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VOA慢速英语:The Sounds of Christmas
2010-12-24来源:和谐英语
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slow down(使)慢下来
例句:The machine slowed down and stopped.
机器逐渐减慢了转速, 终于停住了。
You have to slow down your car at the crossing.
在十字路口, 你得放慢速度。
2.She became famous almost overnight.
almost ad.几乎,差不多
almost,nearly,about,approximately,around,roughly
这些副词均有“大约,差不多”之意。
almost指在程度上相差很小,差不多。
nearly与almost含义基本相同,侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
about常可分almost和nearly换用,但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时,实际数量可能多也可能少。
approximately多用于书面语,指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
around多用于非正式场合,常见于美国英语。
roughly指按精略估计,常代替about。
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