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谈到尺寸,你肯定知道big和small。 : o* i5 ~& F7 N& m) E
但是你是否也只知道big, small; very big, very small?
} r; N+ N- | ]2 S6 ^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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! {6 `) s# O0 p5 I( RP.S. 有个词美国新总统特朗普很爱用哦!
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节目音乐: Giant Steps by John Coltrane # r/ ]% p! L* x- b$ P
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/ Q+ U% z) w; S }Big Words #1 Giant/Gigantic ( r' L7 N! J" A/ s4 w" B
- "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
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怎么用?
2 I+ h$ i2 e! ^& e$ V- 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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"Massive":巨大的,但是用法比gigantic多;可以形容物体、人、钱
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怎么用?
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0 ^* i- E* p. [# t" r. J- 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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$ m, s1 ]7 O7 F! b6 ~" n8 d" P特朗普特别爱用的词:huge! 9 d. x% X4 l" d6 W, d7 x3 c
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怎么用?
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和massive一样,用法也很广泛 3 q `! q. G" z* V/ M) o% ~
- 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7 f+ ^- o3 u; U! M& C# W9 @+ O+ I6 x
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+ F W( [4 O& z+ Z美国食物超大份!
9 b' ]( m# ?! Z" y) z- 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5 z$ K m. C% a @& ]" y
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#4 Enormous 怎么用?
' k8 d. R% J( E# r4 m' I- h9 g- Enormous boats
- Enormous buildings
Enormous profits
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3 h8 X. j7 ~1 Y& j#5 Mega
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; R! T4 c# o7 W5 L# R( S/ ^- mega savings: 超划算!
- mega stores: 超级大卖场
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Small Words #1 Tiny/Teeny-tiny 7 ^3 W4 F5 o9 Y, k. o5 ]4 p. g
Tiny is smaller than "small": tiny比small更小) O! w! j0 r$ V" U- U' V. v
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 l% E0 N& Z; r) b5 Q0 W
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Teeny-tiny is even tinier than "tiny": 比"tiny" 更小
) r/ x' q" U* V+ I. @, j: vIt also sounds cutesy: 而且听起来很可爱
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#2 Micro - S D4 E, O$ w
It's a prefix: 是个常用前缀,微小的意思 - `5 k( b0 M- |$ f$ i) Q( A
Not really used on its own: 不太单独使用 : q( O/ \* Y6 R
Micro-常用词:
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- Microwave: 微波炉
- Microscope: 显微镜
- Microeconomics: 微观经济学
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Micro的反义词是macro, 比如macroeconomics: 宏观经济学 3 T8 {& `7 w: } b+ L
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#3 Mini
$ s) d1 L# B# f; i. }+ KMini/miniature: 迷你
7 m! Z3 {0 S( \, @' H 比如在电影《Austin Powers》有个角色叫:Mini-Me + M+ h. X1 B$ P& P b3 z9 W' B
和爸妈长得很像的孩子,也可以说mini me. 1 L6 d+ @; m" H0 J, `
It's miniature version of me: 迷你版的“我” ; C# s: M7 S; k6 W0 T$ {
主题公园里的缩小版景观,也可以说: " U2 p2 B+ ?% n4 @8 L0 d
Miniature Eiffle Tower: 缩小版的埃菲尔铁塔 * x' T$ v1 Y2 i6 S$ W0 \9 |- {
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. K3 i, b% b" j, Q8 U w% ~Petite: 娇小的 ' u4 S4 l+ I& m5 k m( I1 y/ v
It's generally used to describe woman: 通常用来描述体态娇小的女性 # q: U, B! z9 ]8 K* h/ |$ `
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Petite和X Small有什么区别? , {. I. U! W$ T4 E. [- W7 l2 n9 k
2 w6 c, X4 K; T/ PExtra small might mean you are very thin, but tall: x small形容瘦,但是可能挺高的 0 C/ Q6 J0 Z8 ^) L; `4 F$ B
Petite means overall small: petite是娇小,除了瘦,身高也不高 0 n# s5 Z1 A6 I2 H, i# k; {5 M6 o
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#5 Compact
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' l1 J& D" L. H7 l MCompact: 紧凑 ) j9 H- _* u/ q, w
Commonly used for gadgets and cars, even apartments: 通常用来形容科技产品、汽车、房子 - O5 ^3 Y6 i9 _: B! I
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- compact cars: 紧凑型汽车
- compact apartment: 紧凑型公寓
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#6 Cozy
4 ?. k! M9 k, s' d! p# fCozy: 除了温馨,形容房子时,它还有一个扩展含义,就是非常小
3 h: `" e+ W O6 tWhen 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. L9 z; m" }. @) n& K
You've got a massive vocabulary: 你的词汇量真大 ( {4 `3 A" P' c
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