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2021-02-24 Aimee的英語世界

🔷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

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