2009年6月26日 星期五

grieve (v) 悲傷,哀悼 /griv/

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 使悲傷;使苦惱
I was grieved to hear that he had been captured.
聽說他被俘了,我很傷心。

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 悲傷;哀悼[(+for/at/over)]
She was grieving for the dead baby.
她為死去的孩子悲傷。

devastated (a) 極為震驚的

a. (形容詞 adjective)
1. 身心交瘁的;極為震驚的
Peter was devastated by his wife's death.
彼得因妻子的死亡而身心交瘁。

afterparty 續攤

「續攤」的情形頗為普遍,英文也順勢出現了afterparty這個字

打算和朋友「續攤」,就可以高喊Let’s afterparty囉

2009年6月24日 星期三

buy one get one free 買一送一

(= buy one get one)買一送一

close-out sale 清倉拍賣

(= final clearance)清倉拍賣

shopaholic (n) 購物狂

n. (名詞 noun)
1.【口】購物成癖的人

bargain (n) 交易;廉售的物品 /'bargIn/

n. (名詞 noun)[C]
1.協議[(+with)][+that]
2. 買賣,交易
Clement made a satisfactory bargain with him.
克雷孟特和他作了一次滿意的交易。

3. 特價商品,便宜貨
These toys are a real bargain at such low prices.
這些玩具的價格這麼便宜,真划得來。

4. (修飾另一名詞)廉價

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 討價還價[(+with/over/about)]
She bargained with the fishmonger over the price.
她與魚販講價錢。

2. 達成協議
They bargained on a two-year term.
他們講定以兩年為期。

3. (常與否定詞連用)預料,指望[(+for/on)]

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 討價還價後賣掉
2. 經談判後使得[O]
They finally bargained out the obstacles to an agreement.
他們通過談判終於排除了達成協議的障礙。

3. 提出...條件[+that]
The trade union bargained that its members should have another week's holiday.
工會提出其會員增加一週假日的要求。

4. 保證[+that]
I bargain that the job will be done in three days.
我保證這一工作在三天內完成。