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關(guān)閉窗口 關(guān)于red, boiling, freezing, icy, bitter 表示程度
英語(yǔ)中有少數(shù)形容詞和現(xiàn)在分詞，如red, boiling, freezing, icy, bitter等，它們?cè)谀承┐钆渲锌梢宰鞲痹~，表示程度，用作狀語(yǔ)，其意為“很”“非常”等。如：
——red hot
The stove was red hot. 火爐是熾熱的。
The blacksmith is hammering the red hot metal. 鐵匠正在錘燒紅的鐵。
He cauterized the wound with a piece of red hot iron. 他用一塊燒紅的烙鐵燒灼傷口。
——boiling hot
It’s boiling hot. 它是滾燙的。
This soup is boiling hot! 這湯真燙！
I was boiling hot and sweaty. 我渾身滾燙，大汗淋漓。
The water's boiling hot. Pour it from one cup to another repeatedly to cool it. 開(kāi)水太燙，拿兩個(gè)杯子折一折就涼了。
——bright red
His face was bright red. 他的臉是鮮紅的。
She was wearing bright red lipstick. 她搽著鮮紅色的口紅。
The plant has a beautiful bright red flower. 這株植物開(kāi)了一朵美麗鮮紅的花。
——freezing cold
The weather is freezing cold. 天氣冷極了。
It is freezing cold in most time of the year. 西藏終年的多數(shù)時(shí)刻都是非常寒冷的。
Why don't you get a hat and scarf for freezing cold weather? 天這么冷，你怎么不買(mǎi)帽子和圍巾呢？
——icy cold
The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat. 冰涼的水在船邊泛起泡沫。
It was icy cold enough to turn you blue in the face. 天氣冰冷，足以凍得人臉色發(fā)紫。
His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. 他的鞋子和衣服全都濕透了，冰涼冰涼的。
——bitter cold
The next day it was still snowing, and the next, bitter cold. 第二天還在下雪，第三天嚴(yán)寒刺骨。
但這樣的用法非常有限，并往往只用于某些特定搭配中，如可說(shuō) bitter cold(冰冷)，bitter wind(寒風(fēng))等，但習(xí)慣上卻不說(shuō) bitter hot，bitter busy等。
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