每天三分钟学英语 第241期:英文"嘴唇裂了"怎么说?可别说 lip is open(在线收听) |
情景对话: Lynette: Oh. You didn't have a good time?
Tom: Okay, you know what? Drop the act. I know you gave them cookies.
Lynette: Oh. Who cracked, anyway?
Tom: Porter.
Crack 最常见的6种用法:
1、破裂,裂开
例句:The ice cracked as I stepped on it.
我一踩冰就裂了。
Someone's lips are cracked.
嘴唇裂了。
例句:Your lips are dry and cracked.
你的嘴唇干裂了。
2、砸开,砸碎
Crack eggs
打鸡蛋
A: Do you need any help?
你需要帮助吗?
B: Yeah can you crack two eggs into that green bowl for me.
能帮我打两个鸡蛋刀那个绿色的碗里吗?
Crack a nut
砸开坚果
3、找到问题/难题的解决方法
例句:Let me see if I can crack her password. When's her birthday again?
让我看看我能不能解开她的密码。她的生日是什么来着?
Crack a case
破一件案子
例句:The police found a new lead to help them crack the case of the missing girl.
警察们发现了一个新的线索来帮他们来查明失踪女孩的案件。
4、(因压力)崩溃,瓦解,吃不消
例句:This has been a brutal semester. I took 18 credit hours and almost cracked under the pressure.
这个学期太残酷了。我拿了18个学分,差点在压力之下崩溃了。
原文中Lynette说的crack,是“招供”的意思,其实就是:在压力下吃不消~
例句:They questioned him for days before he cracked.
他被审讯了好多天之后终于招供了。
5、Crack a joke
讲笑话
例句:You're always cracking jokes whenever we have a serious issue to discuss. When will you grow up?
你总是在我们讨论严肃问题的时候讲笑话,你什么时候才能长大啊?
6、Crack a smile
露出微笑
例句:I've never seen our supervisor crack a smile. I don't think that guy has a heart.
我从来没见过我上级笑,我觉得那个人没有心的。 |
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