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谈到尺寸,你肯定知道big和small。
F6 ?$ f, V9 O: [但是你是否也只知道big, small; very big, very small? 4 G# c! [7 T' [6 K8 {5 G7 l3 Z
今天就跟Jenny, Spencer学学除了这两个词,还有什么词能用? 5 ^& u: y1 V+ ~" b( K4 d/ A
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: j/ W" P/ T2 u8 B. [' MP.S. 有个词美国新总统特朗普很爱用哦! 2 J# m* J4 T: R) l% S/ n5 ^8 W5 g/ D
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节目音乐: Giant Steps by John Coltrane
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2 }) }) h5 ~+ xBig Words #1 Giant/Gigantic
) G# f, n0 Y3 q) o0 Q- "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+ u, @8 R+ o$ Q3 ~) M3 c' r
怎么用?
+ l6 T& e9 |+ X3 @( Z- 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 % y3 G$ x! G, h! ^# ~
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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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9 l! g7 ^) J9 c! W2 Z5 B- 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) x" W: O% |9 Z+ Y# o
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#3 Huge* [3 G. O. A( Z& I: _. k: H
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/ T% A* [) W. P特朗普特别爱用的词:huge! + I+ K' p/ \* q2 r
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怎么用?
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! |: j, I' s+ g7 F# x5 [和massive一样,用法也很广泛
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- 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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美国食物超大份!
1 c& Z6 D$ O( ~" [ - 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
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#4 Enormous 怎么用?
1 n5 k/ Z- K n9 R- Enormous boats
- Enormous buildings
Enormous profits
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/ \/ M/ [( K8 x8 E, n#5 Mega . B5 m& C7 C" J( w' h
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- mega savings: 超划算!
- mega stores: 超级大卖场% X- n& Q+ F2 r3 v& X) r
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7 `9 J4 R: H: Y5 RSmall Words #1 Tiny/Teeny-tiny * e4 Z: n$ d; `! P" W
Tiny is smaller than "small": tiny比small更小* S M3 }: y/ W7 @
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
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Teeny-tiny is even tinier than "tiny": 比"tiny" 更小
9 a- m, ?* }& r3 Z, `! w# xIt also sounds cutesy: 而且听起来很可爱
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#2 Micro
/ n' b: D! o7 z) vIt's a prefix: 是个常用前缀,微小的意思
9 H: n# b5 Q; a8 l, k5 TNot really used on its own: 不太单独使用
$ Z2 o% v L9 N6 j8 f# gMicro-常用词: ; K6 j- E4 u3 W( F4 j1 w
- Microsoft: 微软
- Microwave: 微波炉
- Microscope: 显微镜
- Microeconomics: 微观经济学# b, h2 M6 b8 a& i( H- S
Micro的反义词是macro, 比如macroeconomics: 宏观经济学 , Z5 ]. s- [, c/ a4 w) d5 q& g
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#3 Mini " F2 b( s) ^' p: {0 K# r
Mini/miniature: 迷你 4 {) }9 |* d5 Z
比如在电影《Austin Powers》有个角色叫:Mini-Me # J% |' U+ N4 q, x3 p) X
和爸妈长得很像的孩子,也可以说mini me.
$ D5 X6 V% _+ eIt's miniature version of me: 迷你版的“我”
3 Q9 \: W4 r- `主题公园里的缩小版景观,也可以说:
5 X/ e W" @- s3 ]$ ~Miniature Eiffle Tower: 缩小版的埃菲尔铁塔 7 W U! ^3 Z# {9 ~$ q
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& |0 G* s" m5 C2 `- b% v#4 Petite
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It's generally used to describe woman: 通常用来描述体态娇小的女性
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一些品牌的衣服尺寸也会写petite。 " a: N" Z8 a* ]6 X1 z( {& p
Petite和X Small有什么区别? - D7 l' x3 j7 q2 T- n" c2 ^
" @0 U4 w( l/ D G! z: |Extra small might mean you are very thin, but tall: x small形容瘦,但是可能挺高的
/ b# S+ q% M/ S# pPetite means overall small: petite是娇小,除了瘦,身高也不高 ! j. l* q+ ?; |; O
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- 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)
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#5 Compact
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Compact: 紧凑
( I. Y1 \- }2 r( PCommonly used for gadgets and cars, even apartments: 通常用来形容科技产品、汽车、房子 + C( z4 |8 U& V- V! {% d T5 l3 X
怎么用?
7 E6 i7 n) i5 M9 a: I7 }1 @' [- compact cars: 紧凑型汽车
- compact apartment: 紧凑型公寓
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#6 Cozy
: f% N u4 ^/ i% W. ECozy: 除了温馨,形容房子时,它还有一个扩展含义,就是非常小
- t. i' O! |4 q2 d7 Y8 W+ vWhen 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 " w$ W) ]2 }' F
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Spencer最后还说了一个词: & N1 a4 N9 t) b/ D
- gangantuan /ɡɑːˈɡantjʊən/: 庞大、特别大; W$ G9 r i/ [) j! O) q; g
You've got a massive vocabulary: 你的词汇量真大 1 }$ R+ Y1 m% C+ g
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