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【绝望的主妇】“这双鞋有点挤脚”英语怎么说?

2024/7/10
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【句子】You know, it's a little snug.  【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音】/ju:/ /nəʊ/ /ɪts/ /ə/ /ˈlɪt.l/ /snʌg/

【发音技巧】it's a连读;little闪音;

【翻译】不过,这衣服有点紧身。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下这个单词的用法,snug,

在试衣服的场合中,用snug说明“感觉衣服有点紧身、过于贴身”;

此时snug是一个形容词,相当于fitting closely;

 

eg: These shoes are a bit too snug--do you have them in a larger size?

这双鞋有点太挤脚了,你有没有大点的尺码?

 

eg: The elastic at the waist gives a nice snug fit.

腰部的松紧带很显腰身。

 

eg: These jeans are a bit snug (= too tight).

这条牛仔裤有点太紧身了。

 

eg: I don't like snug jackets.

我不喜欢紧身夹克。

 

【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】 

She was wearing a snug black T-shirt and skin-tight black jeans.