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词组 tube
释义 1. the tube 在美国口语中可作“电视”解,英国人用 the box:
I'm watching the tube and not
sleeping.
40% of Americans often ( or al-
ways) watch the tube while con-
suming dinner.
The young people in London like
to chat to mates on Internet ac-
cess TV, have mates over to
watch the box or play games.
2. the tube,the Tube 在英国伦敦常指“地铁系统”或“地铁车辆”:
If you miss the last tube in Lon-
don,you can either try for a night
bus or there are many cabbies
who will gladly take you home.
( 地铁车辆)
It took me nearly 45 minutes to
get to the tube from central Lon-
don. ( 指地铁体系)
3. 表示“失败、完蛋、毁灭”,用 go
down the tube,go down the tubes
都可以,主要是美国用法,后者的使用频率较高:
Don't let your family go down the
tube — use television wisely.
You republicans would prefer to
see California go down the tubes
or fall into the ocean.
4. “试管婴儿”可用 test-tube baby
表示:
She was the first test-tube baby to
be conceived outside its mother's
womb.
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