,擠滿;(疾病,聲音等)襲來,侵襲;
vt. 涌入;侵襲;侵犯;干擾;
?? in進+vad行走+e→走進去→侵略
"I don't want to invade your private life unnecessarily."
我不想過多地干涉你的私生活.
近義:assail, assault, attack, overrun, raid, storm
vt.& vi. 打斷(別人的話等);阻止;截斷;
vt. 暫停;中斷;打擾;妨礙;
vi. 打斷;
n. 中斷;暫停;
?? inter在…中間+rupt斷裂→在[講話]中間打斷 → 打斷
"Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you."
對不起打擾一下,有人要見你。
近義:block, stay, stop, suspend, break, cease
反義:reactivate, reflate, reinitiate, renew, reset, restart
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使滿意;
vi. 覺得高興,享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴,表行為、狀態 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
n. 會議;聚會;匯合點;運動會;
v. 相遇( meet的現在分詞);相識;開會;接觸(某物);
?? meet開會 + ing名詞后綴→ 聚集,會合,會見
"an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem"
處理此問題的特別會議
近義:assembly, association, parley, reunion, seminar, session