帥賊閑談
Cover這個(gè)詞在口語(yǔ)里有經(jīng)常出現(xiàn),可不只是我們?cè)趯W(xué)校里學(xué)的封面、覆蓋之類(lèi)的基本釋義哦。
用法一:vt 負(fù)責(zé)
瓊斯,你負(fù)責(zé)酒店的監(jiān)控。
用法二:vt 掩護(hù)
e.g.:Diana will cover us when we
outflank them on the right.
當(dāng)我們?nèi)ビ覀?cè)包抄他們時(shí),戴安娜會(huì)掩護(hù)我們。
用法三:vt 支付
e.g.:The scholarship covered all his tuition and broading fees.
這項(xiàng)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金支付了他所有的學(xué)費(fèi)和食宿費(fèi)。
用法四:n 偽裝
e.g.:The spy's cover was that she was a
consultant engineer.
那女間諜偽裝成顧問(wèn)工程師。
華麗辭藻
cryptic adj<美俚>富有的, 闊綽的
e.g.:She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
她隱晦地表示說(shuō)這部電影是她人生的寫(xiě)照。
symbolic a 象征的;象征性的
e.g.:Tulips are symbolic for rebirth.
郁金香象征著重生。
back to the drawing board 重起爐灶;從頭再來(lái)
e.g.:As his boss is not satisfied with his report, he probably has to go back to the drawing board.
由于老板不滿(mǎn)意他的報(bào)告,他很可能要從頭再做一份。
花言巧語(yǔ)
It's easier to trust when you can
verify.
眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)。
An
eccentric millionare left coded wills to his sons.
一個(gè)古怪的富翁給他兒子們留下加密的遺囑。