每天背单词 第005期

migrate

英 [maɪˈɡreɪt] 美 [ˈmaɪɡreɪt]

vi. 移动；随季节而移居；移往

vt. 使移居；使移植

例句：

Swallows migrate south in winter.
燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。

Most birds have to fly long distances to migrate.
大多数的鸟类不得不飞行很长的距离进行迁徙。

What caused the monsoon to migrate?
是什么导致了季风的迁移呢？

disappoint

英 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] 美 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]

vt. 使失望

例句：

His latest novel does not disappoint.
他最近发表的这部小说没有使人失望。

Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.
她决定取消这场音乐会，肯定会使她的歌迷失望。

She would do anything she could to please him, but she knew that she was fated to disappoint him.
她愿意做任何事情来讨好他，但她知道她注定会让他失望。

shaft

英 [ʃɑːft] 美 [ʃæft]

n. 竖井；通风井；（电梯的）升降机井；杆，柄

vt. 欺骗；苛待

例句：

These towers, or "blades," pinwheel about a triangular central shaft that holds elevators and mechanical equipment.
这些塔，或称“叶片”，围绕着一个三角形中心轴旋转，中心轴承载着电梯和机械设备。

The depth of the shaft is 520 yards.
这个通道的深度是520码。

A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.
一束月光照在湖面上。

magistrate

英 [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] 美 [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt]

n. 地方法官；文职官员；治安推事

例句：

She will face a local magistrate on Tuesday.
她将在星期二面见一位地方治安法官。

In desperation, he ran to the city and went straight to the courthouse to report the robbery to the magistrate.
绝望之下，他跑到城里，直奔法院向地方法官报告这起抢劫案。

He came up before the local magistrate for speeding.
他因超速驾驶到当地法庭受审。

astound

英 [əˈstaʊnd] 美 [əˈstaʊnd]

vt. 使惊骇；使震惊

例句：

He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.
他过去常以身体耐力之好令其朋友们震惊。

The ease of use will astound you.
易用性将你震惊。

This exhibit was not designed to astound but to interest.
这个展览并非要让任何人惊奇，只是想让人们感兴趣。

回顾

1. migrate
2. disappoint
3. shaft
4. magistrate
5. astound