每天背單詞 第189期

ass

英 [?s] 美 [?s]

n. 屁股；驢子；蠢人

n. (Ass)人名；(俄)阿斯

例句：

I jumped back and fell on my ass.
我往后一跳，摔了個(gè)屁股墩。

What a CONCEITED and heedless ass!
多么自負(fù)和粗心的蠢驢！

I'm a stupid ass, I am!
我是個(gè)蠢驢，我是！

acceptable

英 [?k?sept?bl] 美 [?k?sept?bl]

adj. 可接受的；合意的；可忍受的

例句：

Ten beaches were graded as acceptable.
有十個(gè)沙灘屬于可接受的那一類(lèi)。

Let's face it – drinking is a socially acceptable habit.
咱們來(lái)面對(duì)這個(gè)事實(shí)吧–飲酒是一種為社會(huì)所接受的習(xí)俗。

There are two types of qualification—either is acceptable.
有兩種資格證明—任何一種都可以接受。

impressive

英 [?m?pres?v] 美 [?m?pres?v]

adj. 感人的；令人欽佩的；給人以深刻印象的

例句：

It is an impressive achievement.
這是一項(xiàng)令人敬佩的成就。

That performance was pretty impressive.
那場(chǎng)表演很出色。

The case for nuclear power is impressive.
支持核能的論據(jù)令人印象深刻。

deafen

英 [?defn] 美 [?defn]

vt. 使聾；淹沒(méi)

vi. 變聾

例句：

Did he deafen you?
他讓你變聾了嗎？

Soon it is loud enough to deafen those in the towers, who cover their ears.
不一會(huì)兒，它響得足以震聾塔上的眾人，他們正捂著耳朵。

In a station they are silent: there is no steam to produce noise to deafen the passengers.
在車(chē)站時(shí)它們很安靜，因?yàn)闆](méi)有蒸氣發(fā)出噪音使乘客震耳欲聾。

sheepish

英 [??i?p??] 美 [??i?p??]

adj. 羞怯的；懦弱的

例句：

Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
瑪麗難為情地沖她咧嘴一笑。

I asked him why. He looked a little sheepish when he answered.
我問(wèn)他為什么。他回答時(shí)看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)困窘。

Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish.
湯姆拽著一個(gè)鈕扣孔，一副害羞的樣子。

回顧

1. ass
2. acceptable
3. impressive
4. deafen
5. sheepish