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本帖最后由 elusty 于 2016-4-7 23:00 编辑 - ?1 V/ o, V4 r+ ? [; V& V0 s
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今天碰到一个新短语,north of 300,000 dollars,查了查安装的词典,只有CALD给出了高于某一数值的含义,其他都是说方向的。; ? W' T: E+ Z1 ^' A7 ]* A
看来,CALD的短语真不错!
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/north-of-sth
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used to say that an amount is more than the stated amount:
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当然,at south of an amount就是低于某一数量了。
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对了,SOED也有解释,但是平时CALD还是用的多一些。# _- N6 X2 G* J
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: [/ g H; X' _0 _3 a8 T2.(north of) Above (a particular amount, cost, etc.):0 h6 v5 Z" n; M/ R
they expect to spend north of $6 million for this latest campaign. |
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