每天背单词 第251期

neutrality

英 [njuːˈtræləti] 美 [nuːˈtræləti]

n. 中立；中性；中立立场

例句：

We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality.
我们力行中立的政策。

Some of the nations declared neutrality.
有的国家宣布中立。

I noticed, behind the neutrality of his gaze, a deep weariness.
我觉察到，在他那不动声色的凝视背后有一种深深的厌倦。

distress

英 [dɪˈstres] 美 [dɪˈstres]

n. 危难，不幸；贫困；悲痛

vt. 使悲痛；使贫困

例句：

She was obviously in distress after the attack.
她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。

Widows seem to experience more distress than widowers.
寡妇似乎比鳏夫感受更多痛苦。

He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
他经常去帮助这位处于痛苦中的少女。

oppress

英 [əˈpres] 美 [əˈpres]

vt. 压迫，压抑；使……烦恼；使……感到沉重

例句：

Tackling the inequality, racism and other forms of "structural violence" which oppress the poor is as critical as extending the drugs.
解决压迫穷人的不平等、种族主义和其他形式的“结构性暴力”与推广毒品一样重要。

Is it not the rich who oppress you?
那富足人岂不是欺压你们？

Do not oppress him.
你不可欺负他。

norm

英 [nɔːm] 美 [nɔːrm]

n. 标准，规范

例句：

Deviation from the norm is not tolerated.
偏离规范是不能容忍的。

Non-smoking is now the norm in most workplaces.
大多数工作场所现在都已禁止吸烟。

Families of six or seven are the norm in Borough Park.
六七口人的家庭在菠萝园是常事儿。

peasantry

英 [ˈpezntri] 美 [ˈpezntri]

n. 农民（总称）；农民身分

例句：

The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.
俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。

Unlike the general run of peasantry they had a taste for flamboyant dress and gesture; but they usually shared the peasants' religious beliefs and superstitions.
和一般的农民不同，他们喜欢华丽的服饰和姿态；但他们通常与农民有着相同的宗教信仰和迷信。

To some extent these forces emanate from the peasantry, whose ties with the land are under threat.
某种程度上，这些力量来自于农民，他们赖以生存的土地受到了威胁。

回顾

1. neutrality
2. distress
3. oppress
4. norm
5. peasantry