每天背單詞 第096期

first-rate

英 [?f??st ?re?t] 美 [?f??rst ?re?t]

adj. 第一流的；最上等的

adv. 非常好地；極佳

例句：

The food here is absolutely first-rate.
這里的食物絕對是第一流的。

We're losing a first-rate editor in Jen.
我們即將失去珍這位一流的編輯。

His new book shows him to be a first-rate storyteller.
他的新著表明他講故事的本領(lǐng)是一流的。

enquire

英 [?n?kwa??(r)] 美 [?n?kwa??r]

vi. 詢問；調(diào)查；問候（等于inquire）

vt. 詢問；打聽

例句：

I called the station to enquire about train times.
我打電話到車站詢問了火車時刻。

At their kindest, they may gently enquire why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on.
在他們最善意的情況下，他們可能會溫和地詢問為什么約翰或瑪麗沒有做得更好，他或她是否拼盡全力，等等。

I'm writing to enquire about language courses.
特此致函詢問有關(guān)語言課程事宜。

slipper

英 [?sl?p?(r)] 美 [?sl?p?r]

n. 拖鞋

vt. 用拖鞋打

例句：

His father meted out punishment with a slipper.
他父親用一只拖鞋來進行處罰。

He observed that if there are too many toys in front of Cameron, he will just keep moving round them and then end up going away and finding something like a slipper to play with.
他觀察到，如果卡梅隆面前的玩具太多，他就會一直繞著玩具轉(zhuǎn)，最后會走開，轉(zhuǎn)而找個拖鞋之類的東西玩。

You left your glass slipper at the party the other night.
你那晚把水晶鞋落在派對上了。

boxing-day

[?b?ks?? de?]

n. 節(jié)禮日；圣誕節(jié)后的第一個工作日

例句：

There will be a hunt on Boxing Day.
節(jié)禮日將有獵狐活動。

In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th.
在英國，節(jié)禮日通常在12月26日慶祝。

When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.
"當節(jié)禮日是星期六或星期日時，緊跟著的星期一就是公眾假期。

brow

英 [bra?] 美 [bra?]

n. 眉，眉毛；額；表情

n. (Brow)人名；(西)布勞

例句：

She mopped his fevered brow.
她擦了他那發(fā)燒的前額。

The nurse mopped his fevered brow.
護士擦拭了他發(fā)燙的前額。

Her brow furrowed in concentration.
她眉頭緊鎖全神貫注。

回顧

1. first-rate
2. enquire
3. slipper
4. boxing-day
5. brow