“pourboire”的视觉含义 - 社区视觉词典

noun

小费，赏钱

A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.

例子:

"After a delicious dinner, the family left a generous pourboire for the waiter. "

吃完美味的晚餐后，这家人给服务员留下了丰厚的小费。

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noun

贿赂, 甜头

A bribe.

例子:

"The customs officer hinted that a small pourboire might expedite our luggage inspection, even though we had nothing to declare. "

海关人员暗示说，即使我们没有什么要申报的，给点“甜头”或许能加快行李检查的速度。

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相关词汇

inspectionnoun

/ɪnˈspɛkʃən/

检查，查看

"Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!"

仔细检查之后，才发现那动物原来是海豚，不是鲨鱼！

officernoun

/ˈɑfɪsɚ/ /ˈɒfɪsə/ /ˈɔfɪsɚ/

军官，官员，长官

"The school officer made sure all the students stayed in line during the parade. "

游行的时侯，学校的负责人确保所有学生都排成一列。

generousadjective

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/

慷慨，大方，仁义

"Thank you for your generous words."

感谢您如此仁义的称赞。

especiallyadverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

luggagenoun

/ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/

行李，包裹。

"Before going on vacation, Amelia packed her luggage carefully. "

艾米莉亚度假前，仔细地打包了她的行李。

deliciousadjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

美味，好吃。

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

这披萨真好吃，所以我吃了两块。

customsnoun

/ˈkʌstəmz/

关税，进口税。

"Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France."

我们从法国带回的所有葡萄酒都需要缴纳200英镑的关税。

expediteverb

/ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/

加速，加快，促进。

"He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers."

他通过按字母顺序排列文件，加快了搜索的速度。

contextsnoun

/ˈkɑntɛkst(s)/ /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst(s)/

背景，语境, 环境。

"In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped."

你攻击他的行为发生在什么样的背景下？当时我们的关系很紧张，他侮辱了我，我一时没忍住。

nothingnoun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

无关紧要的东西，无足轻重的事

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

那支断掉的铅笔算不了什么; 我很容易就找到了一支新的。

appreciationnoun

/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

欣赏，赞赏.

"We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service."

我们把这个奖杯赠予您，以此表达我们对您多年服务的赞赏和肯定。

servicenoun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

服务，效劳

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

我说我结束了我们之间的关系，其实是帮了他一个忙——现在他可以自由地追求自己的事业了。