It is a harmless bait, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
這種習(xí)慣無(wú)害,只把寫(xiě)字臺(tái)里堆得滿滿當(dāng)當(dāng),以致每次打開(kāi)抽屜總能帶出許多紙片四處飛揚(yáng)。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 59 Collecting
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 無(wú)害的,不致傷的;沒(méi)有受到損失或免于法律責(zé)任的;
?? harm傷害+less無(wú)...的 → 無(wú)害的
"It was just a piece of harmless frivolity."
這僅是無(wú)惡意的愚蠢行為。
近義:innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign
反義:hurtful, injurious, malign, malignant, negative, noxious
n. 程度;長(zhǎng)度;廣大地域;扣押;
?? ex出+tent伸展;擴(kuò)大→伸出去的范圍 → 范圍;程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
損失情況難以全面估計(jì)。
近義:largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach
n. 方向;趨勢(shì);方面;用法說(shuō)明;
?? di使...變成+rect直+ion名詞后綴 →指示,指引,說(shuō)明,指導(dǎo);[批引的方位] 方向,方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示歡迎。
近義:heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
n. 餌,誘餌;誘惑;(路上的)休息(或進(jìn)食);
vt. 置誘餌于…;引誘;縱犬襲擊(野獸);折磨;
vi. 中途休息;
?? 被他”用餌 引誘 網(wǎng)友:yqy 補(bǔ)充:因?yàn)檎T餌(bait)而等待(wait)
"This type of trap uses no bait or other attractant."
這種陷阱不用誘餌或其他引誘物。
近義:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
n. 書(shū)桌,辦公桌;服務(wù)臺(tái);部門(mén);(美)講道臺(tái);
adj. 書(shū)桌的,書(shū)桌上用的;
"She glares at me if I go near her desk."
我一走近她的辦公桌,她就瞪我.
近義:scriptorium, workbench, worktable, bureau, davenport, escritoire