每天背单词 第490期

maybe

英 [ˈmeɪbi] 美 [ˈmeɪbi]

adv. 也许；可能；大概

n. 可能性；不确定性

例句：

Maybe he intends to leave her.
也许他打算离开她。

Maybe you should socialize more.
也许你应该多和人交往。

Maybe they've just gone shopping.
或许他们刚刚去买东西了。

inferior

英 [ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)] 美 [ɪnˈfɪriər]

adj. 差的；自卑的；下级的，下等的

n. 下级；次品

例句：

Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。

He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
他喜欢与那些智力不如他的人为伍。

They were socially inferior to him.
他们在社会地位上不如他。

query

英 [ˈkwɪəri] 美 [ˈkwɪri]

n. 疑问，质问；疑问号 ；[计] 查询

vt. 询问；对……表示疑问

vi. 询问；表示怀疑

例句：

If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline.
若对保险单有疑问，请拨打我们的咨询热线。

Query plans will probably change.
查询计划可能会更改。

How to write this query?
怎么写这个疑问？

originate

英 [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] 美 [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]

vt. 引起；创作

vi. 发源；发生；起航

例句：

All carbohydrates originate from plants.
所有的碳水化合物均来源于植物。

Current services originate in two key measures.
当前的服务源于两个关键度量。

Regularly flowing rivers and streams that originate within arid lands are known as "endogenous".
起源于干旱地区的流动性河流和溪流通常被称为“内源河流”。

bulb

英 [bʌlb] 美 [bʌlb]

n. 电灯泡；鳞茎；球状物

vi. 生球茎；膨胀成球状

例句：

The bulb should just screw into the socket.
把灯泡拧到灯口上就行。

This makes the total cost of the bulb and energy $27.
这使得灯泡和电量的总耗费升为$27。

On the stairway to the basement, he took the light bulb out of the socket.
在通向地下室的楼梯上，他把灯泡从灯座上拧了下来。

回顾

1. maybe
2. inferior
3. query
4. originate
5. bulb