They say the sun never sets over the British Empire, but it rises every morning. The sky must get awfully crowded.
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n. 帝國,帝國領土;帝權,君權,最高統治權;大企業組織;
adj. 新古典風格的;
?? empire=emper命令,統治 → 進行統治的地方 → 帝國
"Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal."
不列顛帝國勛章是對她的努力的公正獎賞.
近義:imperium, reich, reign, sovereignty, empery, dominion
adv. 非常;極其;令人畏懼地;惡劣地;
?? awful可怕的 + ly...地→ 可怕地;十分;非常;很
"I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day."
我對前幾天的那個問題感到非常遺憾。
近義:horrendously, horribly, horridly, horrifically, horrifyingly, terribly
adj. 水泄不通的;擁擠的;肩摩踵接;
?? crowd人群+ed形容詞后綴 → 擁擠的;塞滿的
"In the spring the place is crowded with skiers."
春季這地方滿是滑雪的人。
近義:overcrowded, packed, popular, populated, busy, chockablock
反義:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
prep. (表示方向)越過;(部份或全部覆蓋)在…上面;由于;(表示論及)關于;
adv. 結束;再;(倒)下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過去的;外面的;在上的;上級的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學]報文完,請回復!;
vt. 走過,跳過;[美國方言]從…恢復過來;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義:under, below, beneath
adj. 不列顛的;英國的;英國人的;英國英語的;
n. (總稱)英國人;英國英語;
"His deeds went down in the annals of British history."
他的事跡已載入英國史冊。
近義:britannic, briton
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期,初期;
?? 摸領(諧音): 早晨起來摸一摸一衣領 早晨山(m)上或許(or)很寧(ning)靜
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚禮的那天早上,我們家鬧哄哄的。
近義:awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反義:nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal