英语单词趣谈：25个与“鬼”有关的词汇
时间：2019-01-18 作者：英语课 分类：英文语法词汇
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I’m particularly fond of affix 1 characters in Chinese, and what more vibrant 2 an example than 鬼 guǐ (“ghost; devil”)?
魔鬼 mguǐ (“evil devil”) – demon 3
懒鬼 lǎnguǐ (“lazy devil”) – lazybones
酒鬼 jiǔguǐ (“alcohol ghost”) – alcoholic 4; drunkard
醉鬼 zuguǐ (“drunk devil”) – drunkard
烟鬼 yānguǐ (“smoke devil”) – opium 5 addict 6; chain smoker 7
调皮鬼 tiáopguǐ (“naughty devil”) – naughty child
捣蛋鬼 dǎodnguǐ (“make-trouble devil”) – same as #6
吸血鬼 xīxuguǐ (“suck-blood devil”) – vampire 8
鬼佬 guǐlǎo (“devil old-guy”) – foreigner (usually derogatory)
胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ (“small-gut devil”) – coward; chicken
二鬼子 rguǐzi (“two-ghost-thing”) - a “banana” – someone yellow (Asian) on the outside but white (Caucasian) on the inside (derogatory)*
短命鬼 duǎnmngguǐ (“short-life devil”) – someone who dies at a young age
赌鬼 dǔguǐ (“gambling 9 ghost”) – gambling addict
饿鬼 guǐ (“hungry ghost”) – someone who is always hungry; someone with a big appetite
机灵鬼 jīlingguǐ (“clever ghost”) – clever person
胡涂鬼 htuguǐ (“confused ghost”) – someone who often seems confused and/or stupid
色鬼 sguǐ (“lust ghost”) – lecher; person who engages in sexual excess (no exact word for this in English perhaps?)
厉鬼 lguǐ (“terrible ghost”) – evil spirit
馋鬼 chánguǐ (“gluttonous ghost”) – pig (someone who eats too much)
催命鬼 cuīmngguǐ (“prodding ghost”) – someone who keeps pushing people to do things; a nagger 10
死鬼 sǐguǐ (“dead ghost”) – a negative but playful term used between spouses 11
鬼子 guǐzi (“devil-thing”) – foreign devil (derogatory)
鬼怪 guǐgui (“ghost-monster”) – ghosts and monsters
见鬼 jinguǐ (“see ghost”) – go to Hell!
鬼知道 guǐ zhīdo (“ghost knows”) – Heaven knows!
n.附件，附录 vt.附贴，盖(章)，签署
- Please affix your signature to the document. 请你在这个文件上签字。
- Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back. 填完该表，在背面贴上4张凭券。
adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的
- He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
- She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。
n.魔鬼，恶魔
- The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
- He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。
adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者
- The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
- Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
n.鸦片；adj.鸦片的
- That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人
- He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
- He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。
n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室
- His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
- He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。
n.吸血鬼
- It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
- Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。
n.赌博；投机
- They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
- The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
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