每天背單詞 第341期

silver

英 [?s?lv?(r)] 美 [?s?lv?r]

n. 銀；銀器；銀幣；銀質(zhì)獎?wù)拢徊途撸汇y灰色

adj. 銀的；含銀的；有銀色光澤的；口才流利的；第二十五周年的婚姻

vi. 變成銀色

vt. 鍍銀；使有銀色光澤

n. (Silver)人名；(法)西爾韋；(英、德、芬、瑞典)西爾弗

例句：

He's an Olympic silver medallist.
他是奧運會銀牌得主。

They've cornered the market in silver.
他們壟斷了白銀市場。

The cutlery is plate, not solid silver.
這套餐具是鍍銀的，不是純銀的。

overwhelm

英 [???v??welm] 美 [?o?v?r?welm]

vt. 淹沒；壓倒；受打擊；覆蓋；壓垮

例句：

It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
顯然同盟國一次大規(guī)模的進攻就會徹底擊敗已被削弱的敵軍。

There is this "detachment" and I realize that there are obviously experiences which would overwhelm everyone.
有了這種“超然”，我意識到顯然有一些經(jīng)歷會壓垮所有人。

Initially unrestrained by predators of their own, foreign predators are likely to be able to multiply rapidly and overwhelm intended targets.
外來掠食者最初不受自身掠食者的限制，它們可能會迅速繁殖并擊潰預(yù)定目標(biāo)。

disappearance

英 [?d?s??p??r?ns] 美 [?d?s??p?r?ns]

n. 消失；不見

例句：

Mystery surrounds her disappearance.
她的失蹤引起了重重疑團。

Her disappearance has baffled police.
她的失蹤令警方大為困惑。

He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.
他很難對她的消失作出解釋。

accede

英 [?k?si?d] 美 [?k?si?d]

vi. 加入；同意；就任

例句：

I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.
我從不能理解為什么他不一開始就答應(yīng)我們的請求。

Her drive to stay consistent will prompt her to accede to your request and bring a main dish.
她保持一致的趨向?qū)偈顾饽愕恼埱螅⑶規(guī)硪环葜鞑恕?/p>

At present, a male royal heir would always accede to the throne ahead of an older sister.
目前，男性王室成員相對于他的姐姐擁有對王位的優(yōu)先繼承權(quán)。

lonely

英 [?l??nli] 美 [?lo?nli]

adj. 寂寞的；偏僻的

n. 孤獨者

例句：

She felt lonely and hopeless.
她感到孤獨絕望。

I felt lonely and unattractive.
我感到孤獨、長得也不好看。

I am lonely and I am hurting.
我很孤獨，也很痛苦。

回顧

1. silver
2. overwhelm
3. disappearance
4. accede
5. lonely