第0222期-英語四級通關(guān)訓(xùn)練
nobility
英 [n???b?l?ti] 美 [no??b?l?ti]n. 貴族;崇高,高尚
例句:She seemed to personify goodness and nobility.
她似乎是善良和高貴的化身。
Most of them were the nobility and the landed gentry.
他們大部分是貴族和地主階層。
In Norman England, the greyhound was a symbol of nobility.
在諾曼時期的英格蘭,灰狗是高貴一種象征。
hurl
英 [h??l] 美 [h??rl]v. 猛扔,猛摔;大聲說出(辱罵或斥責(zé)等);嘔吐
n. <非正式>乘車,搭便車;猛投,投擲
例句:It took only one heave to hurl him into the river.
只是一推,就把他推進了河里。
In this context, generosity has come to mean that you hurl money around like a drunken sailor.
在這種情況下,慷慨意味著你像喝醉了的水手一樣亂扔錢。
To hurl abuse is no way to fight.
謾罵決不是戰(zhàn)斗。
crush
英 [kr??] 美 [kr??]v. 壓壞,擠壓變形;搗碎,碾成粉末;把……擠入,將……塞進(狹小的空間內(nèi));(使)變皺,起皺;制服,鎮(zhèn)壓;使心煩意亂,使消沉
n. 擁擠的人群;(對某人短暫的)熱戀,迷戀;迷戀對象;果汁飲料;(牛,羊的)分群欄
例句:She had a crush on you, you know.
你知道吧,她曾暗戀過你。
They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press.
他們用沉重的木制壓榨機把橄欖壓碎。
Don't chew, break, or crush the tablet.
不要咀嚼、咬破或壓碎藥片。
muse
英 [mju?z] 美 [mju?z]n. 靈感,激發(fā)創(chuàng)作靈感的人;繆斯(古希臘神話中掌管藝術(shù)或科學(xué)的九位女神之一)(Muse)
v. 沉思,冥想;沉思地說;若有所思地凝視(muse on)
例句:I want to be a better writer and maybe my muse will provide the motivation.
我希望成為一名更好的作者,也許我的沉思將為我提供動力。
Many of the papers muse on the fate of the president.
許多報紙在揣測總統(tǒng)的命運。
So how do you train your Muse?
如何訓(xùn)練你的靈感?
warehouse
英 [?we?ha?s] 美 [?werha?s]n. 倉庫,貨棧,貨倉;倉儲式批發(fā)商店,倉儲式零售商店
v. 將(商品)存庫,使入庫;<美,非正式>將(某人,尤其是犯人或精神病患者)安置在條件差的倉庫式的收容所中
例句:The gang did a warehouse and a supermarket.
那幫匪徒搶劫了一個倉庫和一家超級市場。
We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
我們倉庫里這類東西還多得很。
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
倉庫失火損壞嚴重。
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