33 worth a browse, raised his brows
趙Sir:Browse和brows是一對同音異義字,試指出這兩個字各自的意思?
Henry:Browse是“漫不經心地瀏覽物品”,而brows是“眉毛”(brow)的複數。
趙Sir:解釋非常清楚。現在先談browse,它用作動詞(verb)有幾個意思:
一、“(在商店裏)隨便看看”,例如:
You are welcome to come in and browse.
(歡迎您光臨本店隨便看看。)
She told me to browse the shelves for something interesting to read.
(她叫我瀏覽書架,找本有趣的書來看。)
二、“隨意翻閱”,例如:
Don't browse through those dirty old magazines.
(不要翻閱那些骯髒而陳舊的雜誌。)
There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over.
(這裏有很多傳記給他翻閱。)
三、“(牛、羊)吃(青草、綠葉)”,例如:
The three red deer wanted to browse on the fringe of the forest.
(三頭紅鹿想在森林邊緣進食。)
Browse亦用作名詞(noun),意思是“瀏覽”,例如:
The gift shop is well worth a browse.
(這家禮品店很值得一看。)
Henry:但我較喜歡browse體育用品店吧。Brows又有何用法?
趙Sir:Brows是“眉毛”,例如:
He raised his brows in surprise.
(他吃驚地揚起眉毛。)
Our blank eyes and furrowed brows showed that we didn't know what they were talking about.
(我們眼神茫然、眉頭皺起,說明我們不知他們在談甚麼。)
Henry:他們必在討論人生哲理,非談英超聯!