第356期-每天背單詞
diminish
英 [d??m?n??] 美 [d??m?n??]vt. 使減少;使變小
vi. 減少,縮??;變小
例句:Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
聯(lián)邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的權(quán)力。
In zones of increased turbulence, the planes' wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish.
在湍流增強(qiáng)的區(qū)域,飛機(jī)的尾流會(huì)消失得更快,它的效果也會(huì)減弱。
Conversely, teachers who have a tendency to "overdirect" can diminish their gifted pupils' learning autonomy.
相反,有“過度指導(dǎo)”傾向的教師會(huì)削弱天才學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)自主性。
unsuitable
英 [?n?su?t?bl; ?n?sju?t?bl] 美 [?n?su?t?bl]adj. 不適合的;不適宜的;不相稱的
例句:The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition.
這種騎乘不適合緊張型性格的人。
Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.
埃米的鞋根本不適合走路。
He was wearing shoes that were totally unsuitable for climbing.
他穿了一雙完全不適合登山的鞋子。
trivial
英 [?tr?vi?l] 美 [?tr?vi?l]adj. 不重要的,瑣碎的;瑣細(xì)的
例句:It's a trivial matter and not worth fighting about.
這是一樁小事,不值得為之爭辯。
I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.
我知道這事聽起來微不足道,但我還是放心不下。
His mood can be gauged by his reaction to the most trivial of incidents.
他的情緒可以通過他對(duì)最瑣碎的小事的反應(yīng)來判定。
follower
英 [?f?l???(r)] 美 [?fɑ?lo??r]n. 追隨者;信徒;屬下
例句:She is a leader, not a follower.
她是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者,不是追隨者。
Now I want to say that I think that Shaffers is more of a follower than a leader in the coffee industry.
現(xiàn)在我想說,我認(rèn)為 Shaffers 在咖啡行業(yè)中更像是一個(gè)追隨者,而不是引領(lǐng)者。
She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion.
她堅(jiān)稱自己絕不是一個(gè)追隨時(shí)尚的人。
above
英 [??b?v] 美 [??b?v]prep. 超過,多于,勝過;高于;在……上面;在……之上;(因善良或誠實(shí)正直而)不至于,不屑于(做某事);偏向于,優(yōu)先于;
adv. 在(或向)上面;在(或向)較高處;超過;上文,前文
adj. 前文述及的;上述的;以上
n. 上述內(nèi)容,上述人員;前文
例句:We were flying above the clouds.
我們?cè)谠茖由厦骘w行。
Inflation is above 6%.
通貨膨脹超過6%。
The cliffs towered above them.
懸崖峭壁高聳于他們上方。
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