英語四級單詞每天背 第0117期

turning

英 [?t??n??] 美 [?t??rn??]

n. 轉(zhuǎn)彎處，岔路口；轉(zhuǎn)向，旋轉(zhuǎn)，回轉(zhuǎn)；車削，車工工藝；車削下腳，削屑（turnings）

v. 使旋轉(zhuǎn)，使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；轉(zhuǎn)身，扭轉(zhuǎn)（身體部位）；翻動(dòng)，翻轉(zhuǎn)（turn 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

例句：

The leaves were turning brown.
葉子變了黃色。

He sat turning the pages idly.
他坐在那里無所事事地翻著書。

Not turning up was just a cop-out.
不露面只不過是在逃避而已。

booming

英 [?bu?m??] 美 [?bu?m??]

adj. 飛速發(fā)展的，繁榮的；（聲音）低沉洪亮的；奮力撞擊的

v. 發(fā)出巨響，轟鳴；增長，繁榮（boom 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

例句：

Business was booming.
生意興隆。

Business is booming!
生意興??！

The booming economy means people are working harder than ever.
蓬勃發(fā)展的經(jīng)濟(jì)意味著人們比以往更加努力工作。

although

英 [??l?e??] 美 [??l?eo?]

conj. 雖然，盡管；但是，然而

例句：

Although it is tasty, crab is very filling.
螃蟹雖然好吃，但很容易讓人飽。

Although small, the kitchen is well designed.
廚房雖小，但設(shè)計(jì)巧妙。

Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm.
盡管太陽高照，卻不很暖和。

sentence

英 [?sent?ns] 美 [?sent?ns]

n. 句子，句；判決，判刑；命題

v. 判決，宣判，判刑

例句：

What does this sentence mean?
這個(gè)句子是什么意思？

That sentence is not grammatical.
那個(gè)句子不合語法。

This sentence doesn't make sense.
這個(gè)句子不通。

thrift

英 [θr?ft] 美 [θr?ft]

n. 節(jié)約，節(jié)儉；海石竹；<美>儲蓄機(jī)構(gòu)

【名】 （Thrift）思里福特（人名）

例句：

Thrift has become the prevailing practice.
節(jié)約成風(fēng)。

You?cannot?bring?about?prosperity?by?discouraging?thrift.
不提倡勤儉節(jié)約就不會(huì)有繁盛。

Oppose extravagant eating and drinking and pay attention to thrift and economy.
反對大吃大喝，注意節(jié)約。

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