英語(yǔ)怎么形容“信手拈來(lái),隨時(shí)可用的東西”?

2014年11月13日 12:32:03

英語(yǔ)中怎么形容一個(gè)東西“可以買(mǎi)到”、“可以找到”、“隨時(shí)都可以用”等等意思,我們來(lái)看看。

1. available: something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found?

例:

Tickets are available from the box office. (可以在售票處買(mǎi)到票。)

There are plenty of jobs available in the area. (這個(gè)地區(qū)很好找工作。)

Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became available. (一有新信息,就開(kāi)會(huì)告訴員工。)

Further building can continue when money is made available. (資金一到位,工程就可以繼續(xù)。)

readily/widely available (= very easy to obtain )

Parking is readily available near the station entrance. (車(chē)站入口處很容易找到停車(chē)位。)

Boats?are?readily?available?to?visitors. (游客很容易就能租到船。)

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2. to be had/found: something that is to be had or to be found is available to anyone who knows where to get it from

例:

She knew of a place where designer clothes were to be had at bargain prices. (她知道有個(gè)好地方,衣服又好看又便宜。)

When no work was to be had, he borrowed money from friends. (沒(méi)工作的時(shí)候,他就向朋友借錢(qián)。)

We looked all over, but there were no fast food restaurants to be found. (我們四處看了看,沒(méi)有一家快餐店。)

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3. be going: if something is going , it is available for anyone who wants it

備注:''be going''常用于英式英語(yǔ)非正式的場(chǎng)合。

例:

Is there any more wine going? (還有酒嗎?)

There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country. (這里不好找工作。)

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4. at your disposal: if something is at your disposal, someone has provided it for you to use whenever you want or in any way that you want

例:

We have ample money at our disposal to do this job right. (我們有足夠資金可以好好進(jìn)行這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。)

A limousine and driver were put at her disposal for the entire week. (加長(zhǎng)車(chē)和司機(jī)都可供她隨時(shí)用整個(gè)禮拜。)

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5. be on tap: if something that you like or enjoy is on tap , it is available to you all the time so that you can have it whenever you want it

備注:''be on tap''常用于非正式的場(chǎng)合。

例:

It's a great place for a rest: food, music, alcohol—everything's on tap. (這里是休閑的好地方,吃的喝的音樂(lè),應(yīng)有盡有。)

Some three hundred free outdoor shows are on tap during the weekend festival. (周末狂歡期間將有300多場(chǎng)室外免費(fèi)演出供人們觀看。)

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6. valid: if a ticket, passport etc is valid , you can legally use it and it will be officially accepted

例:

Do you have a valid driver's license? (你的駕照還在有效期內(nèi)嗎?還可以用嗎?)

Your ticket is valid for travel at any time of the day. (你用這個(gè)票在當(dāng)天之內(nèi)可以隨意坐車(chē)。)

My passport is valid for 10 years. (我的護(hù)照有效期10/可以用10年。)

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7. current: a current official document has not yet reached the date after which it can no longer be used

例:

Acceptable forms of ID include a current passport or a birth certificate. (有效的身份證明可以是在有效期內(nèi)的護(hù)照或出生證明。)

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