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今天來練習「make sense」這個短語。
1. To make sense
理解
To be understandable or coherent.
通順可理解或清晰明了。
• This explanation doesn't make sense.
這個解釋不合理。
• This sentence doesn’t make sense — there’s no verb in it.
這個句子說不通——裡面沒有動詞。
• John wasn’t making much sense on the phone.
John在電話上說得不大清楚。
• I've tried asking him but his explanations aren't making any sense.
我試著問過他,但他的解釋讓人無法理解。
• These numbers don't make sense. How can there be a deficit if we also have an excess?
這些數字並不合理。如果我們還有盈餘,怎麼會有赤字呢?
sense /sɛns/
n. 理解;判斷
coherent /koˈhɪrənt/
adj. 連貫的;條理清楚的
explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/
n. 解釋
deficit /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
n. 虧損;赤字
excess /ɪkˈsɛs/
n. 過量
2. To make sense
看來明智
• To be practical or seem like a good idea.
看起來是個好主意。
• It makes sense to go now.
現在就走是明智之舉。
• It makes sense to buy a house now because prices will certainly go up soon.
現在買房是明智的,因為房價很快就會上漲。
• If you think you might want to go to college there, visiting for a weekend just makes sense.
如果你想去那裡上大學,周末去那裡是有意義的。
• It doesn't make sense to drive all the way home when we'll need to leave again almost as soon as we get there.
我們一到家就得再次出發,所以開車回家是不是個好主意。
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