詞彙精選:extra的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
額外的;特別的;另外收費的
例句:
Married officers get extra allowances.
已婚的軍官有額外津貼。
例句:
I stayed out an extra half hour.
我還特別多待了半個小時。
上好的;特大的
例句:
Eggs are graded from small to extra-large.
雞蛋從小的到特大的分成了等級。
例句:
The characteristics of an extra large city include large population amount, advanced economy, high quality of population and informationization level.
特大城市具有人口數量大、經濟發展水平高、人口素質高及信息化程度高的特點。
adv.
特別地,非常
例句:
Some ants have extra powerful jaws.
有些螞蟻的上下顎特別強而有力。
例句:
She was always on the lookout for extra good ears of rice for seed.
她一直在尋找長得特別好的稻穗做種子。
另外,額外地
例句:
We'll have to charge you 20 dollars extra.
我們得另外收您20美元。
例句:
Price 5 yuan, packing and postage extra.
包裝和郵費在外,價格5元。
n.
額外的事物(或好處);剩餘的副本
例句:
Optional extras include cooking tuition at a top restaurant.
可選的額外項目包括在頂級餐廳學習廚藝。
例句:
They are also spending much less on extras like meals in restaurants.
他們花在下館子等額外消費上的錢也少多了。
另外的收費,額外費用
例句:
10% extra is asked for quick service.
快洗業務要收取百分之十的額外費用。
例句:
She is disgusted by big hotels adding so many extras to the bill that it nearly doubles.
她非常厭惡大酒店額外收取這麼多費用,賬單金額都快翻倍了。
【舊】(報紙的)號外
例句:
The evening paper has an extra today.
這份晚報今天有號外。
例句:
A newsboy was screaming an extra.
一個報童在尖聲叫賣號外。
額外人手;臨時演員
例句:
Perhaps he could hire on as a Hollywood extra.
他也許能在好萊塢找到一個臨時演員的工作。
例句:
He worked as an extra for three years.
他當了三年臨時演員。
優質的東西;特級品
例句:
This article is about tips for buying real extra virgin olive oil.
這是關於購買優質初壓橄欖油小貼士的文章。
例句:
But for these little extras, I suggest that you wait till a Navy ship appears again.
至於這些高檔貨嘛,雖說是小意思,可我看你還是等下次海軍來了船再去向他們要吧。
(板球等非擊球所得的)額外得分
例句:
Their team won 8 to 7 by scoring the extra on a pass.
他們傳球額外得分,以8比7的比分獲勝。
二、詞義辨析:
additional,extra,supplementary
這些形容詞均有“另加的,額外的”之意。additional由名詞additon派生出的形容詞,指在原有基礎上添加上去的。extra指不包括本身而額外加上去的部分。supplementary由名詞supplement派生而來,指對原有的追加或補究。
三、相關短語:
extra dividend
額外股利,額外股息,附加股利,特別紅利
extra large
特大號
extra time
額外時間
四、參考例句:
One week extra preparation.
額外的一星期準備工作。
Married officers get extra allowances.
已婚的軍官有額外津貼。
Is there an extra charge?
有額外的費用嗎?
She always does extra work.
她經常做額外的工作。
Is there an extra charge?
有額外的費用嗎?
Can I have extra ketchup?
我可以多要一些番茄醬嗎?
Extra credit for unshaved armpits
不刮腋毛加學分
She gave them extra helpings of ice-cream.
她又給了他們幾份冰激凌。
The evening paper has an extra today.
這份晚報今天有號外。
Who gets the extra dessert at dinner?
誰在晚餐時多得到一塊甜點?