283 –英文新单词、新词组 2

1. Heaps:  很多的

- I’ve got heaps of work on my hand.

我手上有很多事情要做。

- There are heaps of books on the desk.

书桌上有成堆的书。

2. Flat out：绝对的、没得商量的、完全的

- She told him flat out that she has no intention of marrying him.

她直接告诉他，她完全没有和他结婚的意思。

- We asked for more time to complete the assignment, but the professor refused us flat out.

我们请求多一点时间完成作业，但是教授完全拒绝了我们。

3. Social distancing: 社交距离

- To practice social distancing, stay at least six feet from each other.

为了做到社交距离，请每人相隔最少6英尺。

- Don’t forget to keep social distancing.

别忘了保持社交距离。

4. Contact tracing: 接触者追踪

- Contact tracing is an important step to keep the virus contained.

追踪接触者是抑制病毒的重要步骤。

- They spent a lot of effort on contact tracing.

他们花了很多功夫在追踪接触者上面。

5. Tech savvy: 高科技娴熟的

- I’m not a tech savvy person.

我不是一个很会高科技的人。

- We have seen an increase in demand for tech savvy people since the pandemic.

疫情之后，对高科技娴熟的人的需求有所上升。

Vocabulary

Intention: 意图，打算

Assignment：任务，功课

Refuse：拒绝

Contain：控制、包含

Effort：努力、精力

Savvy：聪慧的（形容词）、悟性、洞察力（名词）

Pandemic: 瘟疫、流行病