第0186期-英語四級單詞每天背
tolerance
英 [?t?l?r?ns] 美 [?tɑ?l?r?ns]n. 忍受,容忍;(痛苦、困難等的)忍受程度,忍耐力;耐藥力,耐受性;公差,容許偏差
例句:They have a policy of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
他們對性騷擾采取零容忍態(tài)度。
They were working to a tolerance of 0.0001 of a centimetre.
他們在按0.0001厘米的公差加工。
There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
對痛苦的忍耐力和對感染的抵抗力下降了。
sarcasm
英 [?sɑ?k?z?m] 美 [?sɑ?rk?z?m]n. 諷刺,挖苦
例句:He didn't intend any sarcasm.
他沒有任何諷刺的意思。
Sarcasm and demeaning remarks have no place in parenting.
挖苦和貶損的言語不應用來教育子女。
Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
她挖苦的語言刺傷了他的虛榮心。
button
英 [?b?t(?)n] 美 [?b?t(?)n]n. 紐扣,扣子;按鈕;<美>徽章
v. 用紐扣扣住
【名】 (Button)(英)巴頓(人名)
例句:This button is for adjusting the volume.
這個按鈕是調(diào)節(jié)音量的。
Anyone can sew on a button, including you.
任何人都能縫鈕扣,包括你。
She pressed the button but nothing happened.
她按下按鈕,但什么反應也沒有。
defiant
英 [d??fa??nt] 美 [d??fa??nt]adj. 違抗的,反叛的,蔑視的
例句:Defiant in their haughty and arrogant inaccessibility, they seem to shout: I dare you!
他們目中無人,高視闊步,似乎在叫喊:我敢說你!
She looked at him with a defiant air.
她用蔑視的神情望著他。
The terrorists sent a defiant message to the government.
恐怖主義者向政府發(fā)出了挑戰(zhàn)書。
onward
英 [??nw?d] 美 [?ɑ?nw?rd]adv. 向前;從……以后;取得進步,獲得成功
adj. 向前的,繼續(xù)的;發(fā)展的,進步的
例句:With those words Heidi returned to Clara, while the goatherd was hurrying onward, angrily shaking his fists.
說著這些話,海蒂回到了克拉拉身邊,而牧童正生氣地揮舞著他的拳頭,匆匆向前走去。
The bus continued onward.
公交車繼續(xù)前行。
From here, it has been onward and upward all the way.
由此開始,它一直在發(fā)展、高升。
回顧
- tolerance
- sarcasm
- button
- defiant
- onward