第006期-每天背单词
volley
英 [ˈvɒli] 美 [ˈvɑːli]n. 齐射;齐射出的子弹;凌空状态
vt. 截击;齐发;连声发出
vi. 截击;齐鸣;进行群射
例句:He played a backhand volley.
他用反手截击球。
She hit a forehand volley into the net.
她正手截击球未过网。
A volley of shots rang out.
一排子弹呼啸而出。
granite
英 [ˈɡrænɪt] 美 [ˈɡrænɪt]n. 花岗岩;坚毅;冷酷无情
例句:The towers are made of steel cased in granite.
这些塔楼是钢结构,花岗岩贴面。
"Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
“好吧,”我边说边紧张地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上碾灭。
I cut through the courtyard, past the empty granite benches where I'd met Gates.
我穿过院子,经过那些空的花岗岩长椅,我在那里遇到了盖茨。
riot
英 [ˈraɪət] 美 [ˈraɪət]n. 暴乱;放纵;蔓延
vi. 骚乱;放荡
vt. 浪费,挥霍
n. (Riot)人名;(法)里奥;(西)里奥特
例句:The protest exploded into a riot.
抗议爆发成一场暴乱。
The riot began as a peaceful protest.
暴乱是从一场和平抗议开始的。
After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived.
大约10分钟之后,防暴警察就到了。
poverty
英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美 [ˈpɑːvərti]n. 贫困;困难;缺少;低劣
例句:He ended his days in poverty.
他在贫穷中度过余生。
Disease often goes with poverty.
疾病与贫穷常常相伴而生。
It's horrifying to see such poverty.
看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。
charter
英 [ˈtʃɑːtə(r)] 美 [ˈtʃɑːrtər]n. 宪章;执照;特许状;(法律或政策的)漏洞;(飞机、船等的)租用
v. 包租;发给特许执照
adj. 包租的
n. (Charter) (美、英)查特(人名)
例句:Seats on charter flights are usually sold as part of a package deal with hotel accommodations.
包机的座位通常是作为酒店住宿打包出售的一部分。
The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as BASIS in Tucson, with?only?120?high-schoolers?and?18?graduates?this?year.
这项活动包括独立的公立特许学校,例如图森的 BASIS 学校,这所学校今年只有120名高中生和18名毕业生。
Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.
改革一直遭到强烈反对,最让人惊讶的可能是在教育业,其中的特许学校、学会和绩效工资都面临着持久的斗争。
回顾
- volley
- granite
- riot
- poverty
- charter