【bauble】 - A-level备考词汇

bauble

UK:  ['bɔːb(ə)l]

US:  ['bɔb(ə)l]

复数：baubles  

n.

1.小玩意儿

2.骗孩子的东西,玩具

3.美观的便宜货,小玩意,骗钱货

4.【历史】弄臣[丑角]的手杖

1 . Ask children to come to the board and draw decorations on it: a red bauble, a yellow star, a blue angel, a green present, etc.
让学生到黑板前来，给圣诞树上画一些装饰物：红色的小玩意、黄色的星、蓝色的小天使、绿色的礼物，等等。

2 . That little bauble is not to be compared with (not to) this enormous jewel. But to is frequently used in this context and is not incorrect.
那个小摆设不能与（不是to）这个大宝石相比较。但to常用于此上下文，也是正确的

3 . The child was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.
这孩子非常喜欢摸彩袋赢得的那个小玩意儿。

4 . The job of running the IMF should never have been treated as a bauble to be handed around rich European countries.
管理IMF的工作不应该被当做是富裕欧洲国家手中的玩具。

5 . But that trophy was a small bauble compared to the ones France have already won and plan to win again.
但相对于法国队已经取得的荣誉，以及将要争取的奖项，这似乎微不足道。