糖果单词 8.2 squat, assemble, whim

They are squatting and assembling the furniture.

他们蹲着组装家具。

squatting      /skwɑːt/

v. squat (down) to sit on your heels with your knees bent up close to your body

蹲,蜷

Eg. We saw them squatting down behind a wall.

我们看见他们在墙背后蹲着。

assemble      /əˈsembl/

v. to come together as a group; to bring people or things together as a group

聚会,集合

Eg1. We are supposed to assemble in front of the building.

我们应该在门口集合。

Eg2. assemble evidence/data

收集证据/数据

v. assemble something  to fit together all the separate parts of something, for example a piece of furniture

组装,装配(如家具)

Eg. Ayman helped me assemble the furniture in my room.

Ayman帮我组装我房间的家具

Yiting bought this house on a whim.

一婷一时兴起就买了一栋房子。

whim    /wɪm/

n. a sudden wish to do or have something, especially when it is something unusual or unnecessary

一时的兴致,心血来潮,突如其来的想法。(通常指不寻常或没必要的事)

on a whim/at whim 一时兴起地

Eg. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!

身为老公就应该纵容我每一个突发奇想!


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