五颜六色的英语词汇如何恰当地表达美观、好听、好闻与好吃

美观、好听、好闻与好吃,这四件作业都是令人愉悦的,它们别离与咱们的眼、耳、鼻、舌有关。

许多英语学习者在进行书面表达时,一般想当然地把“美观”表达为good to look, 把“好听”表达为good to listen, 把“好闻”表达为good to smell, 把“好吃”表达为good to eat, 这当然就太不地道了。实践上,与这四件作业有关的词汇是恰当的丰厚的。

鄙人面列出的词汇中,有些词是一词多用的,比方:beautiful, lovely等,它们既可以标明“美观”,也可以标明“好听”。

一、与“美观”有关的描述词包括:beautiful, good-looking, lovely, pretty, attractive, sweet, comely, handsome, striking, presentable, shapely, fair, elegant, graceful等等。

秀丽的

1.Beautiful /?bju?t?fl/ :秀丽的,诱人的

She was a very beautiful woman. 她是个非常秀丽的女人。

It was a beautiful morning. 那是个诱人的早晨。

2.good-looking /?ɡ?d ?l?k??/: 秀丽的,美观的

Cassandra noticed him because he was good-looking. 卡桑德拉留心到他是因为他长得美观。

She's strikingly good-looking. 她非常秀丽。

3.lovely /?l?vli/: 心爱的,妩媚的

She looked particularly lovely that night. 她那天晚上特别妩媚悦耳。

You look lovely, Marcia. 你看起来很美,马西娅。

4. pretty /?pr?ti/:(尤指女孩) 秀丽的

She's a very charming and very pretty girl. 她是一个非常诱人、非常秀丽的姑娘。

You look so pretty in that dress! 你穿那件连衣裙真秀丽!

5. attractive /??tr?kt?v/:性感的;妩媚的;帅气的;诱人的

I like John but I don't find him attractive physically. 我喜爱约翰,不过我认为他长得并不帅气。

Women seem to find him attractive .女人如同都觉得他诱人。

6. sweet /swi?t/:(尤指儿童或小物品)惹人喜爱的;心爱的

His sister's a sweet young thing. 他小妹是个讨人喜爱的小家伙。

We stayed in a sweet little hotel on the seafront. 咱们住在海边一座娇小细巧的旅馆里。

7. comely /?k?mli/:(尤指女子)秀丽的;俊美的

She is a comely girl. 她是一个很秀丽的女孩子。

A comely woman coach jogs with a prisoner in the prison yard. 一个娟秀的女子教练和一个监犯一同在监狱院子里慢跑。

8. handsome /?h?ns?m/:(男人)帅气的;(女子)健美的

He's the most handsome man I've ever met. 他是我见过的最俊美的男人。

Just at time, I saw a tall, handsome woman.就在那时,我看到了一个高个子很健美的女子。

妩媚的

9. striking /?stra?k??/:妩媚悦耳的;秀丽的;俊美的

She was a striking woman with long blonde hair. 她曾是一个藏着金色长发的俊佳人子。

striking good looks 姣好的面庞

10. presentable /pr??zent?bl/: 穿戴规整的; 体面的

She managed to make herself presentable in time for work. 她总算在上班前把自个拾掇得可以出门了。

She's a presentable young woman.她是一个穿戴体面的年青女子。

11. shapely /??e?pli/ :(女人)体形匀称的; 有曲线美的

She had long shapely legs.她的双腿细长匀称。

She is a shapely young woman. 她是个身段好的年青女子。

12. fair /fe?(r)/ :(文学,诗歌指女子)秀丽的。

a fair woman [one] 佳人,佳人

a fair maiden 秀丽的少女

13. elegant /?el?ɡ?nt/: 美丽的;文雅的

She was tall and elegant. 她身段细长,典雅大方。

Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always. 帕特丽夏看上去跟往常相同秀丽典雅。

14. graceful /?ɡre?sfl/: 典雅的

His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless. 他的动作如此典雅,看似非常沉着自若。

The dancers were all tall and graceful. 这些舞蹈演员都个子高高的,动作非常典雅。

二、与“好听”有关的描述词包括:beautiful, sweet, pretty, melodious,等等。

好听的

1. beautiful: 夸姣的

a beautiful voice夸姣的声响

beautiful music 夸姣的音乐

2. sweet: 悦耳的;好听的

Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's. 她的声响和小女生的相同温柔悦耳。

She

has a very sweet singing voice.她有悦耳的歌喉。

3. lovey: 美丽的,好听的

He has a lovely voice. 他说话的声响极好听。

His voice is lovely. 他的嗓音很悦耳。

4. pretty:悦耳的

That’s a pretty piece of music. 那是一首悦耳的乐曲。

She has a pretty voice. 她说话的声响很[悦耳。

5. melodious /m??l??di?s/:美丽的; 悦耳的; 悦耳的

She spoke in a quietly melodious voice. 她说话轻声细语,甜美悦耳。

He has a rich melodious voice. 他有着圆润悦耳的声响

三、与“好闻“有关的描述词包括:fragrant, delicious, scented,

perfumed, aromatic,sweet等等。

芳香的

1.fragrant /?fre?ɡr?nt/:香的;芳香的

The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中泛动着山和海的芳香气味。

Coffee is a fragrant beverage. 咖啡是一种香味浓郁的饮料。

2.delicious /d??l???s/:<气味等> 香的

This dish has a delicious smell. 这道菜闻起来好香啊。

Doesn’t it smell delicious? 莫非它闻起来不香吗?

3.scented /?sent?d/:芳香的

The white flowers are pleasantly scented. 那些白色的花芳香怡人。

The room was scented with flowers.那个房间充溢花香

4.perfumed /?p??fju?md/: 芳香的; 芳香的

champagne can be particularly fragrant and perfumed. 香槟酒会特别浓郁芳香。

a bar of perfumed soap 一块香皂

5.aromatic /??r??m?t?k/:芳香的

That’s an evergreen shrub with deep green, aromatic leaves. 那是一种有深绿色芳香叶子的常青灌木。

aromatic oils芳香油

6.sweet: 香的;芳香的;芳香的

How sweet the flowers smell! 这些花闻起来好香啊!

The air was sweet with incense. 空气中充溢着燃

香的香气。

四、与“好吃”有关的描述词包括:tasty, delicious, palatable,等等。

好吃的

1.tasty /?te?sti/: 甘旨的;可口的;好吃的

a tasty meal 美餐

something tasty to eat 好吃的东西

2.delicious /d??l???s/: 甘旨的;可口的;芳香的

Who cooked this? It's delicious. 谁做的?味道好极了。

“The meal was absolutely delicious,” she said politely.“晚饭恰当的甘旨,”他很有礼貌地说。

3.palatable /?p?l?t?bl/:甘旨的

Flavourings make the food palatable. 调味品能让食物变得甘旨。

Red wine has to be put in the microwave to be palatable. 红葡萄酒需要放进微波炉才会可口。

假定你能学会以上这些词,你的表达办法是不是就变得愈加丰厚了呢?

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