每天背单词 第432期

unlike

英 [ˌʌnˈlaɪk] 美 [ˌʌnˈlaɪk]

prep. 不像，和……不同；与……不同，与……相反；非……的特征，不是……的特点

adj. 不同的，不相似的，不像的

conj. 不同于

例句：

It's very unlike him to be so late.
迟到这么久可实在不像他平时的作风。

This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose.
这是异国，因而不像圣何塞。

The sound was not unlike that of birds singing.
这声音有点像鸟鸣。

pencil

英 [ˈpensl] 美 [ˈpensl]

n. 铅笔；笔状物

vt. 用铅笔写；用眉笔涂

vi. 成铅笔状

例句：

She scribbled a note in pencil.
她用铅笔草草写了张便条。

I snapped the pencil in half.
我啪的一声将铅笔折成两段。

He made marks with a pencil.
他用铅笔作了记号。

throng

英 [θrɒŋ] 美 [θrɔːŋ]

n. 人群；众多

vt. 群集；挤满

vi. 蜂拥而至；群集

adj. 拥挤的

例句：

We pushed our way through the throng.
我们挤过人群。

An official pushed through the throng.
一位官员从人群中挤过。

The throng fell back, stupefied.
人群向后退去，惊呆了。

daughter-in-law

英 [ˈdɔːtər ɪn lɔː] 美 [ˈdɔːtər ɪn lɔː]

n. 儿媳妇

例句：

She told them that her daughter-in-law was manic-depressive.
她告诉他们说她的儿媳妇得了燥狂抑郁病。

With her were her son and daughter-in-law.
和她在一起的是她儿子和儿媳。

The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man.
儿子和儿媳对老人很生气。

quota

英 [ˈkwəʊtə] 美 [ˈkwoʊtə]

n. 定额；限额；配额；指标；（候选人当选所需的）规定票数，最低票数

例句：

I'm going home now—I've done my quota of work for the day.
我现在要回家了—我已完成了今天的工作指标。

The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
每人4张票的限额已减少到了2张。

The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers.
该法案将迫使雇主们在录用工人时采取配额制。

回顾

1. unlike
2. pencil
3. throng
4. daughter-in-law
5. quota