词组 | puzzle |
释义 | 1. 作动词时表示“为 …… 所困惑、伤脑筋”,后面常跟介词 over,about, upon,at 等: He's been puzzling over a confu- sing problem. He's been puzzling about a confu- sing problem. He's been puzzling upon a confu- sing problem. He's been puzzling at a confusing problem. 2. 作名词时后面常跟介词 to: You are always a puzzle to me. pyramid the Pyramids 常指“埃及的金字塔”, 字母 P 常大写: The tourists went off to see the Pyramids. quagmire,marsh,swamp 这组词都有“沼泽”的含义。 1. quagmire 较具文学韵味: The horses were stuck in the quagmire. 2. swamp 要比 marsh 大一些,但两词的含义十分接近,常可换用: The hunters built a hut in the swamp / marsh. 3. marsh 里的水比较永久,名著《水浒》译成英语为 Outlaws in the Marsh,不用 swamp,因为水泊梁山四面环水。 |
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