第069期-每天背單詞
appealing
英 [??pi?l??] 美 [??pi?l??]adj. 吸引人的;動人的;引起興趣的;懇求似的
vi. 呼吁,懇求;對……有吸引力,有感染力;啟發(fā),勸說,打動(appeal 的現(xiàn)在分詞)
vt. 上訴,申訴,訴請裁決(appeal 的現(xiàn)在分詞)
例句:There was an appealing gravity to everything she said.
她說的一切都帶有一種吸引人的嚴(yán)肅與莊重。
What is it about Tom Hanks that cinema-goers find so appealing?
湯姆·漢克斯哪點讓電影觀眾覺得那么有吸引力?
Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
在英國度假對我并不特別有吸引力。
weep
英 [wi?p] 美 [wi?p]v. 哭泣,流淚;哭著說;哀悼;滲出(液體)
n. 哭泣,落淚
例句:I do not weep over his death.
他死了我也不哭。
She started to weep uncontrollably.
她不由自主地哭了起來。
She wanted to laugh and weep all at once.
她哭笑不得。
metropolitan
英 [?metr??p?l?t?n] 美 [?metr??pɑ?l?t?n]adj. 大都市的;大主教轄區(qū)的;宗主國的
n. 大城市人;大主教;宗主國的公民
例句:Two years ago, he signed over his art collection to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
兩年前,他簽字把他的藝術(shù)收藏品轉(zhuǎn)讓給了紐約大都會藝術(shù)博物館。
Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent.
如今在如倫敦這樣的大都市中,禮儀實際上是不存在的。
First, the earthquake would shake metropolitan areas including Seattle and Portland.
首先,地震將撼動包括西雅圖和波特蘭在內(nèi)的大都市地區(qū)。
discourage
英 [d?s?k?r?d?] 美 [d?s?k??r?d?]vt. 阻止;使氣餒
例句:His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
他的父母試圖阻止他去當(dāng)演員。
The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
瑞士人想要阻止外資流入。
He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.
他對黃熱病疫情對城市化進(jìn)程的阻礙為一種巧合做出了解釋。
sigh
英 [sa?] 美 [sa?]v. 嘆氣;嘆著氣說;(風(fēng))呼嘯,悲鳴
n. 嘆息,嘆氣;(尤指風(fēng)發(fā)出的)嘆息般的聲音
例句:We all heaved a sigh of relief.
我們都如釋重負(fù)地舒了一口氣。
'I'll wait,' he said with a sigh.
“我就等唄?!彼麌@口氣說。
With a sigh, she leant back and closed her eyes.
伴著一聲嘆息,她往后一靠,閉上了眼睛。
回顧
- appealing
- weep
- metropolitan
- discourage
- sigh