🔷stressed out adj.極度焦慮不安的;心力交瘁的;If someone is stressed out, they are very tense and anxious because of difficulties in their lives.
🔷love melodrama 愛情劇
🔷melodrama /'melə(ʊ)drɑːmə/ noun [U, C]
1. 情節劇;通俗劇;情節劇式故事(或小說):
2. 戲劇性的事件(或行為等);過於誇大的事件(或行為等):
🔺Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis. 她喜歡誇大其詞,會把任何小問題說成危機。
🔷courtly /'kɔːtlɪ/ adj.
extremely polite and full of respect, especially in an old-fashioned way (尤指老式)極其恭敬有禮的,溫文爾雅的
🔷courtly life 宮廷生活
🔷bossy /'bɒsɪ/ adj. (disapproving)
always telling people what to do 好指揮人的;專橫的
🔷eunuch /'juːnək/ noun
1. 閹人;太監
2. a person without power or influence 無權力(或影響)的人:
🔺a political eunuch 政治"閹人"
🔷concubine /'kɒŋkjʊbaɪn/ noun (尤指舊時某些社會裡的)妾,姨太太,小老婆
🔷dash
~ (of sth)
a small amount of sth that is added to sth else 少量,少許(添加物):
🔺Add a dash of lemon juice. 加少量檸檬汁。
🔷scene /siːn/ noun
a part of a film / movie, play or book in which the action happens in one place or is of one particular type 場面;片段;鏡頭:
🔷squeaky /ˈskwi:ki/ adj. 吱嘎作響的;發出刺耳聲音的;Something that is squeaky makes high-pitched sounds.
🔺He had a squeaky voice.他的聲音很尖。
🔷dimwit /'dɪmwɪt/ [可數名詞] 笨蛋;傻子;
🔷bustling /'bʌsliŋ/ adj. ~ (with sth)
full of people moving about in a busy way 繁忙的;熙熙攘攘的:
🔺a bustling city 熙熙攘攘的城市
🔺The market was bustling with life. 市場上生機勃勃。
🔷harem /'hɑːriːm/ noun
1. the women or wives belonging to a rich man, especially in some Muslim societies in the past 哈來姆(尤指舊時某些穆斯林社會中富人的女眷)
2. (穆斯林傳統住宅中的)閨閣,閨房
🔷quarters [pl.] /'kwɔːtə/
rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in (士兵、服務人員等的)營房,宿舍,住房:
🔺We were moved to more comfortable living quarters.我們搬進了較舒適的住處。
🔷majesty /'mædʒɪstɪ/ noun(pl. -ies)
1. [U] the impressive and attractive quality that sth has 雄偉壯觀;莊嚴;威嚴:🔺the majesty of the music 那音樂的莊嚴氣氛
2. (對國王或女王的尊稱)陛下
3. [U] royal power 王權
🔷grumble /'grʌmb(ə)l/ verb, noun
1. ~ (at / to sb) (about / at sb / sth)
to complain about sb / sth in a bad-tempered way 咕噥;嘟囔;發牢騷:
🔺She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她總是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受虧待。
🔷consort /'kɒnsɔːt/ noun, verb
The ruling monarch's wife or husband is called their consort . 在位君主的配偶;
🔺She was surely the most distinguished queen consort we have had.
毫無疑問她是我們擁有的最為出眾的王后。
🔷villain /'vɪlən/ noun (小說、戲劇等中的)主要反面人物,反派主角,壞人:
🔷stalk /stɔːk/ noun, verb [V +adv. / prep.] to walk in an angry or proud way 怒衝衝地走;趾高氣揚地走:
🔺He stalked off without a word. 他一言未發,怒衝衝地走了