第0449期-英语单词超好背
creature
英 [ˈkriːtʃə(r)] 美 [ˈkriːtʃər]n. 动物,生物;人;创造物
例句:The panda is a shy creature.
熊猫是一种胆小的动物。
He is a reclusive, timorous creature.
他是个离群索居且胆怯的人。
The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
riotous
英 [ˈraɪətəs] 美 [ˈraɪətəs]adj. 暴乱的;狂欢的;不受约束的;放荡的;茂盛的
例句:He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
他找到了和他志趣相投的懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的残酷的军官。
The organizers of the march were charged with assault and riotous assembly.
游行组织者被控侵犯人身及暴乱性非法集会。
The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches.
宴会常常会因为妙趣横生的讲话而气氛活跃,热闹非凡。
rebate
英 [ˈriːbeɪt] 美 [ˈriːbeɪt]v. 退还(部分付款);扣除;在(木块)上开槽口;用槽口衔接(木块)
n. 退还款;折扣;(木块的)槽口;返还部分
n. (Rebate) (印)雷瓦特(人名)
例句:Buyers are offered a cash rebate.
购买者享受现金折扣。
Citicorp will guarantee its credit card customers a rebate on a number of products.
花旗银行将保证其信用卡用户在一些商品上得到退款。
Sometimes the registration tracking to AA can be overwritten if you click to another affiliate, though I've always received both the rebate and the miles.
有时如果你点击到另一个分支机构的话,AA 上的注册信息会重复。不过,通常我都会既收到回馈,又得到里程奖励。
earthly
英 [ˈɜːθli] 美 [ˈɜːrθli]adj. 地球的;尘世的;可能的
例句:The fay lived in groups called the faerie, between the heavenly and earthly realms.
fay 合群而居就称为 faerie,生活在仙境和尘世之间 。
There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't go.
你完全没有理由不去。
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
我完全没有理由感到如此低落。
tickle
英 [ˈtɪkl] 美 [ˈtɪkl]vt. 使发痒;使高兴;使满足
vi. 觉得痒;(东西)使人发痒
n. 胳肢;痒感;使人发痒、高兴的东西
n. (Tickle)人名;(英)蒂克尔
例句:She gave the child a little tickle.
她轻轻地胳肢孩子。
This might tickle, but it feels divine.
这可能会使人发痒,但感觉很奇妙。
I am so sensitive to touch that a tickle hurts me.
我对触觉太敏感了,以至于“胳肢”都能伤害到我。
回顾
- creature
- riotous
- rebate
- earthly
- tickle