bath:清水出芙蓉,天然去雕饰
补充说明:上一讲中,basin并不与base同源,二者的造词理据不同,仅仅是因为拼写接近,而放在一起。
emb-是ambi-的变体,表示“周围(=around)”,-y是后缀,词根as-是ag-的变体,表“移动(=move)、驱动(=drive)”。词根ag-中,a-为前缀,字母词根G表骆驼,引申指“行走、移动”,这里指“来回奔走的人,即大使官员”,后指“使馆官员驻地,即大使馆”。
例句:
The United States has told all personnel at its embassy in Baghdad not to leavereinforced structures in the Green Zone.
美国方面通知所有驻巴格达使馆人员不要离开'绿区’内加固设施的保护。
B表房屋,比喻指篮子。
例句:
He made a shot but the ball bounced off the basket.
他投篮射门的球从篮筐弹出去。
拟声词,模仿击打的声音。这里指类似击打动作的蝙蝠、击打、击打用的球棒等。
例句:
But things changed soon. Now it seemed that the beasts were winning. So thebat left the birds in a hurry and went over to the beasts.
但是风云突变,这回是兽类看上去要赢了,蝙蝠匆忙而飞速地离开鸟群奔向了兽类。
B表房屋,引申指“暖和的”,这里指“暖和的浴室、浴盆”。
例句:
He never takes me for a walk or gives me a bath.
他从不带我散步,也不给我洗澡。
与bath同源同根。这里指在浴盆中洗澡、沐浴。
例句:
The doctor told HIM to bathe his eyes twice a day.
医生叫他每天洗眼两次。
复合词,由bath+room组成。
例句:
In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who goes to thebathroom with you in school.
在一年级,你心中的好朋友就是能和你一起去上厕所的人。
复合词,由bath+tub组成。
例句:
You know, maybe there's some bumpy stuff in the bottom, but you don't comeout of the bathtub for a long time.
也许底部还有些凹凸不平,但是你会有好长一段时间待在这浴缸里。
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