1、pronounce
發…的音;讀
Have I pronounced your name correctly?
你的名字我念得對嗎?
He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.
他像英格蘭人那樣將它讀成Per-sha。
宣稱;宣告;宣布;斷言
A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.
一位專家已宣布他的身體完全恢復了。
I now pronounce you man and wife.
我現在宣布你們結為夫妻。
宣稱;宣布
The authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.
當局斟酌權衡再三才宣布他們的決定。
'As for me,' he pronounced, 'I can recognize a good deal when I see one'.
“至于我,”他宣稱,“買賣好壞我一看便知。”
2、mess
臟亂;凌亂;不整潔
The house is a mess.
屋里一片狼藉。
The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess.
不合適的洗發水會使卷發糾結成亂糟糟的一團。
困境;麻煩;混亂
I've made such a mess of my life.
我把自己的生活弄得一團糟。
the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess.
經濟陷入如此困境的眾多原因