说闻解词丨吃不起猪肉,但我可以告诉你肉价怎么“跑”
说闻解词 第17期
▌你知道“猪”有几种说法?
最近猪肉价格飞涨,除了“pig”之外,你还知道哪些相关表达?以及“价格飞涨”怎么说?
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“猪”的花式表达
herd /hɜːd/ n. 兽群;牧群
a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together
• a herd of cattle 一群牛
pork /pɔːk/ n. 猪肉
the meat from pigs
• pork chops 猪排
hog /hɒɡ/ n.(尤指喂肥供食用的)猪
a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for eating
• We picked the corn by hand and we fed it to the hogs and the cows. 我们掰下玉米,用来喂猪和奶牛。
swine /swaɪn/ n. 猪
(old use) pigs
• a herd of swine 一群猪
• swine fever (= a disease of pigs) 猪瘟
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“价格上涨”有哪些说法?
rise
/raɪz/ v.〔数字、数量或价值〕增加,增长,上升
to increase in number, amount, or value
• Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period. 圣诞节期间销售量增加了20%。
climb /klaɪm/ v. 〔数字、数量或水平〕升高,攀升
to increase in number, amount, or level
• The paper's circulation continues to climb. 这份报纸的发行量在继续增长。
hike /haɪk/ n.〔价格、工资、税款等的〕大幅度上升
(informal) a large increase in prices, wages, taxes etc.
• The president has proposed a hike in the minimum wage. 总统提议大幅度提升最低工资。
surge /sɜːdʒ/ v. 突然上涨,激增
to suddenly increase
• Oil prices surged. 油价暴涨。
soar /sɔː/ v. 猛增,骤升
to increase quickly to a high level
• The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks. 最近几个星期汽油价格猛涨。
hit /hɪt/ v. 达到〔某一水平或数量〕
to reach a particular level or number
• Sales have hit the 1 million mark . 销售额达到100万大关。
• The federal budget deficit is likely to hit a record in 2010. 联邦的财政预算赤字在2010将创造一个新的记录。
surpass /sə'pɑːs/ v. 超过;胜过
to be even better or greater than someone or something else
• He hopes one day to surpass the world record. 他希望有一天能刷新世界纪录。
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ v. 急剧增长
to increase rapidly
• Prices are spiralling out of control. 物价飞涨,失去控制。
edge /edʒ/ v. 变好;变坏
to change gradually, especially so as to get better or worse
• Profits have edged up. 利润增加了。
▌语境串讲
▸ 猪:pig;pig herd;pork;hog;swine
▸ 价格上涨:rise;climb;hike;surge;soar;spiral
hit/surpass a record;edge up
你还见过哪些相关表达?
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