每天背單詞 第275期

rescind

英 [r??s?nd] 美 [r??s?nd]

vt. 解除；廢除；撤回

例句：

The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling.
該州長(zhǎng)無(wú)權(quán)撤銷這項(xiàng)裁決。

Others worry that the Brothers would rescind the peace treaty with Israel.
另外有些人擔(dān)心兄弟會(huì)掌權(quán)會(huì)廢除與以色列的和平協(xié)定。

Mr Netanyahu apologised fulsomely for the bad timing but refused to rescind the decision.
內(nèi)塔尼亞胡為在錯(cuò)誤的時(shí)間公布這一決定做了矯揉造作的道歉，卻拒絕撤銷這一決定。

stripe

英 [stra?p] 美 [stra?p]

n. 條紋，斑紋；種類

vt. 加條紋于…

例句：

She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides.
她穿了一套側(cè)邊有一條白色條紋的艷綠色慢跑服。

To see that, look very closely at the bottom edge of the stripe in the next photo, about an inch to the left of center.
要想發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)，可以往下張照片里條紋的底部邊緣，大約在中間偏左一英寸處，使勁湊近看。

The Alvis' wheel-clamp was soon copied by a certain stripe of computer hobbyist.
阿爾維斯的輪夾很快就被某個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)愛(ài)好者復(fù)制了。

predominant

英 [pr??d?m?n?nt] 美 [pr??dɑ?m?n?nt]

adj. 主要的；卓越的；支配的；有力的；有影響的

例句：

Mandy's predominant emotion was confusion.
曼迪的主導(dǎo)情緒是困惑。

The transition in Irish painting from one predominant style to the other was not an abrupt one.
愛(ài)爾蘭繪畫從一種主要風(fēng)格向另一種主要風(fēng)格的轉(zhuǎn)變并不是突然的。

In Greece, rhododendrons and oleander bloom only in springtime, when they are the predominant sources of nectar.
在希臘，杜鵑花和夾竹桃只在春天開花，那時(shí)它們是花蜜的主要來(lái)源。

momentous

英 [m??ment?s] 美 [mo??ment?s]

adj. 重要的；重大的

例句：

Invention is momentous and fundamental to people what the soul is vital and significant to us.
發(fā)明對(duì)人來(lái)說(shuō)是重要且根本的，正如靈魂對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是重要的。

These same cycles of change had momentous impacts on the sparse human populations of the region.
這些相同的變化周期對(duì)該區(qū)域稀少的人口產(chǎn)生了重大影響。

In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
那年有2項(xiàng)重大的新發(fā)現(xiàn)。

mutter

英 [?m?t?(r)] 美 [?m?t?r]

vi. 咕噥；喃喃自語(yǔ)

vt. 咕噥；抱怨地說(shuō)；低聲含糊地說(shuō)

n. 咕噥；喃喃低語(yǔ)

n. （Mutter）（法）米泰；（德、匈、西）穆特；（英）馬特（人名）

例句：

"Excuse me," I mutter, "I have to get this sham over with."
“對(duì)不起?！蔽亦卣f(shuō)，“我得把這個(gè)假動(dòng)作做完?！?/p>

John would rub his eyes and mutter, "It is true, we did fly."
約翰揉了揉眼睛，喃喃自語(yǔ)道：“這是真的，我們真的飛了。”

The old man, still pacing back and forth, ceased to speak aloud, and began to mutter.
老人仍在來(lái)回踱步，不再大聲說(shuō)話，開始喃喃自語(yǔ)起來(lái)。

回顧

1. rescind
2. stripe
3. predominant
4. momentous
5. mutter