美国文化脱口秀 第411期:特朗普教你一个英语词(在线收听

   谈到尺寸,你肯定知道big和small。但是你是否也只知道big, small; very big, very small? 今天就跟Jenny, Spencer学学除了这两个词,还有什么词能用?

  关键词:
  Big Words
  #1.Giant/Gigantic
  "Giant" could be a noun or an adjective: "Giant" 可以是名词(巨人), 也可以是形容词
  "Gigantic" is an adjective: “gigantic” 是个形容词,巨大的意思
  怎么用?
  This building is gigantic!这个楼好大呀!
  You've got a gigantic dog! 这只狗好大呀!
  #2.Massive
  "Massive":巨大的,但是用法比gigantic多;可以形容物体、人、钱
  怎么用?
  Shanghai is a massive city: 上海是一座巨型都市
  Spencer is massive. He's got massive muscles: Spencer很壮, 肌肉超大块
  Massive debts:大笔债务
  Massive profits: 丰厚利润
  #3.Huge
  特朗普特别爱用的词:huge!
  怎么用?
  和massive一样,用法也很广泛
  China is a huge country: 中国很大
  Shanghai is a huge city: 上海很大
  Yaoming is huge: 姚明个头很大
  Apple makes huge profits: 苹果利润很丰厚
  He's got a massive bank balance: 他银行账户钱超多
  美国食物超大份!
  The portions are huge in American restaurants: 美国餐厅食物的份量都很大
  Dongbei restaurants too: 东北菜也是
  #4.Enormous
  怎么用?
  Enormous boats
  Enormous buildings
  Enormous profits
  #5.Mega
  美国的广告宣传特别爱用这个词,比如:
  mega savings: 超划算!
  mega stores: 超级大卖场
  特朗普教你一个英语词
  Small Words
  #1.Tiny/Teeny-tiny
  Tiny is smaller than "small": tiny比small更小
  怎么用?
  The newborn baby is so tiny: 新生儿好小噢
  The kittens are so tiny: 宝宝小猫好小
  My apartment is tiny: 我房子好小
  Teeny-tiny is even tinier than "tiny": 比"tiny" 更小
  It also sounds cutesy: 而且听起来很可爱
  #2.Micro
  It's a prefix: 是个常用前缀,微小的意思
  Not really used on its own: 不太单独使用
  Micro-常用词:
  Microsoft: 微软
  Microwave: 微波炉
  Microscope: 显微镜
  Microeconomics: 微观经济学
  Micro的反义词是macro, 比如macroeconomics: 宏观经济学
  #3.Mini
  Mini/miniature: 迷你
  比如在电影《Austin Powers》有个角色叫:Mini-Me
  和爸妈长得很像的孩子,也可以说mini me.
  It's miniature version of me: 迷你版的“我”
  主题公园里的缩小版景观,也可以说:
  Miniature Eiffle Tower: 缩小版的埃菲尔铁塔
  #4.Petite
  Petite: 娇小的
  It's generally used to describe woman: 通常用来描述体态娇小的女性
  一些品牌的衣服尺寸也会写petite。
  Petite和X Small有什么区别?
  Extra small might mean you are very thin, but tall: x small形容瘦,但是可能挺高的
  Petite means overall small: petite是娇小,除了瘦,身高也不高
  还有一种甜点:
  petit four: 四色小甜点 (正式的法国大餐吃完时,会附上四小样; 注意在法语里是petit, 不是petite)
  #5.Compact
  Compact: 紧凑
  Commonly used for gadgets and cars, even apartments: 通常用来形容科技产品、汽车、房子
  怎么用?
  compact cars: 紧凑型汽车
  compact apartment: 紧凑型公寓
  If something is compact, there's no waste of space: 紧凑就是不浪费空间
  #6.Cozy
  Cozy: 除了温馨,形容房子时,它还有一个扩展含义,就是非常小
  When you see apartment listings, if it says "cozy", it mostly means it's very small: 租房广告上如果写房子很cozy, 基本上意思就是非常小
  Spencer最后还说了一个词:
  gangantuan /ɡɑ??ɡantj??n/: 庞大、特别大
  You've got a massive vocabulary: 你的词汇量真大
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