第569期-每天背單詞
scaly
英 [?ske?li] 美 [?ske?li]adj. 有鱗的;積垢的;劣等的
例句:The reptile's skin is tough and scaly.
這種爬行動物的皮膚堅韌并帶有鱗片。
Not eating enough of vitamins can result in problems such as scurvy, dermatitis or dry, scaly skin.
維生素攝入不足能導致壞血病、皮炎或干燥、鱗狀皮膚之類的問題。
After three months, the women's skin was moister, smoother, and less scaly and red when exposed to ultraviolet light.
三個月后,婦女的皮膚更加濕潤光滑,暴露在紫外線時減少鱗片和泛紅。
signify
英 [?s?ɡn?fa?] 美 [?s?ɡn?fa?]vt. 表示;意味;預示
vi. 有重要性;要緊;冒充內(nèi)行
例句:He nodded to signify that he agreed.
他點頭表示同意。
Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage.
“吃”是一個比喻,有時用來表示婚姻。
Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition.
進入耶魯大學可能意味著有智慧、才能和雄心。
compels
英 [k?m?pelz] 美 [k?m?pelz]v. 強迫
例句:But neither compels anyone to buy insurance.
但是兩州都沒有強制任何人購買保險。
That compels many company founders to rely on funds raised from relatives.
這迫使許多公司創(chuàng)建者依靠從親戚那里籌措的資金。
Nothing but God's own sovereign good pleasure compels Him to love sinners.
正是上帝自己至高無上的善良的樂趣迫使他去愛罪惡之人。
moonlighting
英 [?mu?nla?t??] 美 [?mu?nla?t??]n. (尤指夜間)從事第二職業(yè);夜襲
v. (非正式)(尤指夜間)從事第二職業(yè);兼職(moonlight 的現(xiàn)在分詞)
例句:If you're smart, you'll loop in your boss before doing any moonlighting.
如果你精明,在做兼職之前你會先讓老板知道。
Moonlighting traditionally has meant juggling two hourly jobs, or an hourly job plus freelancing.
傳統(tǒng)上的兼職族是同時做兩份時薪工作,或者一份時薪工作加自由職業(yè)。
Last fall, he started moonlighting as a small-business consultant and personal finance counselor.
去年秋天,他開始兼職做小企業(yè)的顧問和個人理財顧問。
skim
英 [sk?m] 美 [sk?m]v. (從液體表面)撇去(浮物);(非正式)(尤指一段時間內(nèi))挪用(小數(shù)額錢);掠過;擦過(表面);用(扁石)打水漂;略讀;盜用(信用卡電子信息)
n. 液體上的表層物;瀏覽;側錄,滑卡;掠過;脫脂品(尤指脫脂奶)
adj. 脫脂的;撇去浮沫的
n. (Skim) (美)史奇姆(人名)
例句:Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
撇去果醬上的浮沫,讓它冷卻。
You also can change the whole milk into skim milk or yoghourt.
你還可以把全脂牛奶換成脫脂奶或酸奶。
For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include making use of the various aids to understanding that most textbooks provide and skim reading for a general survey.
對于大學生來說,這些技能中最有幫助的包括利用各種輔助工具來理解大多數(shù)教科書所涉及的知識,以及進行全面調查時所需的略讀。
回顧
- scaly
- signify
- compels
- moonlighting
- skim