1.Lend sth (to sb/sth)/(sb/sth) sth (formal) to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
给…增加,增添(特色)
例句:The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
落日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。
Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
她的出席使那场面增添了几分光彩。
2.family roots 家庭传统
例句:As a basketball fan who attended college in Philadelphia, and with family roots here, I have always felt a strong connection to this City and the 76ers.
我本人也是个篮球迷,并在费城完成大学学业,而且我的家人也都在费城,我始终觉得自己跟这座城市以及76人球队紧密相连。
3.spill the beans 透露秘密
例句:They will typically spill the beans to at least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes.
她们会有代表性的向至少一个人泄露秘密在47小时15分钟以内。
4.scoff all the food 狼吞虎咽的吃完
例句:Eating has become a purely functional routine for three-quarters of adults, who scoff food so quickly they cannot enjoy it or appreciate the taste.
而对于75%的成年人来说,吃饭变成了一个功能性、常规性的任务,没有人会花精力细细品尝食物、并感受食物的魅力了。
5.seal sth (with sth) 封盖…的表面
例句:The floors had been stripped and sealed with varnish.
地板上东西挪空,涂上了清漆。