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Chinese selfie app on foreign land
世人愛美,有的不惜大灑金錢整容,不過有一個無痛又肯定有效的方法:手機修圖!中國一個下載量破十億的修圖應用程式,就打算進軍國際,誓要令人人「大眼、白晢、尖面」,外國人的審美觀又接不接受?
eye-widening 加大眼睛
beautifying 美化;修飾,裝飾
(verb 動詞)
例子:She went upstairs to beautify herself. 她上樓裝扮自己。
ubiquitous 普遍存在的,似乎無處不在的
(adjective 形容詞)
ubiquitous,留意發音是 /juːˈbɪk.wɪ.təs/,字首跟universal一樣。
例子:Leather is very much in fashion this season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
皮裝在這個季節非常流行當然牛仔服也似乎無處不在。
例子:The mobile phone, that most ubiquitous of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter a new age.
作爲使用最普遍的消費電器,收音機將進入一個新時代。
challenge 挑戰;難題;考驗
(noun 名詞)
例子:You know me - I like a challenge. 你瞭解我——我喜歡挑戰。
例子:It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the challenge.
這份工作會很有難度,不過我相信她會迎難而上的。
craze 時尚;風行一時的東西
(noun 名詞)
例子:Cycling shorts were the latest craze that year.
車運動短褲蔚為風尚。
例子:The craze for health foods has become big business.
健康食品熱創造了巨大的商機。
modest
(adjective 形容詞)
1. 不大(或多、貴)的;適中的
例子:We live in a fairly modest house, considering our wealth.
就我們擁有的財富而言,我們的住所不大。
例子:Just a modest portion for me, please.
只要一小份就好,謝謝。
2. 謙遜的
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