英語單詞超好背 第0452期

contemporary

英 [k?n?tempr?ri] 美 [k?n?temp?reri]

adj. 發(fā)生（屬）于同時期的；當(dāng)代的

n. 同代人，同齡人；同時期的東西

例句：

Contemporary African cinema has much to offer.
當(dāng)代非洲電影制作藝術(shù)有很多貢獻(xiàn)。

We weren't out to design a contemporary utopia.
我們不想去設(shè)計一個當(dāng)代烏托邦。

She patronizes many contemporary British artists.
她贊助許多英國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家。

mercy

英 [?m??si] 美 [?m??rsi]

n. 仁慈，寬容；憐憫；幸運(yùn)；善行

n. (Mercy)人名；(英)默西，默茜(女名)；(法)梅西

例句：

They showed no mercy to their hostages.
他們對人質(zhì)絲毫不講仁慈。

It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.
幸運(yùn)的是她傷勢不重。

God have mercy on us.
上帝憐憫我們吧。

hind

英 [ha?nd] 美 [ha?nd]

adj. 后部的

n. 雌鹿

n. (Hind)人名；(英、芬)欣德

例句：

Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs.
突然奶牛踢起了后腿。

A goat was standing up against a tree on its hind legs, trying to get at the leaves.
一只山羊后腿趴在一棵樹上站起來，試圖去夠樹葉。

Snake embryos, for example, sprout hind limb buds.
例如，蛇的胚胎會生長出后肢。

embark

英 [?m?bɑ?k] 美 [?m?bɑ?rk]

v. 上船（或飛機(jī)）；（使）上船（或登記）；從事

例句：

Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.
你著手進(jìn)行這個項(xiàng)目之前必須有所考慮，有所準(zhǔn)備。

Faced withunknown challenges, they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of their peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings.
面對未知的挑戰(zhàn)，他們敢于踏上一段危險的旅程，而他們的同齡人大多在高端寫字樓里做白領(lǐng)，享受著穩(wěn)定的薪水。

She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.
她即將開始外交生涯。

immoral

英 [??m?r?l] 美 [??m??r?l]

adj. 不道德的；邪惡的；淫蕩的

例句：

It's immoral to steal.
偷盜是不道德的。

Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.
死刑過去被認(rèn)為是非人道且不道德的。

There's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money.
想多賺點(diǎn)錢沒什么不道德。

回顧

1. contemporary
2. mercy
3. hind
4. embark
5. immoral