每日一词153/2019.4.24/-ridden

1. 英英释义: full of something unpleasant or bad

2. 理解:"ridden"是个形容词,表示“充斥着...的,它也常常被用作后缀使用让表达更加简洁。根据它的英英释义,我们知道-ridden的这种用法常常可以用来替换full of something, to contain a lot of something ,表示“为...所苦”“为...所累”。另外注意它前面的名词一般是有负向含义的词。比如debt/scandal/conflict/crime/superstition等。 

3. 应用:

1)翻译:这家债台高筑的公司开始把目光聚集到海外业务。

The debt-ridden firm is starting to shift its focus to overseas operations.

2) 造句:

a.  这位离婚的妈妈对孩子心怀愧疚。

b. The divorced mother is guilt-ridden about her kids.

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