第416期-每天背單詞
horsepower
英 [?h??spa??(r)] 美 [?h??rspa??r]n. 馬力(功率單位)
例句:Our horsepower was less than half that of the winner.
我們的馬力還不到獲勝者的一半。
Horsepower was hostile to them.
馬力對他們很有敵意。
Horsepower rushed out of the hut.
馬力沖出了棚屋。
restless
英 [?restl?s] 美 [?restl?s]adj. 焦躁不安的;不安寧的;得不到滿足的
例句:They all felt restless and unsettled.
他們都感到焦躁不安。
My father seemed very restless and excited.
我父親似乎非常坐立不安和興奮。
By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.
到1982年,她焦躁不安,需要一個新的對其才華的推動力。
though
英 [e??] 美 [eo?]conj. 雖然,盡管
adv. 雖然;不過;然而
例句:He did reply, though not immediately.
他確實回復(fù)了,不過不是立馬回復(fù)。
One major problem did present itself, though.
不過,確實出現(xiàn)了一個重大問題。
She didn't love him, though she pretended to.
她并不愛他,雖然她裝出愛的樣子。
implore
英 [?m?pl??(r)] 美 [?m?pl??r]vt. 懇求或乞求
vi. 懇求或乞求
例句:Tell me it's true. I implore you.
告訴我那是真的,求求你。
We will implore both parties to stay at the negotiating table.
我們將懇求雙方留在談判桌上。
I implore you, for the love you bear your children, the little Tunnies, to help us, or we are lost!
我懇求你,為了你對你孩子小金槍魚的愛,幫幫我們吧,否則我們就完了!
toward
英 [t??d; t??w??d] 美 [t??rd]prep. 向;趨向;對于;接近(時間);靠近;用于,為了(同 towards)
adj. 即將來到的,進(jìn)行中的
n. (Toward) (美、加、沙特)特沃德
例句:She turned back toward home.
她折了回來往家走去。
I took a step toward him.
我朝他邁出了一步。
He headed downhill toward the river.
他朝山腳下的小河走去。
回顧
- horsepower
- restless
- though
- implore
- toward