2023年1月12日 星期四

五分鐘英語練習- 014

五分鐘英語練習 (014)
"Five minutes English practice" (014)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Minimal Pairs Words Practice
最小成對單字練習

Let’s get started.

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【hag & hug】 【ham & hum】 【hang & hung】 【hash & hush】 【hat & hut】 【hatch & hutch】 【jag & jug】 【lag & lug】 【mad & mud】 【massed & must】
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【glam & glum】

As nouns the difference between glam and glum is that glam is galleries, libraries, archives and museums while glum is light.
作為名詞,glam 和 glum 之間的區別在於 glam 是畫廊、圖書館、檔案館和博物館,而 glum 是光。

glam [ɡ'læm] n. 畫廊、圖書館、檔案館和博物館

GLAM, an acronym for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums, refers to cultural organizations that aim to help the public acquire knowledge.
GLAM,是美術館(Galleries)、圖書館(Libraries)、檔案館(Archives)及博物館(Museums) 組合而成的首字母縮略字,指以幫助大眾獲取知識為宗旨的文化組織。


"Glam and Glum" is mainly used as an adjective.
"Glam" is short for "glamour,[ˈɡlæmər]" which means :「charming」.
And "Glum" means :「depressed」.

"Glam and Glum" 主要是用在形容詞上。
"Glam" 是  "glamour" 的簡略說法,它的意思是「迷人的;富有魅力的」。
而 "glum" 的意思是「沮喪的;悶悶不樂的」。

glam [ɡ'læm] adj. 迷人的

She was always glam. She looked like a star.
她總是魅力四射,看上去儼然一位明星。

glum [ɡlʌm] adj. 沮喪的

You look glum. What's up?
你看上去悶悶不樂的,怎麼了?

【grab & grub】

grab [ɡræb] v. 攫取; 搶奪

He grabbed at her handbag.
他搶奪了她的手提包。


grub [ɡrʌb] v. 挖掘尋找

The dog was grubbing around in the mud for a bone.
那隻狗在泥中刨來扒去找骨頭。

grub [ɡrʌb] n. 蛆;幼蟲;食物

A grub looks like a shortfat worm.昆蟲的幼蟲看上去像一條又短又粗的蠕蟲。
I'm starving - let's get some grub.我要餓死了- 我們去找點吃的吧。