Describing People's Appearance in English - Visual Vocabulary Lesson

英语词汇 - 视觉词汇 - 描述人

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嗨，I’m Stephanie。

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开始之前，还有一件事。

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您想看带字幕的视频吗？

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您可以的。

Don't forget to turn them on now.

现在不要忘记打开他们。

Click on the 'CC' button in the bottom right of your video player.

点击视频播放器右下角的“CC”键， 就可打开字幕。

He’s well-built, with broad shoulders.

他体型很好，有宽阔的肩膀。

He’s very muscular.

他肌肉很多。

‘Well-built’ means big, but big because of muscle, not fat.

“Well-built”意思是很壮，但是壮是 因为有肌肉，而不是脂肪。

The opposite of well-built is ‘skinny’.

体型壮的反义是“skinny”。

You can say ‘He’s very muscular’ or ‘He’s very muscly’.

您可以说“He’s very muscular”或 “He’s very muscly”。

They have the same meaning.

他们的意思相同。

There are other ways to say the same thing; for example, ‘He looks strong.’

有其他的方式说同一件事； 例如，“He looks strong.”

She’s in good shape.

她体型很好。

She has an athletic physique.

她有一个运动型身材。

‘She’s in good shape’ has the same meaning as ‘She’s fit.’

“She’s in good shape” 和 “She’s fit.”意思相同。

‘Fit’ describes someone who exercises regularly and is very strong.

“Fit”描述某人有规律地锻炼， 身体很强壮。

Conversationally, in British English, ‘fit’ means ‘attractive’.

在英国的口头英语上，“fit” 意思是“attractive”。

It can be used for men and women.

适用于男性或女性。

The word ‘physique’ means the shape and condition of your body.

单词“physique”意思是身型和 身体条件。

‘Physique’ is most often used with positive adjectives to describe someone who is strong,

“Physique”是最常用于描述某人身形强壮 或有迷人身形的

or who has an attractive body.

褒义形容词。

For example, the collocations ‘muscular physique’ and ‘strong physique’ are

例如，“muscular physique”和“strong physique”的搭配是

common.

常见的。

He’s skinny.

他是瘦弱的。

He has a slight build.

他身形纤细。

What’s the opposite of ‘fat’?

“fat”的反义词是什么？

Actually, there are several words.

实际上，有几个单词。

‘Thin’ is the basic word.

“Thin”是基本的单词。

‘Slim’ is similar; it means ‘thin and attractive’.

“Slim”是相似的，它意思是“thin and attractive”。

‘Skinny’ is a more negative word.

“Skinny”是一个很负面的单词。

It suggests that someone is *too* thin.

它意思是某人是*太*瘦了。

If you say that someone is skinny, it means you think they should eat more.

如果您说某人身形瘦弱，它意思是 您认为他们应该吃多一点。

Your ‘build’ is the shape of your body: whether you’re broad or thin, whether you’re

您的“build”是您的身体形状； 无论您是宽或廋，

muscular or not, and so on.

有肌肉或没有，类似这样的。

You can use many different adjectives with ‘build’.

您可以使用很多不同的形容词和 “build”搭配。

Common ones are ‘medium build’, ‘slim build’, ‘proportionate build’ and ‘stocky

常用的几个是“medium build”、“slim build”、“proportionate build”和

build’.

“stocky build”。

‘Stocky’ means big or wide, usually with muscle rather than fat.

“Stocky”意思是宽大，通常和肌肉搭配， 而不是和胖。

He’s overweight.

他过胖了。

He has a gut.

他有肚子了。

‘Overweight’ is a more indirect word than ‘fat’, although neither is polite if you

“Overweight”是一个与“fat”相比不是很 直接的单词，但是如果您直接

are talking directly to someone.

对某人说，也是不礼貌的。

A gut means a big stomach.

有肚子了意思是有一个大的腹部。

You might use it to describe someone who has a lot of extra weight on their stomach.

您或许能用它来描述某人大腹便便。

You could also say ‘He has a big belly’, which has the same meaning.

您也能说“He has a big belly”， 这有相同意思。

He has chiselled features, with high cheekbones.

他脸像是凿出来的，有高颧骨。

He has very well-defined facial features.

他的脸部特征很清晰。

This is a chisel.

这是一个凿子。

It’s a tool which is used to carve stone, for example to make a sculpture or statue.

它是一种用来雕刻石头的工具， 例如做一个雕塑或雕像。

‘Chiselled features’ means that someone’s facial features are very attractive and clearly-defined,

“Chiselled features” 意思是某人的脸部特征 是非常吸引人，并有清晰的细部，

like a statue.

就像是一尊雕像。

It’s generally used for men’s faces.

这常用于形容男性的脸部。

‘Well-defined’ is similar, but can be used for men or women.

“Well-defined”是相似的，但是可用于 形容男性或女性的脸部。

If your facial features are well-defined, then your cheekbones, jaw, chin and so on

如果您的脸部特征很清晰， 那么您的颧骨、颚骨、下巴等

have a clear shape.

有一个清晰的轮廓。

This has a positive meaning, although it doesn’t necessarily mean ‘attractive’.

这有一个褒义意思，尽管它 不一定是“attractive“。

He has crow’s feet.

他有鱼尾纹。

He has faint wrinkles in his forehead.

他的前额有淡淡的皱纹。

As you get older, you’ll get lines or wrinkles in your face.

当您老了，您的脸上会有线条或皱纹。

Crow’s feet are the patterns of wrinkles you get in the corner of your eyes.

