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wee  [wi]

原句:Miss Bartlett was, after all, a wee bit tired, and thought they had better spend the morning settling in.

解釋:

1.very small in size

ex.a wee girl

2.small in amount; little

ex.I felt a wee bit guilty about it.

idioms: the wee small hours=the small/early hours

crumb [krʌm]

原句:By the time Lucy was ready her cousin had done her breakfast, and was litening to the clever lady among the crumb.

解釋:

1.a very small piece of food, especially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece

ex.She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater.

2.a small piece or amount

ex.The government's only crumb of comfort is that their opponents are as confused as they are.

emancipate [ɪˋmænsə͵pet]

原句:I hope we shall soon emancipate you from Baedeker.

解釋:

to free somebody, especially from legal, political or social restrictions

synonym:set free

ex.Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States.