2019.1.2每日一词 sought-after

字典解释

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“sought-after”是一个形容词,来自动词短语“seek after”,与昨天学习的“desirable”有相似之处,都表示“受欢迎的”,这个词可以在介绍某人或某物时见到

例句

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:

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

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

《经济学人》中有关人才的表述中也有这个词汇:

Talent has become the world’s most sought-after commodity, says Adrian Wooldrige.

关于智利的移民政策:

Decisions will be made based on a point 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,澳大利亚……

翻译练习

《经济学人》已经成为了备受中国学习者追捧的阅读材料。

The economist has become the most sought-after reading material in Chinese learning groups.

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

场景:导游向人们介绍一些名胜古迹或者一些城市的时候,可以用这个单词去做修饰
例子: Perhaps Paris is one of the most sought-after, fantastic and romantic cities in the world.

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