EN: The phrasal verb 'grow up' means to spend one's childhood and mature into an adult. In this sentence, it is used in the past tense ('grew up') to describe a completed action in the past.
中文: 片語動詞「grow up」意為「長大、成長」,指度過童年並成熟為成人的過程。在本句中,它以過去式「grew up」呈現,用以描述過去已完成的動作。
She grew up in a small town in southern France.
她在法國南部的一個小鎮長大。
EN: The prepositional phrase 'near the English city of Birmingham' uses 'near' to indicate geographical proximity, and the appositive structure 'the English city of Birmingham' (using 'of') clarifies which city is being referred to.
中文: 介系詞片語「near the English city of Birmingham」中,使用「near」表示地理位置上的鄰近,而同位語結構「the English city of Birmingham」(使用「of」)則明確指出了是哪一座城市。
He lives near the historic city of Kyoto.
他住在歷史名城京都附近。
EN: Birmingham is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom and has a rich industrial history. In British English, the suffix '-ham' in place names like Birmingham is pronounced as a weak schwa /əm/, unlike the American pronunciation which sometimes emphasizes the 'h'.
中文: 伯明罕是英國第二大城市,擁有豐富的工業歷史。在英式英語中,像「Birmingham」這樣以「-ham」結尾的地名,其尾音通常弱讀為 /əm/,不發「h」的音,這與美式英語有時會強調「h」的發音不同。
EN: The relative pronoun 'who' is used to introduce a defining relative clause (adjective clause) that modifies a person (in this case, 'a police officer'). It acts as the subject of the verb 'scored' in the relative clause.
中文: 關係代名詞「who」用於引導限定修飾人(在此句中為「a police officer」)的關係子句(形容詞子句)。它在關係子句中擔任動詞「scored」的主詞。
She is a talented artist who paints beautiful landscapes.
她是一位才華橫溢的藝術家,畫出美麗的風景畫。
EN: The phrase 'hundreds of' is used to express a large, indefinite number of things. It is always followed by a plural countable noun (here, 'goals').
中文: 片語「hundreds of」(數以百計的)用於表達數量龐大但非確切的數字。其後必定接複數可數名詞(在此為「goals」)。
There were hundreds of people waiting outside the stadium.
體育場外有數百人在等待。
EN: In the UK, football (soccer) has a deep-rooted pyramid system. 'Amateur' football refers to non-professional leagues where players play for passion rather than a career. Scoring 'hundreds of goals' even at this level is highly respected and shows a natural athletic pedigree that Jude Bellingham inherited.
中文: 在英國,足球擁有根深蒂固的金字塔聯賽體系。「業餘」(amateur)足球是指非職業聯賽,球員參賽是出於熱情而非以此為業。即使在業餘水平,能「攻入數百個進球」也是極受尊敬的成就,這展現了朱德·貝林漢姆所繼承的優良運動基因。
EN: The verb 'work' is often modified by the adverb 'hard' to describe intense effort. This is followed by an infinitive phrase ('to keep...') expressing purpose (why she worked hard).
中文: 動詞「work」(工作、努力)常由副詞「hard」(努力地)修飾,用以描述付出的極大努力。其後接不定詞片語(「to keep...」)來表示目的(她為何如此努力)。
She studied hard to pass the exam.
她努力學習以通過考試。
EN: The structure 'keep + object + adjective' is used to describe causing someone or something to remain in a specific state. Here, 'grounded' is a past participle used as an adjective meaning sensible, realistic, and not spoiled by success.
中文: 「keep + 受詞 + 形容詞」的結構用於描述使某人或某事保持在特定狀態。在這裡,「grounded」是過去分詞作形容詞用,意思是「腳踏實地的、務實的、不因成功而飄飄然的」。
His friends helped keep him grounded after he became famous.
在他成名後,他的朋友們幫助他保持腳踏實地。
EN: In English-speaking sports culture, keeping a young prodigy 'grounded' is highly valued. When young athletes achieve sudden fame and immense wealth, families and mentors play a crucial role in ensuring they remain humble, hard-working, and connected to their roots, rather than becoming arrogant or distracted.
中文: 在英語系的體育文化中,讓年輕的天才球員保持「grounded」(腳踏實地)被視為極其重要的事。當年輕運動員一夕成名並獲得巨大財富時,家庭和導師在確保他們保持謙遜、努力並與初心相連(而非變得傲慢或分心)方面扮演著至關重要的角色。
EN: The preposition 'as' is used here to mean 'in the role of' or 'during the time of being'. In this context, 'as a boy' functions as a temporal adverbial phrase meaning 'when he was a boy'.
