Seize an opportunity
抓住机会, 趁机
🧩 词语组成解析
seize
[siz]
vt.& vi. 抓住;逮捕;捉拿;俘获;
vt. 夺取;占领;起获;没收;
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
opportunity
[ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-]
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;
op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
🗣️ 情景例句
If hired, when would you be able to start working?
如被录用， 你什么时候可以开始工作？
Timid dogs bark most.
狗胆小，拼命叫。
It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。