每天背单词 第109期

ratio

英 [ˈreɪʃiəʊ] 美 [ˈreɪʃioʊ]

n. 比率，比例

例句：

The adult to child ratio is one to six.
成人与儿童之比是1比6。

The school has a very high teacher-student ratio.
这所学校的师生比例很高。

What is the ratio of men to women in the department?
这个部门的男女比例是多少？

converse

英 [kən'vɜːs；ˈkɒn-] 美 [kən'vɜːrs]

v. 交谈，谈话；认识

n. 逆行，逆向；倒；相反的事物；逆命题；反面的事实；相反的说法

adj. 相反的，逆向的；颠倒的

n. (Converse) （美、爱）康弗斯（人名）

例句：

The two deaf actors converse solely in signing.
两位聋哑演员只靠打手势语交谈。

The child, feeling free and comfortable, started to converse with Peter, and he had to answer many questions.
孩子感到自由自在，很舒服，开始和彼得交谈，他不得不回答许多问题。

What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live – and the converse is also true.
你的工作决定你在哪里定居和怎样生活–反之亦然。

despite

英 [dɪˈspaɪt] 美 [dɪˈspaɪt]

prep. 即使，尽管

n. （诗/文）侮辱，伤害；轻视，鄙视；憎恨

vt. <废语>故意使烦恼，故意伤害；<古>蔑视，轻蔑

例句：

Despite our worries everything turned out well.
尽管我们都很担心，结果一切都顺利。

Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
尽管他喊叫，却没有人来帮助他。

Despite being a big star, she's very approachable.
她虽然是个大明星，却非常平易近人。

knowledge

英 [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] 美 [ˈnɑːlɪdʒ]

n. 知识，学问；知道，认识；学科

n. (Knowledge)人名；(南非)诺利奇

例句：

His knowledge of music is extensive.
他音乐知识很广博。

His knowledge of French is only fair.
他的法语知识还算可以。

He denied all knowledge of the affair.
他否认知道此事。

greet

英 [ɡriːt] 美 [ɡriːt]

vt. 欢迎，迎接；致敬，致意；映入眼帘

n. (Greet)人名；(英)格里特

例句：

She floated down the steps to greet us.
她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。

He bounced across the room to greet them.
他兴奋地冲过房间去迎接他们。

He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
他张开双臂舞动着，冲过去迎接她。

回顾

1. ratio
2. converse
3. despite
4. knowledge
5. greet