跟《老友记》学英语(2)
《老友记》第一季第一集:
catch on
If you catch on to something, you understand it ,or realize that it is happening.
明白,认识到
例句:
He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he’d turned into.
我还没有意识到他已经变成了那样的人,他就已经从我这里把能套走的都套走了
dentist
A dentist is a person who is qualified to examine and treat people’s teeth.
牙科医生,牙医
例句:
Visit your dentist twice a year for a check-up.
每年去牙医处做两次牙齿检查
go through
If you go through an experience or a period of time, especially an unpleasant or difficult time, you experience it.
经历,经受(尤指苦难或艰难时期)
例句:
He was going through a very difficult time.
他正处于非常艰难的时期
mess
a person who has serious problems and is in a bad mental condition
遇到严重问题且精神状态不佳的人
get through
If you get through a difficult or unpleasant period of time, you manage to live through it.
度过,熬过(困难或者不快的时期)
例句:
It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.
难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天
shred
If you shred something such as food or paper, you cut it or tear it into small narrow pieces
切碎,撕碎
例句:
Finely shred the carrots, cabbages and cored apples.
将胡萝卜,卷心菜切成细丝并给苹果去核
towel
A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.
毛巾
a bath towel
浴巾
steer clear of
If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
避开,躲避,绕开
例句:
I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues.
我认为很多人,特别是女性,都会回避这些敏感问题
spit
If you spit liquid or food somewhere, you force a small amount of it out of your mouth.
吐出(少量液体或食物)
例句:
You shouldn't spit your gum onto the sidewalk!
你不该把口香糖吐到人行道上
smash
If you smash something, or if it smashes, it breaks into many pieces, for example when it is hit or dropped.
打烂,摔碎
例句:
Two to three glasses fell off and smashed into pieces.
两三只杯子掉了下来,摔得粉碎
on a roll
If someone is on a roll, they are having great success which seems likely to continue.
连连成功,连交好运
例句:
I made a name for myself and I was on a roll, I couldn’t see anything going wrong.
我靠自己的能力出名了,接二连三地获得成功,我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺
omelet
An omelet is a type of food made by beating eggs and cooking them in a flat pan.
煎蛋卷,摊鸡蛋
a cheese omelet 奶酪蛋饼
hanger
A hanger is the same as a coat hanger.
hanger同coat hanger
A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
衣架
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