聪明、漂亮、有趣,雅思口语考试用起来 | 团队说第19期
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看到当季口语题库part 2人物类部分题目:A beautiful person; A handsome person; An intelligent person; An interesting person,感觉考官似乎想让我们用言语创造一个完美的人设出来。
那么今天我们就来学习一些形象化、地道化、好学易用的词汇及短语来描述漂亮、英俊、聪明、有趣的人。
描述一个漂亮或英俊的人
exquisite
精致、优雅、有教养之美
通常用来形容女性美
英文词典释义:to be beautiful in a very delicate and refined way. Similar to the word lovely, when describing people, exquisite denotes an extreme feminine beauty.
She is a really exquisite lady who always appears in proper clothing and well-bred manners.
她真是位精致优雅的女士,总是以恰当的衣着和有教养的举止示人。
radiant
健康有活力、能感染人的阳光之美
可形容男性和女性
英文词典释义:a bright or shining kind of beauty that is vibrant with light, luminosity, life, energy and health. It also is common to use this as a temporal, in-the-moment beauty.
He is such a radiant young boy. You known, other people could gain a feeling of being energetic whenever he enters the room, as if he brings a beam of light with him.
他是一个非常健康阳光的年轻男孩。每当他进入房间时,其他人能感受到一种活力,就好像他身上带着一束光似的。
a head turner
回头率很高的人
形容男女皆可
英文词典释义:a person so beautiful that they cause people to turn their heads to look at them as they walk or drive past (often causing car accidents).
My father was a head turner in his youth years, and he easily grabbed the passersby’s attention when he was in the crowd. So my mum usually didn’t allow him to go to parties since they started their relationship.
我爸爸年轻的时候是个回头率很高的帅哥,走在路上总是很容易吸引路人的目光。所以从他和我妈妈谈恋爱开始,我妈妈就不许他去参加派对。
drop-dead gorgeous
倾国倾城之美或之俊
形容男女皆可
英文词典释义:a common collocation for a woman or man who is so attractive that your heart will stop beating. Drop-dead is only used to describe people.
She’s got so many fans, and I think her success in acting career can be partly attributed to her drop-dead gorgeous appearance. You know, modern young audience like pretty and handsome stars.
她的粉丝超多,我觉得她演艺事业的成功可以部分地归因于她的倾国之貌,因为现在的年轻观众都喜欢长得漂亮的明星。
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a walking encyclopedia
行走的百科全书
英文词典释义:someone who has an incredible amount of knowledge on a variety of subjects.
Lee is addicted to reading, so he becomes a walking encyclopedia in our class. Whenever we have questions, he is the person we turn to.
李沉迷于阅读,所以他成了我们班里行走的百科全书。每当我们遇到问题,就去问他。
a quick study
悟性好、学习能力强的人
英文词典释义:being capable of learning something quickly.
He had never learned the programming language before, but he was a quick study and mastered computer programming in a few weeks.
他之前没学过编程语言,但他是个学习能力很强的人,才几周时间,他就掌握电脑编程了。
clear-sighted
聪明有见识、有判断力的人
英文词典释义:be able to judge situations quickly and accurately and make sensible decisions.
My cousin brother is a clear-sighted and mature person. He was capable of making important decisions about his future study and life since he was in junior high school.
我老表是个明智有见识且成熟的人,他从中学开始就能够为自己的学业和人生做决定。
wunderkind
一个有才华能力、年轻有为的人
英文词典释义:someone who achieves great success at a young age, often because of their exceptional intelligence and abilities.
Mark Zuckerberg was a coding wunderkind who saw an opportunity to do something big.
马克扎克伯格是个编程天才,他在很年轻的时候就抓住了做大事的机会。
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a dry sense of humor
冷幽默
英文词典释义:Someone with a dry sense of humor often says funny things with a serious, calm expression. They don't smile, laugh, or make silly faces.
I wonder why he has such a good dry sense of humor. You know, when I’m about to tell a joke, I always can’t help laughing before I speak.
我很好奇他为什么有这么好的冷幽默能力。每次当我想讲笑话的时候,我总是还没讲就忍不住自己先笑出来。
a quick sense of humor
机智搞怪
英文词典释义:Someone with a quirky sense of humor thinks of things that are funny and strange. They like strange, unpredictable jokes.
He is usually the one who transfers the atmosphere and dominates the scenario in the show because of his quick sense of humor.
因为他的机智搞怪,他通常是那个在节目中调动气氛、主导现场情境的人。
goofy
呆笨的、爱出丑的
英文词典释义:A goofy person does silly things, like funny dances and dressing in ridiculous costumes. They might make funny mistakes.
When we have parties or gatherings, he is the only one who behaves like a goofy boy. Sometimes I wonder if he is happy doing that or he just wants to get attention.
当我们开派对或聚会的时候,他是一个喜欢搞怪出丑的人。有时候我会好奇他是喜欢出丑还是为了获得关注。
prankster(n)
爱开玩笑、恶作剧的人
英文词典释义:A prankster is someone who plays practical jokes on people. Practical jokes are tricks that confuse or scare someone for a short time.
My little brother is a prankster. Once he put a live worm in his pocket and told me he had something I wanted, so I felt for it in his pocket. And you can imagine I had nightmares ever since.
我弟弟真是个爱搞恶作剧的人。有一次他把一个活虫子装在自己口袋里,然后告诉我那是我想要的东西,所以我就去掏。你可以想象,我从此就有了恶梦。