學測考點
thin
形容詞「薄的」,也可當動詞「變薄」(thin plastic walls)
學測原句
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段The room's thin plastic walls easily transmit the sound of snoring made by neighboring guests.房間薄薄的塑膠牆很容易把鄰近客人的打呼聲傳進來。
- transmit:「傳送」,把聲音、訊號從一處傳到另一處
- snoring:「打呼聲」,snore「打呼」+ -ing
- made by…:過去分詞,「由…發出的」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段At approximately the same time, the Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating bread—in thin slices, with something (e.g., jam or cucumbers) between them.大約同一時間,三明治伯爵推廣了一種新的吃麵包方式:薄片麵包,中間夾著東西(例如果醬或小黃瓜)。
- at approximately the same time:「大約同一時間」
- Earl:「伯爵」
- popularize:「使普及」
- e.g.:「例如」,拉丁文縮寫
- cucumber:「小黃瓜」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段When it rains, a thin layer of fresh water forms on top of the ocean, providing the snakes with a fleeting opportunity to lap up that precious resource.下雨時,海面上會形成一層薄薄的淡水,讓蛇有短暫的機會舔食這項珍貴資源。
- thin layer:「薄層」
- form:這裡是不及物動詞,「形成」
- lap up:「舔食」
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