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天氣變熱了,身邊不少人換上了美美的夏裝,很是驚艷。今天我們就來學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)夸贊別人打扮得漂亮的美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ):dressed to kill。
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1 G0 t$ F$ K8 v$ h. b7 i) t6 j 這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)的意思當(dāng)然不是穿上蒙面的緊身衣去干殺人的勾當(dāng);它是指“打扮得漂亮入時(shí)、奪人眼球”。
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. h) \- v W3 g, j 人們說某人dressed to kill時(shí),通常是指這人精心打扮以吸引異性的注意。例:
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7 ^9 G2 R6 l$ u; Y; b Pete usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. But last night it was hard to recognize him -- he was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he's admired for so long。8 Q+ g# ` ?5 a! @6 p: ^2 g
; e. r3 ]) C* f$ y- [; y. G 皮特平時(shí)老穿牛仔褲和T恤,但是昨晚我簡(jiǎn)直沒認(rèn)出他來。他打扮得帥極了,因?yàn)樗麅A心已久的那位金發(fā)美女終于同意跟他出去約會(huì)了。
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. ^$ Z% N' N5 O 我們?cè)倏匆粋€(gè)用到dressed to kill的例子,這個(gè)例子說的是個(gè)女孩,說話人的妹妹瑪麗為參加畢業(yè)舞會(huì)而精心打扮:7 t7 \, Q7 q( _$ T
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It took Mary two hours to get ready, but it was worth it -- she was dressed to killand the center of attention. Everyone was saying she was the most beautiful woman at the prom。+ t3 I$ Y' e4 O' U
; v5 r# a1 O9 D 瑪麗為參加畢業(yè)舞會(huì)花了兩個(gè)鐘頭打扮。不過倒也挺值的,她穿戴得美麗動(dòng)人,成為了舞會(huì)的焦點(diǎn)。大家都說她是畢業(yè)舞會(huì)上最漂亮的女孩。 |
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