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🔑 sizeBrE /saɪz/NAmE /saɪz/ noun➤how large/small 大小🔑 [U, C] how large or small a person or thing is 大小◆an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales 一个面积相当于威尔士的地区◆They complained about the size of their gas bill. 他们抱怨煤气费用太高。◆Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. 狗有大有小,模样也各不相同。◆The facilities are excellent for a town that size. 对于如此规模的一个城镇来说,其市政设施堪称一流。◆The kitchen is a good size (= not small). 这厨房够大的。◆It's similar in size to a tomato. 大小和西红柿差不多。🔑 [U] the large amount or extent of sth 大量;大规模◆You should have seen the size of their house! 你真该看看他们的房子有多大!◆We were shocked at the size of his debts. 他欠债之多让我们震惊。➤of clothes/shoes/goods 服装;鞋;商品🔑 [C, U] one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold 尺码;号◆The jacket was the wrong size. 这件夹克尺码不对。◆It's not my size. 这个号我不能穿。◆They didn't have the jacket in my size. 那款夹克没有我穿的尺码。◆She's a size 12 in clothes. 她穿 12 号的衣服。◆The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large. 这些帽子分小、中、大三个尺码。◆I need a bigger/smaller size.我需要一件尺码稍大/稍小的。◆What size do you take? 你穿多大号的?◆She takes (a) size 5 in shoes.她穿 5 号鞋。◆Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5?这款鞋有 5 号的吗?◆Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size). 试试这件,看尺码合适不合适。◆The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you. 玻璃可以切割成你要的尺寸。 HELP To ask about the size of something, you usually say◆How big? You use◆What size? to ask about something that is produced in fixed measurements. 问某物的大小,通常说 How big。What size 则用来询问制成品的固定尺寸。➤-sized/-size …大小 () having the size mentioned …大小的;…规模的◆a medium-sized house 中等大小的房子◆Cut it into bite-size pieces. 把它切成能一口吃下去的小块。 ➡ see also king-size, man-sized, pint-sized, queen-size ➤sticky substance 胶料 [U] a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper (使织物等坚挺的)胶料,浆料;(贴壁纸用的)涂料 ●cut sb down to ˈsizeto show sb that they are not as important as they think they are 使某人有自知之明;让某人知道自己是谁●that's about the ˈsize of it(informal) that's how the situation seems to be 情况大致就是这样◆'So they won't pay up?' 'That's about the size of it.' “这么说他们不打算还清欠款?” “基本是这样。” 🔑 sizeBrE /saɪz/NAmE /saɪz/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they size BrE /saɪz/ NAmE /saɪz/present simple - he / she / it sizes BrE /ˈsaɪzɪz/ NAmE /ˈsaɪzɪz/past simple sized BrE /saɪzd/ NAmE /saɪzd/past participle sized BrE /saɪzd/ NAmE /saɪzd/ -ing form sizing BrE /ˈsaɪzɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsaɪzɪŋ/➤give size 测量大小 [usually passive] ~ sthto mark the size of sth; to give a size to sth 标定…的大小;确定…的尺寸◆The screws are sized in millimetres. 这些螺丝是用毫米标定大小的。➤change size 改变大小 [usually passive] ~ sthto change the size of sth 改变…的大小◆The fonts can be sized according to what effect you want. 可根据你想要的效果改变字号。➤make sticky 使胶黏~ sthto cover sth with a sticky substance called size 上胶料;上浆;上涂料 ●ˌsize sb/sth↔ˈup(informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth 估量;判断 SYN sum up ◆She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. 她知道他在盯着她看,打量她。◆He sized up the situation very quickly. 他很快对形势作出了判断。 |