每天背單詞 第177期

dustbin

英 [?d?stb?n] 美 [?d?stb?n]

n. 垃圾箱

例句：

A bomb planted in a dustbin exploded early today.
一枚安置在一個(gè)垃圾桶內(nèi)的炸彈今天清早爆炸了。

Then she threw me into a dustbin.
然后她把我扔進(jìn)了垃圾箱。

Early the next morning, a man took me out of a dustbin.
第二天一大早，一個(gè)男人把我從垃圾桶里取出來。

Toad

英 [t??d] 美 [to?d]

n. 蟾蜍；癩蛤蟆；討厭的家伙

例句：

"Badger," said Toad, rather airily.
“班杰?！卑]蛤蟆托德相當(dāng)輕率地說。

Toad burst out laughing.
蟾蜍托德哈哈大笑。

Wasn't I funny, Toad?
我是不是很可笑，癩蛤蟆托德？

expedient

英 [?k?spi?di?nt] 美 [?k?spi?di?nt]

adj. 權(quán)宜的；方便的；有利的

n. 權(quán)宜之計(jì)；應(yīng)急手段

例句：

The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.
宵禁令是應(yīng)對突發(fā)事件時(shí)必要的臨時(shí)權(quán)宜之舉。

The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient.
政府顯然認(rèn)定削減利率是政治上的權(quán)宜之計(jì)。

First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.
首先，這些武器應(yīng)當(dāng)只在遭受核襲擊后反擊時(shí)才使用。其次，這些武器的擁有必須是一種臨時(shí)的應(yīng)急手段。

scenery

英 [?si?n?ri] 美 [?si?n?ri]

n. 風(fēng)景；景色；舞臺(tái)布景

例句：

We stopped to admire the scenery.
我們中途停下來欣賞一下風(fēng)景。

The scenery is magnificent.
景色壯麗。

The area is remarkable for its scenery.
這一地區(qū)以其優(yōu)美的景色而引人矚目。

gesture

英 [?d?est??(r)] 美 [?d?est??r]

n. 姿態(tài)；手勢

vi. 作手勢；用動(dòng)作示意

vt. 用動(dòng)作表示

例句：

Mr. Griffin made a jerky gesture.
格里芬先生打了個(gè)急促而不連貫的手勢。

They communicated entirely by gesture.
他們完全用手勢交流。

He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
他以戲劇性的姿態(tài)捶他的胸。

回顧

1. dustbin
2. Toad
3. expedient
4. scenery
5. gesture