Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.
哈里曾認(rèn)為走進(jìn)一家名貴化妝品商店，荒唐地提出要買一種根本不存在的商品是件開心的事兒。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt.& vi. 考慮;把（某人，某事）看作…，認(rèn)為（某人，某事）如何;考慮，細(xì)想;
vt. 考慮;認(rèn)為;看重;以為;
vi. 仔細(xì)考慮;深思;
?? con共同+sid坐+er表名詞→坐在一起思考→考慮
"They consider him to be nothing but an imposter."
他們認(rèn)為他不過是個騙子而已.
近義：hold, assume, mull, opine, perpend, ponder
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義：pricey, costly, dear
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adj. 粗暴的;無法容忍的;反常的;令人驚訝的;
?? out過度+rage瘋狂+ous...的 →殘暴的，駭人的
"Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone."
她在聚會上的無禮行為觸怒了每一個人.
近義：offensive, outraging, scandalous, diabolical, disgraceful, exorbitant
反義：principled, righteous, deontological, ethical, apologetic, laudable
vi. 存在;生存;生活;繼續(xù)存在;
?? ex出+ist站立→站出來→活下來→存在，生存
"There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic."
存在著許多勢能和動能的能源.
近義：be, live, subsist
vt. 一再騷擾;使煩惱;在戰(zhàn)爭中攻擊，掠奪搶劫;
n. 惡魔，惡鬼;胡鬧的青年人;倫敦佬;（人名）哈里;
"Harry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs."
哈里想修理那把椅子, 可他笨手笨腳的.
近義：hound, irritate, nag, persecute, pester, plague