每天背單詞 第426期

gram

英 [ɡr?m] 美 [ɡr?m]

n. 克；鷹嘴豆（用作飼料）

n. (Gram)人名；(英、法、德、丹、挪、瑞典)格拉姆

例句：

A few twentieths of a gram can be critical.
二十分之幾克可能是關(guān)鍵的。

Extracting information about the large-scale composition of a planet from a sample weighing a millionth of a gram was a fascinating example of scientific endeavour.
從重量為百萬(wàn)分之一克的樣品中提取有關(guān)行星宏觀(guān)組成的信息是一個(gè)極為有趣的科學(xué)嘗試實(shí)例。

Women there presented her with a gram of radium for her campaign.
那里的婦女為了支持她的活動(dòng)贈(zèng)送給她一克鐳。

martyr

英 [?mɑ?t?(r)] 美 [?mɑ?rt?r]

n. 烈士，殉道者；乞憐者；因疾病或困難長(zhǎng)期受折磨者；假圣人

v. 殉難；折磨；殺害

n. (Martyr) 馬特（人名）

例句：

She's a martyr to her nerves.
她長(zhǎng)期忍受神經(jīng)緊張之苦。

When are you going to quit acting like a martyr?
什么時(shí)候你不再裝得像個(gè)受苦受難的人呢？

Edgar was a martyr to his sense of honour and responsibility.
埃德加深為他的榮譽(yù)感和責(zé)任感所累。

withstand

英 [w?e?st?nd; w?θ?st?nd] 美 [w?e?st?nd,w?θ?st?nd]

vt. 抵擋；禁得起；反抗

vi. 反抗

例句：

The aircraft is designed to withstand turbulent conditions.
這架飛機(jī)是為經(jīng)受猛烈的氣流而設(shè)計(jì)的。

She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life.
她承受不了作為一個(gè)公眾人物的生活壓力和緊張。

The plants were unable to withstand the rigours of a harsh winter.
這些植物經(jīng)受不住嚴(yán)冬的考驗(yàn)。

incorrect

英 [??nk??rekt] 美 [??nk??rekt]

adj. 錯(cuò)誤的，不正確的；不適當(dāng)?shù)?；不真?shí)的

例句：

The firm says it unknowingly published incorrect statistics.
這家公司說(shuō)它不知情地出版了錯(cuò)誤的數(shù)據(jù)。

We apologize unreservedly for any incorrect behaviour by Mr. Taylor.
我們對(duì)泰勒先生做出的所有錯(cuò)誤行為毫無(wú)保留地道歉。

Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
地方口音還可以接受，但錯(cuò)誤語(yǔ)法必須要大力改進(jìn)。

successful

英 [s?k?sesfl] 美 [s?k?sesfl]

adj. 成功的；一帆風(fēng)順的

例句：

I think it's going to be successful.
我認(rèn)為它將會(huì)成功。

I don't begrudge her being so successful.
我并沒(méi)有因她如此成功而怏怏不樂(lè)。

The play was very successful on Broadway.
那部劇在百老匯大獲成功。

回顧

1. gram
2. martyr
3. withstand
4. incorrect
5. successful