大家好,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——lemon, 這個詞語的第一含義就是「檸檬」,相信大家不陌生,但是還有一個意思也十分常用。那就是:
lemon 偽劣品; 有毛病的東西,不成功的東西
The car I bought last year was sure a lemon!
去年我買的汽車確實是個有毛病的車。
It sounded like a good deal at the time, but this car he sold me is a total lemon!
聽起來當時是個很好的買賣,但是他賣我的這個車是個有毛病的車。
Only one of his inventions turned out to be a lemon.
在他的幾項發明中只有一項成為不成功的產品。
He took a little test drive and agreed the car was a lemon.
他試駕了一下那個車, 認定那個車是個有毛病的車。
He bought a used computer for a song, but it turned out to be a real lemon.
他用很便宜的價格買了一臺二手電腦,但結果是一個偽劣品。
The oven I bought yesterday at the mall was a real lemon. I'd like a refund.
昨天我在商場買的烤箱是個有毛病的東西,我想要退貨。
The charger I bought online turned out to be a lemon.
我網上買的充電器結果是個偽劣品。