outdoors
UK/'aut'dɒ:z/US
TOEFL高考四级六级B1
释义
adv.
Outside a building; in the open air.
在户外,在室外,在露天。
n.
The open air; the world of nature outside buildings (often 'the great outdoors').
户外、野外;大自然(常作 the great outdoors)。
词根拆分
词根派生out + door + -s,来自旧短语 out of doors(在建筑物外)。这个 -s 是那个短语凝固下来的残留。与形容词 outdoor 不同,outdoors 用作副词(sleep outdoors)或名词(love the outdoors)。
词根 door 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.play outdoors在户外玩耍
- 2.work outdoors在户外工作
- 3.spend time outdoors在户外度过时光
- 4.the great outdoors大自然
例句
- 1.
The children spent the whole afternoon playing outdoors.
孩子们整个下午都在户外玩耍。
- 2.
After months indoors, she longed for the great outdoors.
在室内待了几个月后,她渴望投入大自然的怀抱。
- 3.
It was warm enough to eat outdoors on the terrace.
天气够暖和,可以在露台上户外用餐。