英语单词超好背 第0193期

miscarriage

英 [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ; ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ] 美 [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ]

n. [妇产] 流产；失败；误送

例句：

The pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 11 weeks.
怀孕到第11周便流产了。

I had another spontaneous miscarriage at around the 16th to 18th week.
在大约第16至18周时我又一次自然流产了。

I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
我想象不出比处死无辜的人更严重的误判了。

duration

英 [djuˈreɪʃn] 美 [duˈreɪʃn]

n. 持续，持续的时间，期间；音长，音延

例句：

The duration of previous geologic periods was difficult to determine.
以前很难确定地质期的持续时间。

They were incarcerated for the duration of the war.
他们在战争期间被监禁。

The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.
战争期间这所学校被用作医院。

broadcasting

英 [ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ] 美 [ˈbrɔːdkæstɪŋ]

n. 播放；广播节目

v. 广播（broadcast的ing形式）

例句：

Will new technology change the shape of broadcasting?
新技术会改变广播的方式吗？

It is to start broadcasting no later than the end of 1994.
开始广播不会晚于1994年底。

There are only a limited number of broadcasting frequencies.
只有数量有限的广播频率。

missing

英 [ˈmɪsɪŋ] 美 [ˈmɪsɪŋ]

adj. 失踪的；缺少的

v. 错过（miss的ing形式）；想念；漏掉

n. (Missing)人名；(德)米辛

例句：

The roofs had shingles missing.
屋顶的一些瓦板不见了。

Two files have gone missing.
两个档案不见了。

She has reported her daughter missing.
女儿失踪，她已经向警方报案。

encounter

英 [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] 美 [ɪnˈkaʊntər]

v. 遭遇；邂逅；遇到

n. 遭遇；偶然碰见

例句：

Did you encounter anyone in the building?
你在那栋大楼里偶然遇到什么人了吗？

In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice.
在中学，我很不受欢迎，确实遇到了一点偏见。

Every day of our lives we encounter major and minor stresses of one kind or another.
生活中的每一天，我们会遇到或大或小的这样那样的压力。

回顾

1. miscarriage
2. duration
3. broadcasting
4. missing
5. encounter