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cover of episode 【摩登家庭】“发条别上得太紧了。”

【摩登家庭】“发条别上得太紧了。”

2019/5/22
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难度:三星【句子】She’s pretty tightly wound. Some people are just built that way. 【Modern Family-S1E22】【发音】[ʃi:z] [ˈprɪti] [ˈtaɪt.li] [waʊnd] [sʌm] ['pi:pl] [ɑ:(r)] [dʒʌst] [bɪlt] [ðæt] [weɪ]【发音技巧】tightly不完全失去爆破;wound 易错词;(联想wow);just built that 完全失去爆破+不完全失去爆破;【翻译】她紧张地要疯了。有些人天生就这样。【适用场合】wind 这里注意它的发音[waɪnd]上发条;拧上If you wind (up) a clock or watch, you cause it to work by turning a key, handle or other device. eg: She wound the handle but nothing happened.她转了转把手,但是啥都没发生。eg: Once she'd got into the car, she wound the window up.她一进到车里,就把窗户摇起来了。sb. is tightly wound 太紧张了;心情焦躁的;worried or nervous and not able to relax相当于sb. is uptighteg: Don’t be tightly wound about the exam. eg: Don't get uptight about the exam - just do your best.这次考试别紧张。尽力就可以了。wind down或者unwind to rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement放松;变得松弛eg: Will you be winding down a little by then?那到时候你会放轻松一些吗?【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work.