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如何约会好朋友的前任?

2010-08-18来源:和谐英语

词汇讲解】

1.lament n. 悲叹,悔恨,恸哭

如:A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person. 
挽歌,挽诗专门为悼念某一死者所写的诗或歌

Short pleasure, long lament. 
[谚]痛快一时,痛苦一世。

2.brag v. 吹牛,炫耀

如:She bragged that she could run faster than I. 
她夸口说她比我跑得快。

He's been bragging about his new car. 
他一直夸他的新汽车。

3.refrain from 忍住,抑制,制止

如:I'm just trying to refrain from drowsing at work. 
我只是试着别在工作时打瞌睡而已。

I wish he would refrain from scattering his ash all over the carpet. 
我希望他不要将烟灰往地毯上乱弹。

4.dredge up v. 挖掘,提起(不愉快的往事)

5.ignite vt. 点燃,使 ... 燃烧,引发

如:A small solid cylinder of a spark-producing alloy, used in lighters to ignite the fuel. 
(打火机用的)电石一种由能产生火星的、坚硬的合金小圆柱体,用于点燃打火机燃料

In a modern coal burning electric generating plant the steam may be hot enough to ignite wood. 
在一个烧煤的现代化发电厂内,蒸汽允许能热到足以把木头点燃起来。