1、pronounce
发…的音;读
Have I pronounced your name correctly?
你的名字我念得对吗?
He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.
他像英格兰人那样将它读成Per-sha。
宣称;宣告;宣布;断言
A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.
一位专家已宣布他的身体完全恢复了。
I now pronounce you man and wife.
我现在宣布你们结为夫妻。
宣称;宣布
The authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.
当局斟酌权衡再三才宣布他们的决定。
'As for me,' he pronounced, 'I can recognize a good deal when I see one'.
“至于我,”他宣称,“买卖好坏我一看便知。”
2、mess
脏乱;凌乱;不整洁
The house is a mess.
屋里一片狼藉。
The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess.
不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
困境;麻烦;混乱
I've made such a mess of my life.
我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess.
经济陷入如此困境的众多原因