每天背單詞 第061期

eighteen

英 [?e??ti?n] 美 [?e??ti?n]

n. 十八，十八個

adj. 十八個的，十八的

num. 十八

例句：

His boat is an eighteen-footer.
他的小船長十八英尺。

The party was ousted from power after eighteen years.
該黨執(zhí)政十八年后被趕下臺。

Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years.
利茲聯(lián)隊企盼奪冠已經(jīng)十八年了。

engraving

英 [?n?ɡre?v??] 美 [?n?ɡre?v??]

n. 雕刻；雕刻術(shù)；雕刻品

v. 在…上雕刻；給…深刻的印象（engrave的ing形式）

例句：

This type of engraving requires a delicate touch.
這種雕刻要求手法輕巧。

The calotype could be made in series, and was thus the equivalent of an etching or an engraving.
碘化銀紙照相法可以連續(xù)印刷，因此它等同于蝕刻或雕刻。

Something in its poor architecture recalled a steel engraving, perhaps one from an old edition of Paul et Virginie.
簡陋的建筑使他想起一幀鋼版畫，或許是舊版《保爾和弗吉尼亞》里的插圖。

duty-free

英 [?dju?ti ?fri?] 美 [?du?ti ?fri?]

adj. 免稅的

adv. 免稅地

例句：

For the children, there's a games room on C deck next to the duty-free shop.
孩子們在 C 甲板免稅商店旁邊有一間游戲室。

Between the ship's office and the duty-free shop, toilets are situated on B deck at the rear of the ship and on A deck next to the snack bar.
洗手間在船上的辦公室和免稅商店之間的地方，以及船后部的 B 甲板上和 A 甲板上小吃店的旁邊。

I bought it at a duty-free shop in Japan.
我在日本免稅商店買了這樣東西。

whole

英 [h??l] 美 [ho?l]

adj. 完整的；純粹的

n. 整體；全部

例句：

The whole family seemed cursed.
全家人仿佛都受到詛咒遭了殃。

The whole idea was preposterous.
整個想法都是荒謬的。

Four quarters make a whole.
四個四分之一構(gòu)成一個整體。

willingness

英 [?w?l??n?s] 美 [?w?l??n?s]

n. 樂意；心甘情愿；自動自發(fā)

例句：

He indicated his willingness to cooperate.
他暗示愿意合作。

During our meeting, he indicated his willingness to cooperate.
在我們會晤期間，他提及了合作的意愿。

Her willingness to be subservient to her children isolated her.
她對她的孩子們順從的意愿使她陷于孤立。

回顧

1. eighteen
2. engraving
3. duty-free
4. whole
5. willingness