在这段特殊时期里,
相信大家都安安静静待在家里葛优躺。
与其在沙发上长草,
不如一起来学习一下“宅”的英语小知识吧!
stay at home
动词词组,可以表达“自己爱待在家里”的意思,后面可以跟the whole weekend、the entire month等。
-What did you do yesterday? 你昨天干嘛了?
- I stayed at home all day. 我在家宅了一天
-What's your plan for summer vacation?你暑假有啥计划?
-Nothing special, I'll just stay at home.没什么,就待在家吧。
2. stay-at-home
加上两个小横杠之后变成名词或形容词,意为“深居简出的;不爱出家门的人”,也就是我们常说的“宅男宅女”们。
She is totally a stay-at-home, and she prefers staying at home and rarely goes out!
她是个死宅,她喜欢呆在家并且很少出门。
My cousin is a quiet stay-at-home guy.
我表兄是个安静的宅男。
3. confined at home
这个词组非常贴合我们现在的情况,就是想出门但又不能轻易出去,只能被迫宅在家里。
We are confined at home to stop the transmission of the virus.
我们宅在家里,以切断病毒的传播。
Confined at home, Chinese get creative to beat boredom.
中国人发明了很多有创意的活动来打发在家待着的无聊。
4. staycation
等于stay+vacation,也就是在家待着的假期,可以表示假期宅在家或者只在家附近玩儿。
Remember, you can have a romantic staycation anytime.
记住,任何时候你都可以宅家浪漫一下。
If you can't afford a vacation, why not take a staycation?
如果负担不起出去度假,何不在家度假?
This is a super long staycation.
这真是个超长宅假期。
5. boredom will rot my brain
无聊就像霉菌一样长在我脑袋上
Let me out! Or boredom will rot my brain.
让我出去!不然我都要发霉了。
6. homebody
指那种家庭至上,喜欢在家里消遣的人,宅男宅女都可以用
I'm a homebody.
我是个宅男(女)。
A couple of years ago, John did a bit of soul-searching in his travels, but now he's got a kid and is more of a homebody.
几年前约翰还会在旅行途中进行一些自我反省,但现在有了孩子后,他完全是个宅男了。
7. couch potato
指那些整天坐着看电视,终日懒懒散散的人
Some us researchers have been looking at novel ways to increase the level of activity among those with "couch potato"lifestyles.
美国一些研究人员一直在寻找在新的方式,如何让那些懒虫们多活动身体。
You couch potato! Get up and exercise a little bit during the commercials.
你这个电视迷!趁着广告的时候起来做点运动吧。
8. hermit
隐士,隐居者,这个词指那些心理上抵触社交活动的人
He is a hermit and never meets new people.
他是个隐士,从不去认识新朋友。
Mr. Prentice acts like a hermit; he keeps to himself most of the time.
普伦蒂斯先生的行为像个隐士,大部分时间都独居自守。
关于“宅”的英语小知识就是这些啦!大家学会了吗?如果你有要分享的短语或句子,可以在下方留言哦~