形容不一樣的英語說法和例句
形容不一樣的英語說法和例句
形容兩個(gè)東東特別不一樣,中文里有“截然不同”、“相去甚遠(yuǎn)”、“大相徑庭”等成語。換到英文里,你只會(huì)說一個(gè)“different”嗎?那么你知道除了different,形容不一樣還有哪些英語說法嗎?下面來學(xué)習(xí)一下吧。
不一樣的英語說法:
1. A far cry from
當(dāng)兩種事物差別很大,放在一起感覺大相徑庭時(shí),英文可用a far cry from表示,如:The movie is a far cry from the book.(這部電影和原著比相去甚遠(yuǎn)。)
2. Be another (thing)
想要說明兩件事有區(qū)別,或者一件事比另一件更重要,英文還可以用be another (thing)來強(qiáng)調(diào),比如:Romance is one thing, marriage is quite another.(追求浪漫是一回事兒,但婚姻又是另一回事兒。)
3. A different kettle of fish
Kettle of fish意指“混亂”、“一團(tuán)糟”,a different kettle of fish這個(gè)俚語表示“另一碼事”。例如: She's not nervous about speaking to a lot of people, but speaking to a TV camera is a different kettle of fish.(她在許多人面前講話都不緊張, 但在攝影機(jī)前講話就完全是另一回事了。)
4. Chalk and cheese
粉筆與奶酪是一種怎樣的配搭?Chalk and cheese就是要讓你感受下這兩個(gè)東東不是一類噠,說明有“天壤之別”。例如:Frank and I will never get along. We're chalk and cheese.(弗蘭克和我永遠(yuǎn)也玩不到一塊去。我倆根本不是一類人。)
5. Have nothing in common
Have something in common指的是“有共同之處”,而have nothing in common則意指“毫無共同點(diǎn)”,如:The two have nothing in common.(兩者毫無相同之處。)
不一樣的相關(guān)例句:
1. Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.
如果當(dāng)時(shí)我再多說一點(diǎn)的話,結(jié)果或許會(huì)不一樣。
2. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
我和父親斷絕了關(guān)系,因?yàn)槲蚁氤蔀橐粋€(gè)不一樣的自己。
3. He was surprised they had married — they had seemed so different.
他倆居然結(jié)婚了——這讓他非常驚訝,因?yàn)樗麄儗?shí)在是太不一樣了。
4. I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different.
我正想換工作,想嘗試點(diǎn)不一樣的事情來挑戰(zhàn)一下自己。
5. He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
他的工作習(xí)慣跟一般人很不一樣,喜歡通宵工作。
6. Sometimes, the bank manager just doesn't see it your way.
有時(shí)銀行經(jīng)理和你看問題的角度就是不一樣。
7. He was firm and steady unlike other men she knew.
他堅(jiān)定可靠,和她認(rèn)識(shí)的其他男人不一樣。
8. This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose.
這是外國,與圣何塞很不一樣。
9. That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different.
那是英國人的普遍缺點(diǎn)。在美國,情況就大不一樣了。
10. His interests increasingly diverged from those of his colleagues.
他的興趣和同事們?cè)絹碓讲灰粯恿恕?/p>
11. I wanted different moods in each room.
我想讓每個(gè)房間都感覺不一樣。
12. People often look different after embalming.
尸體經(jīng)過防腐處理后,人看起來常常不一樣。
13. Monthly interest costs vary.
每個(gè)月的利息費(fèi)用都不一樣。
14. He's different from my ex.
他和我的前夫不一樣。
15. If anything, Sloan's uneasiness deepened.
如果說有什么不一樣的話,那就是斯隆變得越來越不安了。