英語單詞超好背 第0437期

memorial

英 [m??m??ri?l] 美 [m??m??ri?l]

n. 紀(jì)念碑，紀(jì)念館；紀(jì)念儀式；紀(jì)念物

adj. 記憶的；紀(jì)念的，追悼的

例句：

The town raised a memorial to those killed in the war.
這座小鎮(zhèn)為戰(zhàn)爭中犧牲的人樹立了一座紀(jì)念碑。

Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream.
建一座哥倫布紀(jì)念碑一直是他一生的夢想。

The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman.
這幅油畫將成為對(duì)一位杰出女性的永久紀(jì)念。

choke

英 [t???k] 美 [t?o?k]

vt. 嗆；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；撲滅

vi. 窒息；阻塞；說不出話來

n. 窒息；噎；[動(dòng)力] 阻氣門

例句：

Very small toys can choke a baby.
很小的玩具可使嬰兒窒息。

The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
白蘭地嗆到他了，但恢復(fù)了他的勇氣。

The plant will soon choke ponds and waterways if left unchecked.
如不控制這種植物的生長，池塘和水道很快就要被阻塞。

sentence

英 [?sent?ns] 美 [?sent?ns]

n. [語][計(jì)] 句子，命題；宣判，判決

vt. 判決，宣判

例句：

What does this sentence mean?
這個(gè)句子是什么意思？

That sentence is not grammatical.
那個(gè)句子不合語法。

This sentence doesn't make sense.
這個(gè)句子不通。

perfume

英 [?p??fju?m] 美 [p?r?fju?m]

n. 香水；香味

vt. 灑香水于…；使…帶香味

vi. 散發(fā)香氣

例句：

She drenched herself in perfume.
她渾身灑滿香水。

What does the perfume smell like?
這種香水聞起來什么味道？

He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他聞到一股她身上的香水味。

competent

英 [?k?mp?t?nt] 美 [?kɑ?mp?t?nt]

adj. 勝任的；有能力的；能干的；足夠的

例句：

He's very competent in his work.
他非常勝任自己的工作。

Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
要確保這家公司有能力完成這項(xiàng)工作。

I had always considered myself a strong, competent woman.
我曾一直以為自己是個(gè)堅(jiān)強(qiáng)能干的女人。

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