每天背單詞 第082期

lengthen

英 [?le?θ?n] 美 [?le?θ?n]

vt. 使延長；加長

vi. 延長；變長

例句：

Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.
傳統(tǒng)觀點似乎認為，企業(yè)在延長產品生命周期和減少銷售新產品的收入方面是沒有動力的。

I need to lengthen this skirt.
我需要把裙子放長。

The days are beginning to lengthen out.
白晝開始變長了。

fashion

英 [?f??n] 美 [?f??n]

n. 時尚；時裝；樣式；方式；時髦人物

vt. 使用；改變；做成…的形狀

例句：

Fashion is constantly changing.
時尚總是日新月異。

Carolyne is a fashion designer.
卡羅琳是位時裝設計師。

This could set a new fashion.
這或許會開創(chuàng)一種新時尚呢。

resultant

英 [r??z?lt?nt] 美 [r??z?lt?nt]

adj. 由此導致的，因而發(fā)生的

n. 合力，合成速率；結果

例句：

At least a quarter of a million people have died in the fighting and the resultant famines.
至少25萬人死于這場戰(zhàn)斗,由此導致的是饑荒。

This raises the specter of director over-commitment and the resultant dilution of contribution.
這引發(fā)了董事過度承諾以及由此導致的出資額稀釋的擔憂。

All the resultant activities have tended, on balance, to reduce tree cover and increase grassland.
總的來說，所有由此產生的活動都趨向于減少樹木覆蓋，增加草地。

distinguished

英 [d??st??ɡw??t] 美 [d??st??ɡw??t]

adj. 卓越的，著名的；高貴的，受尊重的

v. 辨別；使有區(qū)別；看清，認出（distinguish 的過去式和過去分詞）

例句：

He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
他是一個著名演藝世家的先輩。

His suit was immaculately cut and he looked very distinguished.
他的西服剪裁完美，人顯得十分高貴。

He was the most distinguished scholar in his field.
他是這一領域成就最為卓著的學者。

arbitrary

英 [?ɑ?b?tr?ri; ?ɑ?b?tri] 美 [?ɑ?rb?treri]

adj. [數(shù)] 任意的；武斷的；專制的

例句：

He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions.
他做的決定難以預料，主觀武斷。

Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
不經審訊隨意扣押是常有的。

The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。

回顧

1. lengthen
2. fashion
3. resultant
4. distinguished
5. arbitrary