重點講解
shaggy adj. (毛發)亂蓬蓬的
Her pet is a shaggy dog.
她的寵物是一只毛粗而蓬松的狗。
His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.
他凌亂的白發蓬松地搭在額頭。
scratchy adj. 扎人、使人發癢的
This sweater is too scratchy.
這件毛衣太扎了。
whiskery adj. 長胡子的
get a grip on oneself
He better simmer down and get a grip on himself.
他最好冷靜下來控制住自己的情緒。
tuck v. 把……塞進,把……藏入
She tucked her letter into an envelope.
她把信折好塞進信封。
把……的邊塞到下面(或里面)
His mother tucked in his blanket.
他母親幫他把毯子蓋好。
furiously adv. 猛烈地,用力地
Now he was far down the bazaar, riding furiously.
此時他已經飛也似地騎到遠遠的集市區去了。
muffled adj. (指聲音)聽不清的
Her voice sounded muffled up.
她的聲音聽起來像是很壓抑。
He speaks in a muffled voice which is not clear.
他說話悶聲悶氣的,讓人聽不清楚。
blow one's nose 擤鼻子
glow v. 發出微弱的光
make out 辨別
I can't make out what that sign says; it's still too far away.
我無法看清那個標記,它距離我太遠了。
slink v. 偷偷溜走
The thief slunk down the dark alley.
那個賊偷偷鉆進黑胡同里。
Don't slink away without apologizing.
不要不道歉就偷偷溜走。
ruffle v. 弄皺或弄亂某物
A flag ruffled in the breeze.
旗幟迎風飄揚。
A breeze ruffled the surface of the lake.
一陣微風吹皺了湖面。
Don't ruffle my hair, I've just combed it.
別把我的頭發弄亂了, 我剛剛梳好了的.
prod v. 戳
She gave the man a prod with her umbrella.
她用傘捅了那男子一下。
pinch v. 掐
He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.
他決定將植物上的芽掐掉。
She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
她不得不掐一下自己,弄清楚自己不是在做夢。