英語單詞超好背 第0092期

preposition

英 [?prep??z??n] 美 [?prep??z??n]

n. 介詞；前置詞

例句：

The verb 'rely' takes the preposition 'on'.
動(dòng)詞rely需要和介詞on連用。

There is nothing in the rules of grammar to suggest that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong.
在語法規(guī)則中沒有哪一條表明以介詞結(jié)束一個(gè)句子是錯(cuò)誤的。

The word is compounded of a preposition and a verb.
這個(gè)詞是由一個(gè)介詞和一個(gè)動(dòng)詞復(fù)合而成的。

lonely

英 [?l??nli] 美 [?lo?nli]

adj. 寂寞的；偏僻的

n. 孤獨(dú)者

例句：

She felt lonely and hopeless.
她感到孤獨(dú)絕望。

I felt lonely and unattractive.
我感到孤獨(dú)、長(zhǎng)得也不好看。

I am lonely and I am hurting.
我很孤獨(dú)，也很痛苦。

inquiry

英 [?n?kwa??ri] 美 [??nkw?ri; ?n?kwa??ri]

n. 探究；調(diào)查；質(zhì)詢；詢盤，詢價(jià)

例句：

The inquiry is by no means cut and dried.
調(diào)查之事遠(yuǎn)未蓋棺定論。

A judge has suspended the ban pending a full inquiry.
一名法官已暫時(shí)取消了此項(xiàng)禁令，等待一次全面調(diào)查。

The board of inquiry is continuing its investigations.
調(diào)查委員會(huì)在繼續(xù)做調(diào)查。

several

英 [?sevr?l] 美 [?sevr?l]

adj. 幾個(gè)的；各自的

pron. 幾個(gè)；數(shù)個(gè)

例句：

There are several conjectures.
有幾種推測(cè)。

She wrote him several poems.
她為他寫了幾首詩(shī)。

I copied out several poems.
我抄錄了幾首詩(shī)歌。

chip

英 [t??p] 美 [t??p]

n. 炸薯?xiàng)l（片）；芯片，晶片；碎片，碎屑；缺口；籌碼；（足球的）挑球，（高爾夫球）短切球

v. 打缺，弄缺；鏟，鑿，削；短切（球），踢（高球）；把（土豆等）切成小片（條）

例句：

The cup had a small chip.
這個(gè)杯子有個(gè)小缺口。

Today's silicon chip-based computers can't come close.
現(xiàn)今的基于芯片的計(jì)算機(jī)根本比不上。

The release of prisoners was used as a bargaining chip.
釋放戰(zhàn)俘被用作討價(jià)還價(jià)的籌碼。

回顧

1. preposition
2. lonely
3. inquiry
4. several
5. chip