中文: 介系詞「as」在此處表示「以……的身份」或「在……的時期」。在這個語境中,「as a boy」作為時間副詞片語,意思是「當他還是個男孩的時候」。
She started playing the piano as a child.
她小時候就開始彈鋼琴了。
EN: The phrase 'make one's debut' is a common collocated idiom meaning to perform or appear in public for the first time. 'First-team' acts as a noun adjunct modifying 'debut', specifying the level of the debut.
中文: 片語「make one's debut」是一個常用的搭配詞,意思是「首次亮相」或「進行處女秀」。「First-team」(一線隊)在此作為名詞修飾語來修飾「debut」,說明首秀的級別。
The young actress made her Broadway debut last night.
這位年輕的女演員昨晚在百老匯首度亮相。
EN: In English football (soccer) culture, making a 'first-team debut' at sixteen is exceptionally rare and indicates a player of extraordinary talent. The 'first team' represents the senior professional squad, as opposed to the youth academies where players of that age typically play.
中文: 在英國足球文化中,十六歲就能在「一線隊首秀」(first-team debut)是極其罕見的,這代表該球員擁有非凡的天賦。「一線隊」指的是俱樂部的頂級職業成年隊,而非該年齡段球員通常效力的青年學院。
EN: The phrase 'unheard of' is a phrasal adjective meaning 'unprecedented' or 'surprising because it has never happened before'. The preposition 'of' is retained at the end of the clause, which is a common feature in relative clauses and passive-like structures in English.
中文: 短語「unheard of」是一個片語形容詞,意思是「前所未有的」或「因為從未發生過而令人驚訝的」。介係詞「of」保留在子句的末尾,這是英語關係子句和類似被動結構中常見的特徵。
In the 19th century, traveling by airplane was completely unheard of.
在19世紀,搭乘飛機旅行是完全前所未聞的。
EN: Indefinite pronouns like 'something', 'anything', and 'nothing' are modified by adjectives that come *after* them (postpositive adjectives), rather than before them.
中文: 像「something」(某事)、「anything」(任何事)和「nothing」(沒事)這類不定代名詞,其修飾形容詞必須放在代名詞的「後面」(後置形容詞),而非前面。
She wanted to do something useful for the community.
她想為社區做一些有用的事情。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, retiring a shirt number (not allowing future players to wear it) is a massive honor usually reserved for legendary players who spent decades at a club or passed away tragically. For Birmingham City to retire the number 22 shirt for a 17-year-old who had only played one full season was indeed 'almost unheard of' and drew significant media attention and some skepticism at the time, though Bellingham's subsequent success at Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid later vindicated the decision.
中文: 在足球文化中,退役球衣號碼(不再允許未來的球員穿著該號碼)是一項巨大的榮譽,通常只保留給在俱樂部效力數十年或不幸去世的傳奇球員。伯明罕城足球俱樂部為一名僅踢了一個完整賽季的17歲小將退役22號球衣,確實是「幾乎前所未聞」的舉動,在當時引起了媒體的極大關注和一些質疑,不過貝林漢姆隨後在多特蒙德足球俱樂部和皇家馬德里的成功證明了這個決定的遠見。
EN: The phrasal verb 'leave for' means to depart from one's current location in order to go to a specific destination. It is followed directly by the destination.
中文: 片語動詞「leave for」表示離開目前所在地並前往某個特定的目的地。後面直接接目的地名稱。
She is leaving for Paris tomorrow morning.
她明天早上要出發前往巴黎。
EN: The structure 'decide to + infinitive' is used to express a choice or resolution to perform an action. 'Decide' is followed by a to-infinitive as its object.
中文: 結構「decide to + 不定詞」用於表達決定或下定決心做某事。「decide」後面接不定詞(to + 動詞原形)作為其賓語。
They decided to buy a new house near the city center.
他們決定在市中心附近買一棟新房子。
EN: In professional sports, 'retiring a shirt (or jersey) number' is a prestigious honor usually reserved for legendary players who spent many years at a club. For Birmingham City to retire the number 22 shirt of a 17-year-old who had only played one full season was unprecedented and highly debated in the football world, reflecting how highly they valued Jude Bellingham's talent and the financial lifeline his transfer fee provided to the club.
中文: 在職業運動中,「退役球衣號碼」是一項至高無上的榮譽,通常只保留給在俱樂部效力多年、貢獻卓越的傳奇球員。伯明罕城足球俱樂部決定為一名僅踢了一個完整賽季的 17 歲少年退役其 22 號球衣,這在足球界是史無前例且極具爭議的,這反映出他們對朱德·貝林漢姆天賦的高度重視,以及他的轉會費為俱樂部帶來的財政救贖。
EN: The dummy pronoun 'it' is used as a preparatory subject when the real subject is an infinitive phrase (to retire a shirt...). This avoids top-heavy sentences.
