重點講解:
1. single out
單獨挑出;特別選出;
eg. His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention.
他的頂頭上司特別提到了他 。
eg. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
單獨感謝任何一個人都易引起反感 。
2. turn around
轉動;轉身;扭轉;
eg. I felt a tapping on my shoulder and I turned around.
我感到有人拍了一下我的肩膀,于是轉過身去 。
eg. He turned around as he heard a noise behind him.
他聽到身后有響聲,便轉過身來 。
3. pounce on
(人)猛撲,突襲;
eg. He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera.
他突然撲向攝影師,痛打了他一頓,還摔碎了他的照相機 。
eg. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反詐騙小組的警員們已在電話上安裝了竊聽器,并隨時準備突擊 。
4. spread out
相隔很遠的;分散的;
eg. The Kurds are spread out across five nations.
庫爾德人散居在 5 個國家中 。
eg. The search party spread out over the moor.
搜索隊在荒草地分散行動 。
adj. 惹人反感的,招人嫉妒的