英語單詞超好背 第0188期

dispel

英 [d??spel] 美 [d??spel]

vt. 驅(qū)散，驅(qū)逐；消除（煩惱等）

例句：

The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.
警察迅速采取行動來消除謠言。

The president is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
總統(tǒng)正試圖消除他忽視了經(jīng)濟這一想法。

They might well be overoptimistic, however since corporate executives have sometimes bought shares in their own company in a calculated attempt to dispel negative rumors about the company's health.
不過，他們可能過于樂觀了，因為公司高管有時會購買自己公司的股票，目的是為了消除有關(guān)公司健康狀況的負(fù)面?zhèn)髀劇?/p>

oyster

英 [???st?(r)] 美 [???st?r]

n. 牡蠣，[無脊椎] 蠔；沉默寡言的人

例句：

You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!
你都夠考驗一個牡蠣的耐心了！

How can I pull the pearl from the burning oyster?
我怎樣做才能算是從燃燒的牡蠣中取出珍珠？

Oyster is the only seafood I like; I dislike the rest.
牡蠣是我唯一喜歡吃的海味；其余的我都不喜歡。

landlord

英 [?l?ndl??d] 美 [?l?ndl??rd]

n. 房東，老板；地主

例句：

His landlord doubled the rent.
他的房東把房租提高了一倍。

She has now settled with her landlord.
她現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)和她的房東算清了。

The landlord has put the rent up again.
房東又提高房租了。

magazine

英 [?m?ɡ??zi?n] 美 [?m?ɡ?zi?n]

n. 雜志；彈藥庫；膠卷盒

例句：

She used to edit a women's magazine.
她曾主編過婦女雜志。

The new magazine has really taken off.
這份新雜志真是大受歡迎。

This magazine in no way glorifies gangs.
本雜志決不美化各種犯罪團伙。

endorse

英 [?n?d??s] 美 [?n?d??rs]

vt. 背書；認(rèn)可；簽署；贊同；在背面簽名

例句：

I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.
我真誠地贊同他的話。

Still, Liu isn't ready to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.
盡管如此，劉并不準(zhǔn)備認(rèn)可少睡和補覺的習(xí)慣。

I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly.
我可以全心全意地支持他們的觀點。

回顧

1. dispel
2. oyster
3. landlord
4. magazine
5. endorse