英语中委婉的说法

英语中委婉的说法，

1)Being in Love (恋爱）

assignation (本义）指定 to be gone on (本义）一去不返 to be shock up (本义）被震撼的 to be taken (本义）被吸引住 H2 (本义）hot and heavy to have a crush on (本义）捣碎 meeting (本义）会面 to set one's cap for (本义）指向某人 to set one's sights at (本义）目光落在身上 to walk out 出去溜达 to take a fancy to (本义）喜欢上 to cut one's eye at (本义）瞥一眼 the glad eye (本义）高兴的眼光 to look sweet on (本义）

to make eyes at (本义）对某人使眼色 wandering eye (本义）游荡的眼光 2) Pregnancy (怀孕）

a hole out in one(本义）一击入洞（高尔夫术语） an accident（本义）事故 anticipating（本义）期待的 awkward（本义）行动不便 to be caught（本义）被捉住 to be gone（本义）已过去了 to beget（本义）产生 break one's ankle（本义）脚骨折了 clucky（本义）抱窝的 eating for two（本义）吃双份饭 expecting（本义）期待的 an expectant mother（本义）期待的母亲 to fall（本义）倒下了 full of heir（本义）怀有继承人 far gone（本义）去日苦多 on the nest（本义）在抱窝 to have a hump in the front（本义）前身有块隆肉

to have one watermelon on the vine（本义）藤上有瓜了

to have one on the way （本义）有人要来 in a bad shape（本义）身体不佳 in a certain condition（本义）身处某种状态

in a delicate condition（本义）身体虚弱 knitting（本义）绒衣 in a (the) family way（本义）家常打扮 in a familiar way（本义）熟悉地 in a particular condition（本义）处于特殊状态

in an interesting condition(situation, state)（本义）处于有趣状态 in trouble（本义）惹上麻烦 infanticipating（本义）期望得子 irregularity（本义）不规则现象 to knock up（本义）敲门叫人 lady-in-waiting（本义）有所期待的女子 P.G.(Pregnant)怀孕的 to learn all about diaper folding（本义）学叠尿布

preparing the bassinet（本义）准备摇篮 that way（本义）那样 rattle shopping（本义）采购玩具 rehearing lullabies（本义）练唱催眠曲 to spoil a woman's shape（本义）坏了女子体型

to sprain an ankle（本义）扭伤脚踝 with child（本义）怀孩子了 to swallow a watermelon seed（本义）吞了棵西瓜子

waiting for the patter of little feet（本义）等呆小脚牙声 to wear the apron high（本义）围裙系高 a waiting woman（本义）等呆中的妇女 with a baby window（本义）有个凸窗肚

3)Defecation (如厕）

to be caught short (本义）给了个冷不妨 to fix one's face (本义）化装 the call of nature (本义）自然的需要 to freshen up (本义）梳洗打扮 Can I add some powder? (本义）我可以茶点粉吗?

to cash(write) a check (本义）兑(开)张支票 evacuation (本义）排空 to do a job for oneself (本义）做点私事 to excrete (本义）排泄 do one's business (本义）干自己的活 to do one's duty (本义）尽职 to ease oneself (本义）自我轻松一下 to eliminate (本义）逐出 to find a haven of rest (本义）寻找安息所

to get some fresh air (本义）去呼吸一点新鲜空气 to give oneself ease (本义）使自己舒服一下

to go into retreat (本义）去僻静 to go somewhere (本义）出去一下 to go to Egypt (本义）到埃及去 powder one's nose (本义）搽点粉 to go to one's private office (本义）到私人办公室去 May I adjourn? (本义）我可以变换一下地方吗？

natural necessity (本义）自然的需要 nature stop (本义）自然需要停车 to pluck a rose (本义）摘朵玫瑰 to relieve oneself (本义）轻松一下 4)Death(死亡）

to be asleep in the Arms of God (本义）安睡在上帝的怀中

to be at peace (本义）平静了 to be at rest (本义）在休息 to be called to God (本义）被召唤到上帝那 to rest (本义）休息 to be called home (本义）被召回家 to depart (本义）离去 to be home and free (本义）到家自由了 to go home (本义）回家 to be taken to paradise (本义）被送进天堂 happy land (本义）乐土 The call of God (本义）上帝的召唤 final sleep (本义）最后一觉 The final departure (本义）最后离去 to go to heaven (本义）进天堂 to go to one's long home (本义）回到永久之家 in heaven (本义）在天堂 to go to one's own place (本义）回老家 to sleep (本义）长眠 to have fallen asleep (本义）入睡了 to rest in peace (本义）安息 to have found rest (本义）得到安息 to pay one's fee (本义）付费 to have gone to a better place(land,world,life)到一个更好得地方去了 to join one's ancestors (本义）加入先人的行列

join the Great majority (本义）加入大多数 to fall (本义）倒下了 to leave this world (本义）离开今世 to return to dust (本义）归之尘土 with God (本义）和上帝在一起 with their Father (本义）与圣父在一起 to do one's bit (本义）尽职了 to be out of pain (本义）摆脱痛苦 to lay down one's life (本义）放下自己的生命 to expire (本义）呼气 to be no longer with us (本义）不再与我们在一起

to breathe one's last (本义）呼了最后一口气 to go off (本义）离去 to cancel one's account (本义）销帐 to be gone (本义）去了 pay one's last debt (本义）付最后一笔债 to fade away (本义）消失 to make one's exit (本义）退场 to kick off (本义）开球 to be free (本义）解脱了 to be no more (本义）不复存在

to close one's eyes (本义）瞑目 to come to an end (本义）结束 to go beyond (本义）到远方去 to go one's last (本义）走到自己的终点 to go one's place (本义）回老家 to go to west (本义）西去 to go to one's resting place (本义）到休息地去

to kick the bucket (本义）踢翻水桶 to stop living (本义）停止生存 to lose one's life (本义）失去了生命 to pass away (本义）离去 to take one's rest (本义）休息 to shut up the shop (本义）关门 英语构词法

