0
Osee Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

draws, desk shut, science block?

0Hi there, I have some questions as follows.02br
02br
00"I glued all the draws in my teacher's desk shut."02br
02br
00In this line, draws seems to be drawers, which is normal?02br
02br
00Is there another word for "shut" above?02br
02br
00I accidentally blew up science block.02br
02br
00What is a science block? Is there other example about "block" with a similar meanings as here?02br
02br
00Thanks.0-
  

Top answer

02font 02br 02br 01font 00What is a science block? 02br 02br 01font 00Is there other example about "block" with a similar meanings as here? eg 02font 00The history block.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00What is a science block?
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Is there other example about "block" with a similar meanings as here?
  • eg 02font 00The history block.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

8 Answers
0
0Hi,02br
02br
01font00"I glued all the draws in my teacher's desk shut."02font02br
02br
01font00In this line, draws seems to be drawers, which is normal?02font01font00 02font00'Draws' is a mistake.02br
02br
01font
0
0
0Hi Clive,02br
02br
00I do not understand "shut = closed." I understand desk shut should be a noun. Could you explain this more carefully? Thanks.01blockquote
01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
12br
11font10"I glued all the draws in my teacher's desk shut."12font12br
12br
0
0
0 Both shut and closed are adjectives in this context. 0-
0
0
0It seems that another expression for the first sentence could be02br
02br
00I 01b01font00glued shut02font02b00 all the drawers in my teacher's desk.02br
02br
00It is just the phrase "01b01font00glue something shut02font02b00", right?0-
0
0
0Hi,02br
02br
00Yes. 01font00glue something shut glue something closed02font02br
02br
00Best wishes, Clive0-
0
0
0Thanks a lot, Clive.01blockquote
01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
12br
10Yes. 11font10glue something shut glue something closed12font12br
12br
10Best wishes, Clive12br
12blockquote
10 0-
0
0
science block

science blog?
0
0
.
No. Clive answered quite clearly above:

What is a science block?-- A group of buildings, probably in a university, that are used for scientific purposes.
.

0

Related Questions