中文: 虛主詞 'it' 用作預備主詞,當真正的主詞是不定詞片語(to retire a shirt...)時使用,以避免句子顯得頭重腳輕。
It is important to practice English every day.
每天練習英文是很重要的。
EN: The determiner 'such' is used with 'a/an' and a singular countable noun to emphasize the degree or quality of something (meaning 'of that kind' or 'so').
中文: 限定詞 'such' 與 'a/an' 及單數可數名詞連用,用以強調某事物的程度或特質(意為「那樣的」或「如此的」)。
She is such a talented musician.
她是一位如此有才華的音樂家。
EN: In professional sports, 'retiring a shirt' (or number) is a prestigious honor reserved for legendary players who have spent many years at a club. For Birmingham City to retire 17-year-old Jude Bellingham's number 22 shirt after just one full season was an unprecedented move that shocked the football world, reflecting his extraordinary talent and the massive transfer fee that helped save the club financially.
中文: 在職業運動中,「退役球衣」(或號碼)是一項至高無上的榮譽,通常只保留給在俱樂部效力多年的傳奇球員。伯明罕城足球俱樂部在 17 歲的朱德·貝林漢姆僅效力一個完整賽季後,就決定退役他的 22 號球衣,這是一個震驚足球界的空前舉動,反映了他非凡的天賦,以及他轉會所帶來的巨額轉會費幫助俱樂部渡過了財政難關。
EN: The past perfect tense ('had passed') is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past (the club's belief, 'believed').
中文: 過去完成式('had passed')用於描述在過去某個動作(俱樂部的相信 'believed')之前就已經完成的動作或狀態。
She realized she had left her keys at home.
她意識到她把鑰匙忘在家裡了。
EN: The compound adjective 'once-in-a-generation' uses hyphens to connect multiple words acting as a single modifier before a noun ('talent'). It means extremely rare, occurring only once in a generation.
中文: 複合形容詞「once-in-a-generation」(一代人中才出現一次的/難得一見的)使用連字號將多個單字連接起來,在名詞('talent')前充當單一修飾語,表示極其罕見、一個世代中僅此一個。
Winning the championship was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
贏得冠軍是一生一次的難得機會。
EN: The phrase 'passed through their doors' is a common English idiom used by institutions, clubs, or schools to proudly refer to talented individuals who were once part of their organization before moving on to global success.
中文: 片語「passed through their doors」(走過他們的大門)是機構、俱樂部或學校常用的英文表達,用以自豪地提及那些在走向全球成功之前,曾是該組織一員的優秀人才。
EN: The infinitive 'to sign' is used as the direct object of the verb 'decide'. In English, certain verbs like 'decide', 'hope', 'plan', and 'agree' must be followed by an infinitive (to + verb) rather than a gerund (verb-ing) to express a future action or intention.
中文: 不定詞「to sign」(簽署)在此用作動詞「decide」(決定)的直接受詞。在英文中,某些動詞如「decide」、「hope」、「plan」和「agree」後面必須接不定詞(to + 動詞),而非動名詞(動詞-ing),用以表達未來的行動或意圖。
They decided to buy a new house next year.
他們決定明年買一間新房子。
EN: The past simple tense ('decided') is used to describe a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past, which is indicated here by the time adverbial phrase 'In 2023'.
中文: 簡單過去式(「decided」)用於描述在過去特定時間(此處由時間副詞片語「In 2023」指出)已經完成的動作。
In 2020, she graduated from university.
在 2020 年,她從大學畢業了。
EN: Real Madrid is one of the most successful and famous football clubs in the world. In football culture, 'signing' a player means officially buying their contract from another club. Real Madrid is known for signing 'Galácticos' (superstars), and Bellingham's transfer in 2023 was one of the biggest and most anticipated football transfers of that year.
中文: 皇家馬德里是世界上最成功且最著名的足球俱樂部之一。在足球文化中,「signing」(簽下)一名球員意味著正式從另一家俱樂部買斷其合約。皇家馬德里以簽下「Galácticos」(銀河艦隊,即超級巨星)而聞名,貝林漢姆在 2023 年的轉會是當年最大且最受矚目的足球轉會之一。
EN: The structure 'noun + after + noun' (e.g., 'goal after goal') is used to emphasize a large, continuous, and repetitive quantity of something occurring over time.
中文: 「名詞 + after + 名詞」(例如「goal after goal」)的結構用於強調某事隨著時間推移,大量、持續且重複地發生。
She faced difficulty after difficulty, but she never gave up.
