n.变戏法的人
DENTIST, n. A prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket. 牙医:一种变戏法的人,他一边往你口袋里放金属,一边从你的口袋里掏金钱。
A prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket. 牙医:戏法佬,放烂铜烂铁入你口,铸成硬币,然后从你荷包攞出
He was a prestidigitator who entertained the children by pulling rabbits out of his hats, swallowing fire, and other similar tricks. 译文:他是一个变戏法的人,通过从他的帽子里拉出兔子、吞火和玩其他类似的把戏来逗孩子们开心。
He was a prestidigitator who entertained the children by pulling rabbits out of hats, swallowing fire, and other similar tricks. 能从帽子里拉出兔子、吞火和玩其他类似的把戏的人不就是变戏法的人吗?
c. He was a prestidigitator who entertained the children by pulling rabbits out of hats, swallowing fire, and other similar tricks。 在很多情况下,定语从句直接给出了某一生词的定义,所以,以定语从句为线索猜测词义也是一个行之有效的猜词方法。