1.Lend sth (to sb/sth)/(sb/sth) sth (formal) to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
給…增加,增添(特色)
例句:The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
落日給景色增添了傷感的氣氛。
Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
她的出席使那場面增添了幾分光彩。
2.family roots 家庭傳統
例句:As a basketball fan who attended college in Philadelphia, and with family roots here, I have always felt a strong connection to this City and the 76ers.
我本人也是個籃球迷,并在費城完成大學學業,而且我的家人也都在費城,我始終覺得自己跟這座城市以及76人球隊緊密相連。
3.spill the beans 透露秘密
例句:They will typically spill the beans to at least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes.
她們會有代表性的向至少一個人泄露秘密在47小時15分鐘以內。
4.scoff all the food 狼吞虎咽的吃完
例句:Eating has become a purely functional routine for three-quarters of adults, who scoff food so quickly they cannot enjoy it or appreciate the taste.
而對于75%的成年人來說,吃飯變成了一個功能性、常規性的任務,沒有人會花精力細細品嘗食物、并感受食物的魅力了。
5.seal sth (with sth) 封蓋…的表面
例句:The floors had been stripped and sealed with varnish.
地板上東西挪空,涂上了清漆。