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下面这四个单词在我们的日常英语学习中很常见。但你知道吗，特定情况下，它们会表现出一点儿“否定”的倾向。弄清楚它们的这些含义，你才能更好地在口语或阅读中理解它们。一起在例句中感受下吧！ 1. shy 不足的，缺乏的 We're only £100 shy of the total amount. 我们离总数只差100英镑了。 He won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record. 他获得了冠军，所获分数离世界纪录只差3分。 2. save 免去，避免 You can probably save wearing your new "I Heart NY" hat until you're back home. 那顶“I Heart NY”的新帽子你最好别戴了吧，等回家之后再戴。 I'll lend you a bag for your trip - it'll save you buying one specially. 你旅行时我借你个包吧，这样你就不用特地买一个了。 3. minus 沒有，缺少 After realizing he was only doing math, the flight took off minus the complaining passenger. 当意识到他只是在做数学题的时候，飞机起飞了，没有搭载之前投诉的那位乘客。 We're minus a chair for John - could you get one from the other room? 我们没有椅子给约翰坐了——你能从另一个房间再拿来一把吗？ 4. check 避免，中止 They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease. | 
