剑三倪狮在哪:一些描写心情、状态和感情的英文表达

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一些描写心情、状态和感情的表达

DESCRIBE MOODS, STATES AND FEELINGS

 

 



furious (with sb/at sth) – full of violent anger; intense, unrestrained, violent

 

 


fast and furious – (of games, parties, shows, etc) lively and energetic

 

 


 


exhausted – very tired

 

 



weary (of sth) – very tired; no longer interested in or enthusiastic about sth; tired of sth

 

 


 


giddy – having the feeling that everything is turning round and that one is going to fall;

 

 


eg. I feel giddy; I must sit down. have a giddy feeling

 

 



dizzy – (of a person) feeling as if everything is spinning around; unable to balance; confused

 

 


eg. After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy.

 

stiff

 

 

– not easily bent, folded, moved, changed in shape, etc

 

 

eg. a stiff drawer a stiff pair of shoes have a stiff neck, ie painful and difficult to move feel stiff (ie have stiff muscles and joints) after a long walk

 

 

-- thick and hard to stir; not liquid

 

 

-- hard to do; difficult

 

 

eg. a stiff climb/exam

 

 

-- severe; tough

 

 

eg. The judge imposed a stiff sentence.

 

 

-- formal in manner, behaviour, etc; not friendly

 

 

eg. Their manner was rather stiff.

 

 

keep a stiff upper lip – (show) an ability to appear calm and unworried when in pain, trouble, etc

 

 

stiff/straight as a ramrod – (of a person) very erect

 

 

eg. The soldier stood stiff as a ramrod.

 

unconscious (of sb/sth)—insensible; not aware

 

 

 

peckish – (infml) hungry

 

 

eg. feel a bit peckish

 

 

 

despondent (about sth) – having or showing loss of hope; wretched

 

 

eg. a despondent loser, mood, look

 

 

upset – distress the mind or feelings of (sb)

 

 

upset the/one’s applecart – spoil a plan or disrupt an arrangement; disprove a theory

 

 

eg. Her refusal to help quite upset the applecart.

 

faint

 

 

-- not intense in color or sound or smell

 

 

eg. The sounds of music grew fainter in the distance.

 

 

-- (of ideas, etc) weak, vague

 

 

eg. There is a faint hope that she may be cured.

 

 

-- (of physical abilities) lacking strength

 

 

eg. in a faint voice His breathing became faint.

 

 

-- (of people) likely to lose consciousness; giddy

 

 

eg. She looks/feels faint.

 

 

-- (of people) weak, exhausted

 

 

eg. The explorers were faint from hunger and cold.

 

 

-- (of actions, etc) weak; unlikely to have much effect

 

 

eg. a faint show of resistance make a faint attempt to do sth

 

 

not have the faintest/foggiest (idea) – (infml) not know at all

 

 

eg. ‘Do you know where she is?’ ‘Sorry, I haven’t the faintest.’

 

 

damn sb/sth with faint praise – imply criticism by not praising enough

 

homesick – sad because one is away from home

 

 

eg. be homesick for (somewhere)

 

 

 

delighted (at sth/to do sth/ that~) – very pleased; showing delight

 

 

 

thrilled – excited

 

 

be thrilled to bits – (be) extremely pleased

 

 

eg. The children were thrilled to bits by their presents.

 

 

 

preoccupied – inattentive because one is thinking of or worrying about sth else.

 

 

eg. She seemed preoccupied all the time I was talking to her.

 

 

 

hoarse – (of the voice) sounding rough and harsh

 

 

eg. He shouted himself hoarse.

 

 

 

be petrified with sth – make sb unable to think, move, act, etc because of fear, surprise, etc

 

 

eg. The idea of making a speck in public petrified him.

 

 

 

sympathetic (to/towards/with sb) – feeling, showing or resulting from sympathy; likeable; showing favor or approval

 

 

 

embarrassed – self-conscious, awkward or ashamed

 

 

eg. I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes.

 

wind(ed) – cause sb to be out of breath

 

 

eg. We were winded by the steep climb.

 

 

The punch in the stomach completely winded me.

 

 

 

dejected – depressed; sad

 

 

eg. Repeated failure had left them feeling very dejected. dejected-looking campers in the rain

 

 

 

nostalgic – of, feeling or causing nostalgia, ie sentimental longing for thing that are past

 

 

eg. I get very nostalgic when I watch these old musical on TV. a nostalgic song, poem, etc

 

 

 

relieved – feeling or showing relief

 

 

eg. a relieved smile, look, expression, etc

 

 

We were/felt relieved to hear you were safe.

 

 

 

drowsy – half asleep; feeling sleepy

 

 

eg. I’d just woken up and was still drowsy.

 

 

 

disgusted (at/by/with sb/sth) – strong dislike

 

 

disgust at sth/for (or with) sb

 

 

eg. We were absolutely disgusted at the size of the bill.

 

 

revolted (against/at sth) – feeling horror or disgust

 

 

eg. Human nature revolts against/at such cruelty. I was revolted by his dirty habit of spitting.

 

 

 

offended – feeling upset or angry; hurt the feelings of

 

 

eg. She was offended at/by his sexist remarks.

 

 

offend against sb/sth – do wrong to sb/sth; commit an offence against sb/sth

 

 

eg. offend against humanity

 

amazed; surprised; shocked; astonished

 

 

 

listless – having no energy, vitality or enthusiasm

 

 

eg/ She was very listless after her illness.

 

 

 

depressed; isolated; lonely

 

 

 

tense – unable to relax; edgy; nervous

 

 

eg. faces tense with anxiety He’s a very tense person.

 

sober

 

 

--with one’s actions and thoughts not affected by alcohol

 

 

eg. Does he ever go to bed sober? He drinks a lot but always seems sober.

 

 

--serious and thoughtful; solemn

 

 

eg. a very sober and hard-working young man make a sober estimate of what is possible in sober truth (ie in fact, contrasted with what is imagined or hoped for)

 

 

--(of colour) not bright; dull

 

 

eg. a sober grey suit

 

 

sober-minded – serious and thoughtful

 

 

as sober as a judge – not at all drunk; very serious and solemn