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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔COMPARE〕With only 57 inhabitants per square mile, as against a world average of over 70, the country is far from overcrowded. 这个国家每平方英里只有57个居民，与世界的平均密度70多相比，远远称不上人口过于密集。朗文写作活用〔brimful〕Nobody could call this year's Cannes film festival brimful of wonderful surprises.今年的戛纳电影节根本称不上惊喜连连。剑桥高阶〔call〕You could hardly call the show perfect, but it was successful.这场演出称不上十全十美，但很成功。牛津搭配〔dangerous〕It's a risky idea, if not downright dangerous! 这种想法即使称不上绝对危险，也是存在风险的！牛津搭配〔definition〕This unusual building barely fits the definition of a house.这幢独特的建筑几乎称不上房子。牛津搭配〔downright〕The working conditions are unhealthy, if not downright (= and probably extremely) dangerous.这种工作环境即使称不上非常危险，也是对身体有害的。剑桥高阶〔exhaustively〕This is by no means an exhaustive list but it gives an indication of the many projects taking place.这绝称不上是详尽无遗的清单，但是列出了很多正在进行的项目。柯林斯高阶〔fish〕The movie is neither fish nor fowl—it's not really a comedy, but it's too lighthearted to be called a drama.这部电影不伦不类——既不是真正的喜剧片，又过于轻松欢快，称不上正剧。韦氏高阶〔hew to〕You must hew to the rules of the game, or it wouldn't be named game.你得遵守比赛的规则，否则就称不上比赛了。21世纪英汉〔imagination〕It couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be described as a (= it is certainly not a) beautiful city.这座城市再怎么说也称不上漂亮。剑桥高阶〔imagination〕Not by any stretch of the imagination could she be called beautiful (= she was definitely not beautiful in any way).再怎么说她也称不上漂亮。牛津搭配〔not to say〕He was impolite, not to say downright rude! 他虽称不上是十分粗鲁，至少也是不礼貌的。韦氏高阶〔one〕The problem with this drama-documentary is that it's neither one thing nor the other.这部纪实剧的问题在于, 它既不像纪录片, 也称不上故事片。外研社新世纪〔pure〕He cannot claim to have led an absolutely pure life.他称不上生活作风绝对正派。麦克米伦高阶〔quite〕He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous.他相当有魅力，但称不上我心目中的美男子。剑桥高阶〔stretch〕She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。牛津高阶〔term〕At his age, he can hardly be termed a young man.到了这个年纪，他称不上是年轻人了。牛津高阶〔themselves〕No one who ignores the law can call themselves a good citizen.不守法的人称不上好公民。21世纪英汉He couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be called a handsome man (=He's certainly not handsome).他不管怎么想也称不上是个英俊的男子。剑桥国际He's not hideously ugly, but he's not what you would call handsome.他没那么丑，但也称不上你所说的英俊。剑桥国际He's quite pleasant-looking but he's not what you'd call handsome.他相貌甚好，不过称不上英俊。剑桥国际 |
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