每日一词【874】size up：估计、评定
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：英语每日一词
英语课
今天我们要学的词是size up。 To size up, 对某个人或某件事进行估计、评定。"She is sizing up her romantic rival," 她仔细揣摩情敌的实力。"The candidate sized up the situation and decided 1 to withdraw," 这位候选人对选战局势进行判断后决定退出。"The game offered a chance for college scouts 2 to size up the high school basketball sensation," 这场比赛让大学校队的星探们有机会对这个高中篮球奇才进行评估。"Some of U.K.'s leading law firms are sizing up outsourcing," 英国一些最大的法律事务所正在考虑将业务外包。好的，今天我们学习的词是size up...
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。