每天背單詞 第017期

scrape

英 [skre?p] 美 [skre?p]

v. 用工具刮；刮掉；擦傷；挖坑；刮出刺耳聲；朝后攏頭發(fā)；不入調(diào)地演奏小提琴；在面包上薄涂一層（黃油）；勉強(qiáng)維持；險(xiǎn)勝；將就；（艱難地）湊集；節(jié)儉；用程序從網(wǎng)上下載（數(shù)據(jù)）

n. 刮掉；擦痕；刮擦聲；地面空洞處；薄涂在面包上的黃油；鞠躬；困境；刮宮

例句：

I might scrape through the exam if I'm lucky.
要是走運(yùn)的話，我也許能勉強(qiáng)及格。

We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
我們好不容易湊齊八名志愿者。

I can just scrape by on what my parents give me.
我靠父母給的那點(diǎn)錢只能勉強(qiáng)度日。

acquaintant

英

熟悉的

humiliation

英 [hju??m?li?e??n] 美 [hju??m?li?e??n]

n. 丟臉，恥辱；蒙羞；謙卑

例句：

She faced the humiliation of discussing her husband's affair.
她面臨要談她丈夫風(fēng)流韻事的恥辱。

They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation, and despair.
他們常常陷入孤獨(dú)、屈辱和絕望的深淵。

Criminals are given the option of going to jail or facing public humiliation.
罪犯?jìng)儽唤o予進(jìn)監(jiān)獄或面對(duì)公眾羞辱的選擇權(quán)。

mince

英 [m?ns] 美 [m?ns]

vt. 切碎；矯揉做作地說

vi. 裝腔作勢(shì)；碎步走

n. 切碎物，肉餡

例句：

The history of the mince pie may have contributed to its unusual reputation.
肉餡餅的歷史可能是它不尋常的聲譽(yù)的部分原因。

Simple wrist-twist motion activates sharp blades that will quickly mince even large quantities of herbs.
簡(jiǎn)單的扭手腕動(dòng)作就能使鋒利的刀片迅速切碎大量的藥草。

Use this knife to chop, slice and mince; the side of the blade can be used for crushing garlic and some spices.
用這刀剁碎、切片或切碎物體；刀片側(cè)面可以用于壓碎大蒜和一些香料。

wherein

英 [we?r??n] 美 [wer??n]

adv. 在其中；在何處

例句：

Wherein lies the truth?
在哪方面是真的？

Wherein lies the difference between conservatism and liberalism?
保守主義和自由主義的區(qū)別在哪里？

Until now, those guns have been sold primarily on an honour system, wherein the purchasers ensure the sellers they are legally entitled to buy firearms.
到現(xiàn)在為止，那些槍基本是基于榮譽(yù)制度而被販?zhǔn)鄣?，也就是購買者向販?zhǔn)壅弑ＷC他們可以合法地購買武器。

回顧

1. scrape
2. acquaintant
3. humiliation
4. mince
5. wherein