她面臨了一個又一個的困難,但她從未放棄。
EN: The verb 'begin' can be followed by an infinitive ('to' + verb) to describe the initiation of an action, often used to show a transition into a new state.
中文: 動詞「begin」後面可以接不定詞(to + 動詞)來描述一個動作的開始,常用於表示進入新狀態的轉變。
The leaves began to turn yellow as autumn arrived.
隨著秋天到來,樹葉開始變黃。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, a player's 'first season' at a major club like Real Madrid is highly scrutinized. To 'explode' with goals immediately is rare and establishes a player as an instant superstar, especially for a midfielder like 朱德·貝林漢姆 who is not a traditional forward.
中文: 在足球文化中,球員在皇家馬德里等豪門俱樂部的「第一個賽季」會受到極高標準的檢視。能夠立即以大量進球展現「爆發式成長」是非常罕見的,這能讓球員迅速奠定超級巨星的地位,特別是對於像朱德·貝林漢姆這樣並非傳統前鋒的中場球員而言。
EN: The conjunction 'as' is used to indicate that two actions are happening at the same time, often translated as 'while' or 'just when'. It connects a main clause with a subordinate clause.
中文: 從屬連接詞「as」在此用於表示兩個動作同時發生,常譯為「當……時」或「隨著」,用來連接主句與從屬子句。
She smiled as she waved goodbye.
她揮手告別時露出了微笑。
EN: The verb 'help' can be followed by a bare infinitive (verb in its base form without 'to') or a full infinitive (with 'to'). In this sentence, 'helped win' is used, which is very common in modern English.
中文: 動詞「help」(幫助/協助)後面可以直接接原形動詞(不帶 to 的不定詞),也可以接帶 to 的不定詞。在本句中使用的「helped win」在現代英語中非常普遍。
He helped wash the dishes after dinner.
晚餐後他幫忙洗碗。
EN: The song 'Hey Jude' was originally released by the legendary English rock band The Beatles in 1968. Because Jude Bellingham shares his first name with the song's title, football fans adopted the famous anthem to celebrate his incredible performances on the pitch, creating a powerful cultural link between British pop history and modern football.
中文: 歌曲 "Hey Jude" 最初由傳奇英國搖滾樂團披頭四(The Beatles)於 1968 年發行。由於朱德·貝林漢姆(Jude Bellingham)的名字與歌名相同,足球迷們便借用這首著名的經典歌曲來慶祝他在球場上的精彩表現,在英國流行音樂歷史與現代足球之間建立起了強大的文化連結。
EN: The prepositional phrase 'By + [time/age]' is used to indicate a deadline or a point in time by which an action or state has been achieved or completed.
中文: 介系詞片語「By + [時間/年齡]」用於表示在某個特定時間點或年齡之前,某個動作或狀態已經完成或達成。中文常譯為「到了……(時候)」或「在……之前」。
By thirty, she had established her own successful software company.
到了三十歲,她已經創立了自己成功的軟體公司。
EN: The passive voice construction 'be celebrated as...' is used to show that someone or something is widely praised, honored, or recognized as holding a certain status or identity.
中文: 被動語態結構「be celebrated as...」(被譽為/被頌揚為……)用於表示某人或某事因其特定身份或成就而受到廣泛的讚譽、推崇或認可。
The scientist was celebrated as a pioneer in cancer research.
這位科學家被譽為癌症研究領域的先驅。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, being named 'one of the best midfielders on Earth' at just twenty years old is an extraordinary feat. Midfielders typically require years of tactical maturity and physical development to dominate the game, making Jude Bellingham's rapid rise to global stardom with Real Madrid a rare phenomenon in modern sports.
中文: 在足球文化中,年僅二十歲就被譽為「地球上最優秀的中場球員之一」是一項非凡的成就。中場球員通常需要多年的戰術成熟度和身體發展才能主導比賽,這使得朱德·貝林漢姆在皇家馬德里迅速崛起成為全球巨星,成為現代體育界罕見的現象。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中: 業餘的,非職業的
在本文中: 腳踏實地的,理智現實的
在本文中: 首度亮相,初次登場
在本文中: 前所未聞的,極為罕見的
在本文中: 使(球衣號碼)退役
在本文中: 罕見的,稀有的
在本文中: 天才,有才華的人
在本文中: (事業等)迅速爆紅,爆發式增長
在本文中: 著名的,馳名的
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
Extremely rare, only appearing once in a lifetime or generation
一代人中僅出現一次的、百年一遇的
To enter, visit, or be a part of an institution or place for a period of time
進出其門戶、在此學習或工作過
To honor a player by ensuring no other player in the team wears the same jersey number in the future
使球衣號碼退役