John answers, " Well, I mean, you know, " these are all filler expressions – that is, he's filling up the time thinking of something to say, but he says some very quickly.
约翰回答说, “嗯,我的意思是, 你知道,” 这些都是填充词——也就是说,他在想着要说的话来打发时间, 但他很快就说了一些。
单词 | fill up the time |
释义 |
fill up the time
原声例句
2010 English Cafe John answers, " Well, I mean, you know, " these are all filler expressions – that is, he's filling up the time thinking of something to say, but he says some very quickly. 约翰回答说, “嗯,我的意思是, 你知道,” 这些都是填充词——也就是说,他在想着要说的话来打发时间, 但他很快就说了一些。 米德尔马契(二) " Perhaps the beautiful bride, the gracious lady, would not be unwilling to let me fill up the time by trying to make a slight sketch of her — not, of course, as you see, for that picture — only as a single study" . “也许美丽的新娘,那位亲切的女士,不会不愿意让我试着给她画一幅素描来打发时间——当然,不像你看到的那样,只是为了那幅画——只是作为一项单独的研究” . |
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