| 片語 | 中文 | 例句 & 說明 |
|---|---|---|
| in question | 討論中的;正提到的 |
The city in question is Barcelona.討論中的城市就是巴塞隆納。
用於名詞後,修飾「正在談論的」事物,無需冠詞。
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| to such an extent that | 到…的程度(以至於) |
The noise was to such an extent that neighbors called the police.噪音嚴重到鄰居報警。
= so... that...。結果子句,強調嚴重程度。
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| be fed up with | 對…感到厭煩 |
She was fed up with tourists blocking her doorway every morning.她對每天早晨遊客堵住她門口感到厭煩。
= be sick and tired of / be tired of。後接 N 或 V-ing。
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| throw up | 嘔吐 |
Some visitors even threw up on the streets after drinking.部分遊客喝酒後甚至在街上嘔吐。
= vomit。口語化用法。另義:「建造」(throw up a building)。
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| take down | 撤下;拆除;記下 |
The city ordered Airbnb to take down unlicensed listings.市政府命令 Airbnb 下架未獲授權的房源。
可分離片語(受詞可夾中間):take it down / take down the listing。
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| put a limit on | 對…加以限制 |
Officials decided to put a limit on daily visitor numbers.官員決定對每日遊客人數加以限制。
= set a limit on / restrict。名詞 limit 可複數:put limits on。
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| strike a balance between | 在…之間取得平衡 |
The city is trying to strike a balance between tourism and residents' needs.該市正試圖在旅遊業與居民需求之間取得平衡。
= find a balance between。strike(打擊)→ 比喻「找到」平衡點。
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當 only 修飾的副詞詞組(含 after / by / when / if 等)移至句首時,後面的主句須做「倒裝」——助動詞提前到主詞前。
| 常見否定詞組 | 倒裝格式 |
|---|---|
| Only after + 子句 | 助動詞 + S + V |
| Only by + V-ing | 助動詞 + S + V |
| Only when + 子句 | 助動詞 + S + V |
| Never / Seldom / Rarely | 助動詞 + S + V |
將想強調的成分(主詞、受詞、副詞)移至 It is/was 後,再接 that/who 連接剩餘句子。
| 強調成分 | 連接詞 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| 主詞(人) | who / that | It was John who called. |
| 主詞(物) | that | It was the storm that caused the damage. |
| 受詞 / 副詞 | that | It is hard work that matters. |
表達「是…的幾倍」時,英文常用 倍數 + as … as 的結構。
| 格式 | 說明 |
|---|---|
| twice / three times / five times... | 2 倍用 twice,其他用 數字 + times |
| as + adj. + as | 形容詞原級比較 |
| as many/much + N + as | 可數/不可數名詞 |
| the + 名詞 + of | the size/length/weight of |