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谈到尺寸,你肯定知道big和small。 # Z+ k! ^9 r# a& M5 B: R& y% z
但是你是否也只知道big, small; very big, very small?
; u) [. q, R+ v( r* Y6 T今天就跟Jenny, Spencer学学除了这两个词,还有什么词能用?
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P.S. 有个词美国新总统特朗普很爱用哦!
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; N3 w5 Q$ \& r6 s* ?6 m, p节目音乐: Giant Steps by John Coltrane
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% ?# M8 k+ s: M; B' l; xBig Words #1 Giant/Gigantic ![]()
2 m- c- t/ c% l, p8 \2 i- "Giant" could be a noun or an adjective: "Giant" 可以是名词(巨人), 也可以是形容词
- "Gigantic" is an adjective: “gigantic” 是个形容词,巨大的意思3 ]" u V W$ V1 w0 U
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- This building is gigantic!这个楼好大呀!
- You've got a gigantic dog! 这只狗好大呀!
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#2 Massive
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8 O/ T O, K; b# V5 u"Massive":巨大的,但是用法比gigantic多;可以形容物体、人、钱 1 E: @( ?. X! B5 W. ~
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- Shanghai is a massive city: 上海是一座巨型都市
- Spencer is massive. He's got massive muscles: Spencer很壮, 肌肉超大块
- Massive debts:大笔债务
- Massive profits: 丰厚利润
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#3 Huge
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特朗普特别爱用的词:huge! 9 h7 i# L6 V7 V, Y1 H: {
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和massive一样,用法也很广泛
4 C+ X9 K" U' }; U+ L, D1 p% F- China is a huge country: 中国很大
- Shanghai is a huge city: 上海很大
- Yaoming is huge: 姚明个头很大
- Apple makes huge profits: 苹果利润很丰厚
- He's got a massive bank balance: 他银行账户钱超多
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3 o' h0 C; o, e; t f' d- \美国食物超大份! + O. A9 @( a3 V0 N, u% Y
- The portions are huge in American restaurants: 美国餐厅食物的份量都很大
- Dongbei restaurants too: 东北菜也是3 r5 N$ d! q8 H9 j
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! G7 L' A# E1 l j; G#4 Enormous 怎么用? 0 A% D4 e N' w9 S# _
- Enormous boats
- Enormous buildings
Enormous profits
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# C$ r0 O5 |6 p8 B8 W- mega savings: 超划算!
- mega stores: 超级大卖场
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* n# e/ G1 {' h/ N7 A) USmall Words #1 Tiny/Teeny-tiny ) w1 @; t0 D& W. p: y0 f5 A+ u
Tiny is smaller than "small": tiny比small更小# `; o5 t2 C: \! G0 n2 N/ o
The newborn baby is so tiny: 新生儿好小噢 The kittens are so tiny: 宝宝小猫好小 My apartment is tiny: 我房子好小 % s8 w1 ]+ R; P5 a0 L# B
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Teeny-tiny is even tinier than "tiny": 比"tiny" 更小 # n. U* w+ j4 h# q# P
It also sounds cutesy: 而且听起来很可爱
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/ d5 T4 [: C1 i6 _#2 Micro ![]()
& I2 g# ~* g& U0 w2 {It's a prefix: 是个常用前缀,微小的意思 ; b1 K. L1 A& t; i9 |( @; a( [" ^
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Micro-常用词: ' Y9 q F2 y* J* s* M
- Microsoft: 微软
- Microwave: 微波炉
- Microscope: 显微镜
- Microeconomics: 微观经济学4 s: D5 Y, g9 [9 l
Micro的反义词是macro, 比如macroeconomics: 宏观经济学
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Mini/miniature: 迷你
% r- l$ [7 G9 f+ C 比如在电影《Austin Powers》有个角色叫:Mini-Me * V1 A' P* f. l- M$ Q" [
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It's miniature version of me: 迷你版的“我”
- V: G- \, ]! O! Z主题公园里的缩小版景观,也可以说:
- O! U s" u2 Z7 cMiniature Eiffle Tower: 缩小版的埃菲尔铁塔
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, k/ i' c: L* D#4 Petite
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% w3 q) a1 y% i9 w5 o2 _! W" vPetite: 娇小的 4 z/ Y) Q: G- A) l% _
It's generally used to describe woman: 通常用来描述体态娇小的女性 * h4 Q+ I/ t/ Z: v2 c J
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一些品牌的衣服尺寸也会写petite。
! n- K, E4 V. y, P) ^Petite和X Small有什么区别? , s& f: q6 G9 G/ \8 ~3 F1 ~+ _
2 g" Q0 x, t9 t# A! R' g5 C8 AExtra small might mean you are very thin, but tall: x small形容瘦,但是可能挺高的 # V) E X/ j2 \3 G
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# {7 z5 Q0 K1 k2 [- petit four: 四色小甜点 (正式的法国大餐吃完时,会附上四小样; 注意在法语里是petit, 不是petite): T. T* O) \4 a \
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Compact: 紧凑
4 H d' G1 X" }3 F4 RCommonly used for gadgets and cars, even apartments: 通常用来形容科技产品、汽车、房子
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- compact cars: 紧凑型汽车
- compact apartment: 紧凑型公寓4 X z* r, ]8 k/ U
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Cozy: 除了温馨,形容房子时,它还有一个扩展含义,就是非常小 3 P7 g C* C$ h- s, R7 `
When you see apartment listings, if it says "cozy", it mostly means it's very small: 租房广告上如果写房子很cozy, 基本上意思就是非常小
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- gangantuan /ɡɑːˈɡantjʊən/: 庞大、特别大
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You've got a massive vocabulary: 你的词汇量真大 * F+ O% J" |. p& m' l6 F/ h8 `- }
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