a length of puke
puke 指优质羊毛呢时通常不可数,常与 a length of、a piece of 等量词短语连用。
The merchant sold her a length of puke for a winter cloak.
商人卖给她一段细羊毛呢,用来做冬季斗篷。
暗红褐色;优质羊毛布料;深暗棕红色;呕吐;呕吐物
优质羊毛布料
A fine grade of woolen cloth.
深暗棕红色
A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
The smell of puke in the alley was overwhelming.
巷子里呕吐物的气味令人难以忍受。
用法提示:puke 作为不可数名词,意为呕吐物。
He had to clean up the puke from the carpet after the party.
聚会后他不得不清理地毯上的呕吐物。
用法提示:puke 作为名词,指呕吐出来的东西。
The dog's puke on the sidewalk was a hazard.
人行道上狗的呕吐物是个危险物。
用法提示:puke 用作名词,表示呕吐物。
puke 指优质羊毛呢时通常不可数,常与 a length of、a piece of 等量词短语连用。
The merchant sold her a length of puke for a winter cloak.
商人卖给她一段细羊毛呢,用来做冬季斗篷。
puke 表示暗红褐色时,可作介词 in 的宾语,用来说明涂刷或染色的颜色。
The walls of the old study were painted in puke.
旧书房的墙壁被刷成了暗红褐色。
表示颜色的深浅或色调时,可用 a shade of puke 这样的结构。
She chose a shade of puke that matched the antique rug.
她选了一种与古董地毯相配的暗红褐色。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a puke at the market to make a winter coat.
正确表达She bought some puke at the market to make a winter coat.
puke 指“优质羊毛布料”时是不可数名词(物质名词),所以前面不能用不定冠词 a;表示数量要用 some、a piece of 等结构,例如 a piece of puke。汉语名词没有这种可数、不可数的区分,容易直接加上 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子Puke from this region are famous for their softness.
正确表达Puke from this region is famous for its softness.
puke 作“羊毛布料”讲时为不可数名词,因此作主语时谓语动词要用单数 is,回指代词用 its,而不能按复数处理成 are/their;汉语没有主谓一致和单复数形态变化,学习者容易把布料当成可数复数。
puce 指带紫调的深红褐色;puke 指深暗、偏棕的红色。表示这类颜色时,puce 的色调偏紫,puke 更暗更棕;读音上 puce 结尾为 /s/,puke 结尾为 /k/。
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