sought-after

2019.1.2 sought-after

英英释义:wanted by many people but not easy to get

“sought-after”是个形容词,来自动词短语 “seek after”,它的意思和我们前一天学的 desirable 差不多,表示“受欢迎的”。常常是由于稀少或优质而备受欢迎,这个词经常可以在介绍某人和某物时见到。

除了受欢迎这层意思,还强调难以得到。

例1:侃爷(Kanye West)和阿迪达斯合作的潮流品牌“椰子鞋”(Yeezy)备受追捧,在许多国家都卖的很火。我们可以说:

Yeezy sneakers are one of the most sought-after footwear in the world.

例2:NPR 电台的主持人 Guy Raz 在今年成为了播客历史上第一个在 Apple Podcast 前20 排行榜上同时拥有三个电台节目的主持人。我们在介绍他的时候就可以说:

Guy Gaz is the sought-after podcaster. He is the only person to ever have three shows simultaneously in Apple’s top 20 podcasts.

《经济学人》中也经常用到 sought-after,比如提到人才时它说:

Talent has become the world's most sought-after commodity, says Adrian Wooldridge.

在提到智利的移民政策时,它说:

Decisions will be made based on a points system, which favours those with sought-after skills and education.

这句话套用在其他移民国家也非常准确,比如美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰。

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)翻译下面的句子:

《经济学人》已经成为了备受中国英语学习者追捧的阅读材料。

The Economists has become a sought-after reading material for Chinese English learners.

参考翻译:The Economist has become the most sought-after reading material among Chinese English language learners.

2)场景

这个款式这一季非常流行。

This is the sought-after design in the season.

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