第0258期-英語(yǔ)四級(jí)單詞每天背
contribute
英 [k?n?tr?bju?t; ?k?ntr?bju?t] 美 [k?n?tr?bju?t]v. 捐贈(zèng),捐助;(為……)做貢獻(xiàn);促成,是……的原因之一;撰稿,投稿;發(fā)表意見,提議
例句:Do you wish to contribute?
你想捐助嗎?
You need not feel obliged to contribute.
你不必認(rèn)為你非得捐款。
Local businesses have agreed to contribute.
當(dāng)?shù)氐墓疽呀?jīng)同意捐助了。
greece
英 [ɡri?s] 美 [ɡri?s]希臘(歐洲南部國(guó)家)
例句:They met while on holiday in Greece.
他們是在希臘度假時(shí)認(rèn)識(shí)的。
Greece is said to be a botanist's dream.
希臘被稱作植物學(xué)家的理想圣地。
I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece.
我買了一枚戒指,留作對(duì)希臘的紀(jì)念。
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。
virtually
英 [?v??t?u?li] 美 [?v??rt?u?li]adv. 事實(shí)上,幾乎;虛擬地,模擬地
例句:He virtually admitted he was guilty.
他實(shí)際上已承認(rèn)自己有罪。
Their legal rights are virtually nil.
他們的法定權(quán)利實(shí)際上不存在。
The three bombs were virtually identical.
這3個(gè)炸彈幾乎一模一樣。
toil
英 [t??l] 美 [t??l]v. (長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地)苦干,辛勤勞作;艱難緩慢地移動(dòng),跋涉
n. (尤指體力上的)苦工,苦活;網(wǎng),捕捉野獸的陷阱
例句:I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
我所能奉獻(xiàn)的只有熱血、辛勞、眼淚與汗水。
The finite which admits of progress and sublime toil, they do not think about.
他們沒有想到承認(rèn)進(jìn)步和高貴的辛勞這一有限之物。
Let us make Sunday a day of rest and renewal rather than a day of travel and toil.
就讓我們把星期天定為休息和恢復(fù)精力日,不要把它作為旅行和勞累日吧。
回顧
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- greece
- inquiry
- virtually
- toil