重點講解:
1. makes matters worse
使情況變得更糟;
eg. Defending a status quo that is unworkable only makes matters worse.
死守一個行不通的現狀,只會使局勢惡化。
eg. He just lost his job. What makes matters worse, his wife was taken ill.
他剛失業。更糟的是,他妻子又病了。
2. break off
折斷;(使)斷開;
eg. Grace broke off a large piece of the clay...
格雷斯掰下來一大塊土。
eg. They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees.
他們拆掉了木柵欄,并砍去了一些樹枝。
3. fatten up
喂肥;催肥;養胖;
eg. They fattened up ducks and geese.
他們喂肥了鵝鴨。
eg. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
你太瘦了,我們要把你養胖些。
adj. 狡猾的,有眼光的,精巧的,可愛的
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