Thursday 23 July 2009

每日一词学英语(86): unfazed

7月22日在亚洲发生了本世纪最大的日全食。中国是重要的观测点,可惜上海天气不好,没能一睹全食盛况。日食似乎是不祥之兆,不过上海股市倒是未受影响。Shanghai’s stockmarket was unfazed. Share prices saw their biggest gains in seven weeks. (From The Economist, July 23 2009: The solar eclipse in China

adj. (informal) not worried or surprised by sth unexpected that happens
*She was totally unfazed by the news.

这个词的主干是“faze”,同义词:disconcert。
verb [often passive] (informal) to make you feel confused or shocked, so that you do not know what to do 打扰;使担忧
*She wasn’t fazed by his comments.
*He looked as if nothing could faze him.

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