鱼尾纹是在您的眼角有的皱纹图案。

Wrinkles can be ‘faint’ – light and difficult to see – or ‘deep’.

皱纹可以是”faint“ – 浅的 并很难被看见 – 或是”deep“。

She has dimples when she smiles.

当她笑的时候，脸上有酒窝。

She has freckles on her nose and cheeks.

她的鼻子和脸颊上有雀斑。

‘Dimples’ here means small holes in your cheeks which appear when you smile.

”Dimples“在这意思是当您笑的时候 出现在您脸颊上的小洞。

Not everyone has them.

不是每个人都有酒窝的。

Although it’s not common, you can use the word ‘dimple’ to refer to similar holes

尽管不常用，您能用单词 ”dimple“来指在其他地方的

in other places.

相似的洞。

For example, some people have a dimple on their chin.

例如，一些人在他们的下巴上有酒窝。

Freckles are common among people with very light skin.

雀斑在浅色皮肤的人们间是常见的。

Going out into the sun can make your skin more freckled.

外出到阳光下会让您的皮肤有更多的雀斑。

She has a round face, with a high forehead.

她是圆脸高额头。

She has a double chin.

她有双下巴。

You can use many adjectives to describe the shape of someone’s face, such as: round,

您可以用很多形容词来描述某人 的脸部形状，例如：圆、

thin, symmetrical, long, or square.

廋、对称、长、方。

If someone is overweight, they might have a double chin.

如果某人超重，他们也许 有一个双下巴。

He has a goatee.

他有山羊胡。

He’s going grey.

他的头发变灰色了。

‘Goatee’ is a common word; it’s a beard which covers your chin and upper lip only.

“Goatee”是一个常见的单词；那是覆盖 下巴只长在嘴唇以下的一种胡子。

You can also have a full beard, which covers your whole face and neck.

您也可以有覆盖整张脸和 脖子的满脸胡须。

There are many words for different styles of beard, but most of them are not commonly

有很多单词来形容不同类型的胡子， 但除了被胡子专家使用以外，

used, except by beard experts.

他们之中的大部分是不常用的。

If you say ‘he’s going grey’, ‘going’ means ‘becoming’.

如果您说“he’s going grey”，“going” 意思是“becoming”。

You can use ‘go’ in this way for changes in someone’s hair; for example ‘go grey’

您能用这种方式来用“go”去描述某人 头发的改变；例如“go grey”

or ‘go bald’.

或“go bald”。

You can also use it if someone’s face changes colour.

如果某人的脸部颜色变了，您也能用它。

For example ‘She went bright red’ or ‘He went pale when he heard the news’.

例如“She went bright red”或“He went pale when he heard the news”。

He has curly black hair.

他有黑卷发。

She has thick shoulder-length curly hair.

她有齐肩长浓密卷发。

‘Curly’ describes hair with tight curls.

“Curly”描述头发是浓密的、卷的。

What’s the opposite?

相反呢？

The opposite is ‘straight hair’.

想法是“straight hair”。

In the middle, you can have ‘wavy hair.’

在中间，您可以有“wavy hair.”

For length, you can say hair is long, short, medium length, or shoulder length.

对于长度，您可以说头发是长的、短的、 中等长度的，或者齐肩长度的。

For very long hair, you might say something like ‘Her hair reached down to her waist’.

对于很长的头发，您或许说某些像是 “Her hair reached down to her waist”。

He’s bald, with a thick beard.

他秃头，有浓密的胡子。

She has long blonde hair.

她有一头金色长发。

‘Bald’ only refers to people who have lost their hair, usually because of aging.

“Bald”仅仅指那些掉光头发的人， 通常是因为年纪大。

If someone shaves their hair off, you can say ‘He has a shaved head’.

如果某人剃光了头发，您可以说 “He has a shaved head”。

Hair can be thick or thin; you can use these adjectives for hair on your head, or for facial

头发可以是浓密的或稀疏的；您可以 使用这些形容词来描述您的

hair: beards and moustaches.

头部脸部的毛发：胡须和小胡子。

When talking about hair, be careful with adjective order.

当谈论毛发时，留意 形容词的顺序。

Adjectives like ‘long’, ‘short’, ‘thick’ or ‘thin’ go before the colour.

形容词，像是“long”、“short”、“thick” 或“thin”要在色彩的前面。

So, you can have ‘long brown hair’, ‘thick dark hair’, ‘short fair hair’, and so

所以，您能有“long brown hair”、“thick dark hair”、“short fair hair”，

on.

等等。

He has fair hair.

他有浅色头发。

His hair is shaved short at the back and sides, and swept to one side on top.

他的头发两侧和后面剪短了， 并在顶部梳到一边。

‘Fair hair’ is similar to ‘blond hair’, but is has a wider meaning.

“Fair hair”是与“blond hair”近似的， 但有更宽泛的词义。

‘Fair’ just means ‘light’, so it could include light brown hair or dark blond hair.

“Fair”就意味着“light”，所以它可以包括 浅棕色头发或深金色头发。

‘Sweep’ generally means to clean your floor with a broom.

“Sweep”一般来说意思是用扫把 清洁您的地板。

However, you can also use it for hair, especially when you push your hair in one direction.

然而，您也能用它来形容头发，特别是 当您朝一个方向推您的头发时。

You can sweep your hair to one side, sweep your hair into a ponytail, or sweep your hair

您可以把您的头发梳到一边， 把您的头发梳成一个马尾，

back.

或往后梳您的头发。

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