
Swear: to make a serious promise to do something 鄭重承諾;發(fā)誓要;表示決心要
He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.
他發(fā)誓要向那個殺死他父親的人報仇.
I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
我保證決不離開你.
She made him swear not to tell anyone.
她要他發(fā)誓不告訴任何人.
overpriced: too expensive; costing more than it is worth 價格太高的;過于昂貴的
Indispensable: essential; too important to be without 必須的;不可或缺的
Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.
汽車已成了我們生活中必不可少的一部份.
She made herself indispensable to the department.
她成為這個部門不可缺少的一分子.
A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
一本好詞典是學(xué)習(xí)外語必備的.
Preposterous: completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying 荒唐的;極不合情理的
These claims are absolutely preposterous!
這些要求簡直荒謬絕倫!
Overcharge: to make somebody pay too much for something 多收(某人的)錢
Make sure they don't overcharge you for the drinks.
注意別讓他們多收飲料費.
We were overcharged by £5.
我們讓人家多收了 5 英鎊.