一. 常见的前缀

1.表示否定意义的前缀

1)纯否定前缀

a-, an-, asymmetry（不对称）anhydrous（无水的） dis- dishonest, dislike

in-, ig-, il, im, ir, incapable, inability, ignoble, impossible, immoral, illegal, irregular

ne-, n-, none, neither, never ；non-, noesense ； neg-, neglect un- unable, unemployment 2)表示错误的意义

male-, mal-, malfunction, maladjustment(失调)

mis-, mistake, mislead ；pseudo-, pseudonym(假名), pseudoscience 3)表示反动作的意思

de-, defend, demodulation(解调) ； dis-, disarm, disconnect un-, unload, uncover

4)表示相反，相互对立意思

anti-, ant- antiknock( 防震), antiforeign,(排外的)

contra-, contre-, contro-, contradiction, controflow(逆流) counter-, counterreaction, counterbalance ob-, oc-, of-, op-, object, oppose, occupy with-, withdraw, withstand

2. 表示空间位置，方向关系的前缀

1)a- 表示“在??之上”，“向??”：aboard, aside, 2)by- 表示“附近，邻近，边侧”：bypath, bypass(弯路)

3)circum-, circu-, 表示“周围，环绕，回转”：circumstance, circuit 4)de-, 表示“在下，向下”：descend, degrade 5)en-, 表示“在内，进入”：encage, enbed(上床)

6)ex-, ec-, es-, 表示“外部，外”：exit, eclipse, expand, export 7)extra-, 表示“额外”：extraction （提取） 8)fore- 表示“在前面”：forehead, foreground 9)in-, il-, im-, ir-, 表示“向内，在内，背于” inland, invade, inside, import

10)inter-, intel-, 表示“在??间，相互” international, interaction, internet

11)intro-, 表示“向内，在内，内侧”：introduce, introduce

12)medi-, med-, mid-, 表示“中，中间”：Mediterranean, midposition 13)out-, 表示“在上面，在外部，在外”：outline, outside, outward

14)over-, 表示“在上面，在外部，向上”：overlook, overhead, overboard 15)post-, 表示\向后，在后边，次”：postscript(附言)，

16)pre-, 表示\在前”在前面”：prefix, preface, preposition 17)pro-, 表示“在前，向前”：progress, proceed,

18)sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, 表示“在下面，下” subway, submarine, suffix, suppress, supplement 19)super-, sur-, 表示“在?..之上” superficial, surface, superstructure 20)trans-, 表示“移上，转上，在那一边” translate, transform, transoceanic

21)under-, 表示“在?..下面，下的”：underline, underground, underwater 22)up-, 表示“向上，向上面，在上”：upward, uphold, uphill(上坡) 3. 表示时间，序列关系的前缀

1)ante-, anti-, 表示“先前，早于，预先”：antecedent, anticipate, 2)ex-, 表示“先，故，旧”：expresident, exhusband 3)fore-, 表示“在前面，先前，前面”：foreward, dorecast, foretell(预言) 4)mid-, medi-, 表示“中，中间”：midnight, midsummer 5)post-\表示“在后，后”：postwar,

6)pre-, pri-, 表示“在前，事先，预先”：preheat, prewar, prehistory 7)pro-, 表示“在前，先，前”：prologue(序幕)，prophet(预言家) 8)re-, 表示“再一次，重新”：retell, rewrite 4. 表示比较程度差别关系的前缀

1)by-, 表示“副，次要的”：byproduct, bywork(副业) 2)extra-,表示“超越，额外”：extraordinary,

3)hyper- 表示“超过，极度”:hypersonic(超声波), hypertesion(高血压) 4)out-,表示“超过，过分”:outdo(超过), outbid(出价过高的人) 5)over-，表示“超过，过度，太”:overeat, overdress, oversleep 6) sub-, suc-, sur-, 表示“低，次，副，亚” subeditor, subordinate, subtropical(亚热带)

7)super-, sur- 表示“超过”:supernature, superpower, surplus, surpass 8)under-,表示“低劣，低下”

undersize, undergrown, underproduction(生产不足) 9)vice- 表示“副，次”:vicepresident, vicechairman 5. 表示共同，相等意思的前缀

1)com-, cop-, con-, cor-, co- 表示“共同，一起”。

connect, combine, collect, combat, coexist, co-operate 2)syn-, syl-,sym-,表示“同，共，和，类” symmetry, sympathy, synthesis(合成) 6. 表示整个完全意思的前缀

1)al- 表示“完整，完全”:alone, almost,

2) over-表示“完全，全”:overall, overflow(充满)