每日一句口语 1784

 

Over thinking can literally¹ drive you insane, causing a mental breakdown².想太多真的会让你疯掉，让你精神崩溃的。

【知识点讲解】

breakdown n. 崩溃；故障；衰弱；分类，明细；跺脚曳步舞

例句：His frequent depressions were the prelude³ to a complete mental breakdown.他经常抑郁寡欢,后来精神完全崩溃了。

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

3 prelude   

n.序言，前兆，序曲

参考例句：

• The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
• The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。