第0449期-英語單詞超好背
creature
英 [?kri?t??(r)] 美 [?kri?t??r]n. 動物,生物;人;創(chuàng)造物
例句:The panda is a shy creature.
熊貓是一種膽小的動物。
He is a reclusive, timorous creature.
他是個離群索居且膽怯的人。
The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。
riotous
英 [?ra??t?s] 美 [?ra??t?s]adj. 暴亂的;狂歡的;不受約束的;放蕩的;茂盛的
例句:He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
他找到了和他志趣相投的懂得用狂歡來沖淡戰(zhàn)爭的殘酷的軍官。
The organizers of the march were charged with assault and riotous assembly.
游行組織者被控侵犯人身及暴亂性非法集會。
The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches.
宴會常常會因為妙趣橫生的講話而氣氛活躍,熱鬧非凡。
rebate
英 [?ri?be?t] 美 [?ri?be?t]v. 退還(部分付款);扣除;在(木塊)上開槽口;用槽口銜接(木塊)
n. 退還款;折扣;(木塊的)槽口;返還部分
n. (Rebate) (?。├淄咛兀ㄈ嗣?/p> 例句:
Buyers are offered a cash rebate.
購買者享受現(xiàn)金折扣。
Citicorp will guarantee its credit card customers a rebate on a number of products.
花旗銀行將保證其信用卡用戶在一些商品上得到退款。
Sometimes the registration tracking to AA can be overwritten if you click to another affiliate, though I've always received both the rebate and the miles.
有時如果你點擊到另一個分支機構(gòu)的話,AA 上的注冊信息會重復(fù)。不過,通常我都會既收到回饋,又得到里程獎勵。
earthly
英 [???θli] 美 [???rθli]adj. 地球的;塵世的;可能的
例句:The fay lived in groups called the faerie, between the heavenly and earthly realms.
fay 合群而居就稱為 faerie,生活在仙境和塵世之間 。
There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't go.
你完全沒有理由不去。
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
我完全沒有理由感到如此低落。
tickle
英 [?t?kl] 美 [?t?kl]vt. 使發(fā)癢;使高興;使?jié)M足
vi. 覺得癢;(東西)使人發(fā)癢
n. 胳肢;癢感;使人發(fā)癢、高興的東西
n. (Tickle)人名;(英)蒂克爾
例句:She gave the child a little tickle.
她輕輕地胳肢孩子。
This might tickle, but it feels divine.
這可能會使人發(fā)癢,但感覺很奇妙。
I am so sensitive to touch that a tickle hurts me.
我對觸覺太敏感了,以至于“胳肢”都能傷害到我。
回顧
- creature
- riotous
- rebate
- earthly
- tickle