每天背单词 第539期

studio

英 [ˈstjuːdiəʊ] 美 [ˈstuːdioʊ]

n. 工作室；[广播][电视] 演播室；画室；电影制片厂

例句：

The studio isn't soundproof.
该录音室不隔音。

Hemingway's studio is to the right.
海明威的工作室在右边。

The film studio is transferring to Hollywood.
这家电影制片厂正迁往好莱坞。

tradesman

英 [ˈtreɪdzmən] 美 [ˈtreɪdzmən]

n. 商人；（英）店主；零售商；手艺人

例句：

The tradesman balanced his losses against his profits.
那商人把他的亏损跟赢利相抵。

The fine-wine merchant was an unusually respectable figure—for a tradesman.
对生意人来说，高级葡萄酒商通常是个体面人物。

She exacted an apology from the tradesman for having questioned her honesty.
她一定要那个商人向她道歉，因为他怀疑她偷东西。

transform

英 [trænsˈfɔːm] 美 [trænsˈfɔːrm]

vt. 改变，使…变形；转换

vi. 变换，改变；转化

例句：

It was an event that would transform my life.
那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。

She actually wanted to reconstruct the state and transform society.
她其实想改造这个国家并完全改变社会。

How do we transform one type of file to another?
我们如何将一种文件类型转换为另一种类型？

qualification

英 [ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌkwɑːlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n. 资格；条件；限制；赋予资格

例句：

The plan was approved without qualification.
这项计划获得无条件批准。

The qualification has gained currency all over the world.
这种资格在全世界都得到了普遍认可。

There are two types of qualification—either is acceptable.
有两种资格证明—任何一种都可以接受。

thrifty

英 [ˈθrɪfti] 美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj. 节约的；（牲畜或植物）茁壮的，健康的

例句：

My mother taught me to be thrifty.
我母亲教会我生活要节俭。

Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she was taught by her parents to be hard-working and thrifty.
虽然出生在富贵之家，她的父母却教导她要勤俭节约。

What is so impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse — the thrifty compactness of its construction.
然而，令人印象深刻的不是它的冗长，恰恰相反——是它简洁紧凑的结构。

回顾

1. studio
2. tradesman
3. transform
4. qualification
5. thrifty