英语四级单词每天背 第0159期

innumerable

英 [ɪˈnjuːmərəbl] 美 [ɪˈnuːmərəbl]

adj. 无数的，数不清的

例句：

Innumerable books have been written on the subject.
已经有无数书籍写过这个主题。

He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.
他编造了数不清的借口，说了无止尽的谎言。

There are innumerable stars in the sky.
天空中有无数颗星。

grandson

英 [ˈɡrænsʌn] 美 [ˈɡrænsʌn]

n. 孙子；外孙

例句：

My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old sister is a handful.
我的小孙子一点不用人操心，但他6岁的姐姐却很难管教。

With a minimum of fuss, she produced the grandson he had so desperately wished for.
她不声不响地生出了他翘首以待的孙子。

Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson.
斯坦从不关心他的孙子扎克。

shrill

英 [ʃrɪl] 美 [ʃrɪl]

adj. 尖锐的；刺耳的

adv. 尖锐地

vi. 尖声喊叫

vt. 尖声喊出

n. 尖叫声

例句：

Her voice was shrill and penetrating.
她的声音尖厉刺耳。

More distinct came the shrill voice of Tinker Bell.
更清晰的是小叮当尖锐的声音。

Imagine her surprise, when the White Rabbit read out, at the top of his shrill little voice, the name "Alice!"
使她大吃一惊的是，此时兔子用刺耳的嗓音尖叫道：“爱丽丝！”

tomb

英 [tuːm] 美 [tuːm]

n. 坟墓，冢，葬身之地；土棺，石棺；墓碑；<文>死亡（the tomb）

v. 埋葬

【名】 （Tomb）（英）图姆（人名）

例句：

But I couldn't find her tomb.
但我始终没有找到她的陵墓。

I cast my eyes into the tomb.
我把目光投向坟墓。

They had built a tomb for him.
他们为他盖了一座坟墓。

bakery

英 [ˈbeɪkəri] 美 [ˈbeɪkəri]

n. 面包店；烘焙食品（如面包，蛋糕）

例句：

The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉这种气味。

It was a small shop sandwiched between a coffee shop on one side and a bakery on the other.
这家小店被一个咖啡店和一个面包房夹在中间。

Start her own bakery.
开办她自己的面包店。

回顾

1. innumerable
2. grandson
3. shrill
4. tomb
5. bakery