عبارت انگلیسی
combination
معنی و توضیح
The word “combination,” in this podcast, means the series of numbers, usually three sets of two digits, needed to open a door, lid, or lock: “The combination on his briefcase is just his birthday: 04-17-65.” Normally a “combination” is a mixture of two or more things that are used together: “She felt a combination of excitement and fear.” Or, “This restaurant serves an interesting combination of Greek and Thai foods.” The word “combination” can also refer to something used for more than one purpose: “This room is our combination guest room and home office.” Finally, the phrase “a winning combination” refers to two or more things or people that work very well together: “Lilia is a great salesperson and Perry is an excellent web designer, so when they opened an online business together, it was a winning combination.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Trying to Remember». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 667: Trying to Remember.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 667. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California, where the sun is shining and there are no clouds in the sky.
Go to our website at eslpod.com and download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English – and to have a little more sunshine in your life!
This episode is a dialogue between Randal and Marjorie. It’s about trying to remember something, phrases related to when you forget something, something that happens to…um…well…let’s get started.
Randal: Hurry up. Rob will be here any minute.
Marjorie: I can’t remember the combination to this lock.
Randal: I thought you knew it by heart.
Marjorie: It’s on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t seem to remember the last two digits. It’s 73 or 63 or 38…
Randal: You said you had it down cold!
Marjorie: I do know
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.