英语怎么形容“信手拈来,随时可用的东西”?

2014-11-13 12:32阿卡索英语口语解析英语学习

英语中怎么形容一个东西“可以买到”、“可以找到”、“随时都可以用”等等意思,我们来看看。

1. available: something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found 

例:

Tickets are available from the box office. (可以在售票处买到票。)

There are plenty of jobs available in the area. (这个地区很好找工作。)

Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became available. (一有新信息,就开会告诉员工。)

Further building can continue when money is made available. (资金一到位,工程就可以继续。)

readily/widely available (= very easy to obtain )

Parking is readily available near the station entrance. (车站入口处很容易找到停车位。)

Boats are readily available to visitors. (游客很容易就能租到船。)

 

2. to be had/found: something that is to be had or to be found is available to anyone who knows where to get it from

例:

She knew of a place where designer clothes were to be had at bargain prices. (她知道有个好地方,衣服又好看又便宜。)

When no work was to be had, he borrowed money from friends. (没工作的时候,他就向朋友借钱。)

We looked all over, but there were no fast food restaurants to be found. (我们四处看了看,没有一家快餐店。)

 

3. be going: if something is going , it is available for anyone who wants it

备注:''be going''常用于英式英语非正式的场合。

例:

Is there any more wine going? (还有酒吗?)

There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country. (这里不好找工作。)

 

4. at your disposal: if something is at your disposal, someone has provided it for you to use whenever you want or in any way that you want

例:

We have ample money at our disposal to do this job right. (我们有足够资金可以好好进行这个项目。)

A limousine and driver were put at her disposal for the entire week. (加长车和司机都可供她随时用整个礼拜。)

 

5. be on tap: if something that you like or enjoy is on tap , it is available to you all the time so that you can have it whenever you want it

备注:''be on tap''常用于非正式的场合。

例:

It's a great place for a rest: food, music, alcohol—everything's on tap. (这里是休闲的好地方,吃的喝的音乐,应有尽有。)

Some three hundred free outdoor shows are on tap during the weekend festival. (周末狂欢期间将有300多场室外免费演出供人们观看。)

 

6. valid: if a ticket, passport etc is valid , you can legally use it and it will be officially accepted

例:

Do you have a valid driver's license? (你的驾照还在有效期内吗?还可以用吗?)

Your ticket is valid for travel at any time of the day. (你用这个票在当天之内可以随意坐车。)

My passport is valid for 10 years. (我的护照有效期10/可以用10年。)

 

7. current: a current official document has not yet reached the date after which it can no longer be used

例:

Acceptable forms of ID include a current passport or a birth certificate. (有效的身份证明可以是在有效期内的护照或出生证明。)

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