谈到尺寸,你肯定知道big和small。但是你是否也只知道big, small; very big, very small? 今天就跟Jenny, Spencer学学除了这两个词,还有什么词能用?
关键词:
Big Words
#1.Giant/Gigantic
"Giant" could be a noun or an adjective: "Giant" 可以是名词(巨人), 也可以是形容词
"Gigantic" is an adjective: “gigantic” 是个形容词,巨大的意思
怎么用?
This building is gigantic!这个楼好大呀!
You've got a gigantic dog! 这只狗好大呀!
#2.Massive
"Massive":巨大的,但是用法比gigantic多;可以形容物体、人、钱
怎么用?
Shanghai is a massive city: 上海是一座巨型都市
Spencer is massive. He's got massive muscles: Spencer很壮, 肌肉超大块
Massive debts:大笔债务
Massive profits: 丰厚利润
#3.Huge
特朗普特别爱用的词:huge!
怎么用?
和massive一样,用法也很广泛
China is a huge country: 中国很大
Shanghai is a huge city: 上海很大
Yaoming is huge: 姚明个头很大
Apple makes huge profits: 苹果利润很丰厚
He's got a massive bank balance: 他银行账户钱超多
美国食物超大份!
The portions are huge in American restaurants: 美国餐厅食物的份量都很大
Dongbei restaurants too: 东北菜也是
#4.Enormous
怎么用?
Enormous boats
Enormous buildings
Enormous profits
#5.Mega
美国的广告宣传特别爱用这个词,比如:
mega savings: 超划算!
mega stores: 超级大卖场
Small Words
#1.Tiny/Teeny-tiny
Tiny is smaller than "small": tiny比small更小
怎么用?
The newborn baby is so tiny: 新生儿好小噢
The kittens are so tiny: 宝宝小猫好小
My apartment is tiny: 我房子好小
Teeny-tiny is even tinier than "tiny": 比"tiny" 更小
It also sounds cutesy: 而且听起来很可爱
#2.Micro
It's a prefix: 是个常用前缀,微小的意思
Not really used on its own: 不太单独使用
Micro-常用词:
Microsoft: 微软
Microwave: 微波炉
Microscope: 显微镜
Microeconomics: 微观经济学
Micro的反义词是macro, 比如macroeconomics: 宏观经济学
#3.Mini
Mini/miniature: 迷你
比如在电影《Austin Powers》有个角色叫:Mini-Me
和爸妈长得很像的孩子,也可以说mini me.
It's miniature version of me: 迷你版的“我”
主题公园里的缩小版景观,也可以说:
Miniature Eiffle Tower: 缩小版的埃菲尔铁塔
#4.Petite
Petite: 娇小的
It's generally used to describe woman: 通常用来描述体态娇小的女性
一些品牌的衣服尺寸也会写petite。
Petite和X Small有什么区别?
Extra small might mean you are very thin, but tall: x small形容瘦,但是可能挺高的
Petite means overall small: petite是娇小,除了瘦,身高也不高
还有一种甜点:
petit four: 四色小甜点 (正式的法国大餐吃完时,会附上四小样; 注意在法语里是petit, 不是petite)
#5.Compact
Compact: 紧凑
Commonly used for gadgets and cars, even apartments: 通常用来形容科技产品、汽车、房子
怎么用?
compact cars: 紧凑型汽车
compact apartment: 紧凑型公寓
If something is compact, there's no waste of space: 紧凑就是不浪费空间
#6.Cozy
Cozy: 除了温馨,形容房子时,它还有一个扩展含义,就是非常小
When you see apartment listings, if it says "cozy", it mostly means it's very small: 租房广告上如果写房子很cozy, 基本上意思就是非常小
Spencer最后还说了一个词:
gangantuan /ɡɑːˈɡantjʊən/: 庞大、特别大
You've got a massive vocabulary: 你的词汇量真大