每天背單詞 第298期

toss

英 [t?s] 美 [t??s]

v. 拋，扔；擲（硬幣）；（擲硬幣）決定；（使）搖擺；猛甩；<北美，非正式>搜查

n. 拋，扔，擲；擲硬幣決定；猛仰頭（表惱怒）

n. （Toss）托斯（姓氏）

例句：

She won the toss and chose to receive.
她猜中了擲幣結(jié)果，選擇接發(fā)球。

He won the toss and chose to field first.
他在擲硬幣時猜中了，選擇先作守方。

There's only one ticket left—I'll toss you for it.
只剩一張票，我來與你擲幣決定給誰。

submit

英 [s?b?m?t] 美 [s?b?m?t]

vt. 使服從；主張；呈遞；提交

vi. 服從，順從

例句：

Job applicants have to submit a specimen of handwriting.
求職者必須提交一份筆跡樣本。

It is laid down that all candidates must submit three copies of their dissertation.
根據(jù)規(guī)定所有的學(xué)位答辯人均須提交論文一式三份。

They are inviting talented but unheralded movie-makers to submit examples of their work.
他們正邀請一些有才華但未得到肯定的導(dǎo)演提交他們的樣片。

chap

英 [t??p] 美 [t??p]

n. 小伙子；家伙；龜裂

vt. 使皸裂

vi. 皸裂

n. (Chap)人名；(柬)乍

例句：

He isn't such a bad chap really.
他這個家伙并不真的這么壞。

"I am a very lucky chap," he commented. "The doctors were surprised that I was not paralysed."
“我是個非常幸運的家伙，”他解釋說，“醫(yī)生們都很驚奇我沒有癱瘓?！?/p>

He is a good little chap!
他是一個好的小家伙！

masterpiece

英 [?mɑ?st?pi?s] 美 [?m?st?rpi?s]

n. 杰作；絕無僅有的人

例句：

The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece.
該作品被譽為杰作。

The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word.
這幅畫是名副其實的杰作。

"Man's Fate," translated into sixteen languages, is probably his masterpiece.
《人類的命運》，被翻譯成16種文字，可能是他的代表作。

relieve

英 [r??li?v] 美 [r??li?v]

vt. 解除，減輕；使不單調(diào)乏味；換……的班；解圍；使放心

例句：

The doctor drew off some fluid to relieve the pressure.
醫(yī)生排掉了一些液體以緩解壓力。

The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.
新來的秘書會減輕我們文案工作的一些負擔(dān)。

Drugs can relieve much of the pain.
藥物可以大大緩解疼痛。

回顧

1. toss
2. submit
3. chap
4. masterpiece
5. relieve