第146期-每天背单词
warfare
英 [ˈwɔːfeə(r)] 美 [ˈwɔːrfer]n. 战争;冲突
例句:These clashes could develop into open warfare.
这些冲突可能会发展成公开的战争。
The debate soon degenerated into open warfare.
争论很快恶化,演变成了公开的论战。
Lenin dismissed guerrilla warfare as "adventurism."
列宁轻视游击战,认为它是“冒险主义”。
tendency
英 [ˈtendənsi] 美 [ˈtendənsi]n. 倾向,趋势;癖好
例句:He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency toward snobbery.
他被宠坏了,很傲慢,而且有势利倾向。
There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
他们有一种炫耀的倾向,几乎任何情况都要大肆渲染一番。
indirect
英 [ˌɪndəˈrekt; ˌɪndaɪˈrekt] 美 [ˌɪndəˈrekt,ˌɪndaɪˈrekt]adj. 间接的;迂回的;非直截了当的
例句:He took an indirect route back home.
他选择了一条迂回的路线回家。
The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
暴雨间接造成了那座楼房的倒塌。
What people had to pay in direct and indirect taxes had not gone up since 1979.
人们须缴纳的直接税和间接税从1979年开始没涨过。
grove
英 [ɡrəʊv] 美 [ɡroʊv]n. 小树林;果园
例句:I might as well recommend you to go to the "Grove".
我倒不如推荐你去 “Grove”。
It's how we can get our grove back or find our mojo.
这就是如何找回我们的小树林或找到我们的魔力的办法。
When I finished the minimill story, Grove said, "OK, I get it."
当我结束小钢铁厂的故事时,格罗夫说:“好,我明白了。”
patriot
英 [ˈpætriət; ˈpeɪtriət] 美 [ˈpeɪtriət]n. 爱国者
例句:He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.
他也被认为是一个伟大的爱国者,不仅因为他的卡通赞扬美国,而且,在第二次世界大战期间,他的工作室为美国士兵制作训练电影。
He regards himself as a patriot.
他自认为是个爱国者。
Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
沙文主义者的或与其有关的。
回顾
- warfare
- tendency
- indirect
- grove
- patriot