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第0044期-英语单词超好背

2021-10-12 06:22 作者:英语故事君  | 我要投稿
英语单词超好背 第0044期

locust

英 [ˈləʊkəst] 美 [ˈloʊkəst]

n. [植保] 蝗虫,[昆] 蚱蜢

例句:

There were millions of locusts around us—a locust sandstorm.
我们周围有数百万只蝗虫—— 一场蝗虫风暴。

The project involves transferring the skills of the 15, 000 household locust farmers in Thailand across the border.
这个项目涉及到转变跨边界的泰国境内15000名家庭蝗虫养殖者的技能。

As with gingerbread men and gummy bears, the dilemma when served a locust is whether to begin eating it head or legs first.
就像吃姜饼的人和小熊软糖一样,吃蝗虫时的窘境是先吃它的头还是腿。

forefinger

英 [ˈfɔːfɪŋɡə(r)] 美 [ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər]

n. 食指

例句:

He took the pen between his thumb and forefinger.
他用拇指和食指夹起笔。

I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?
我用花生酱凑合一下,直接用食指从罐子里舀出:何必还要弄脏勺子?

Likewise, a sign for OK, forming a circle with our forefinger and thumb, means zero in France and money in Japan.
同样地,用食指和大拇指围成一个圈的表示 OK 的手势,在法国表示“零”,在日本表示“钱”。

banking

英 [ˈbæŋkɪŋ] 美 [ˈbæŋkɪŋ]

n. 银行业;银行业务;银行家的职业;筑堤

v. 把钱存入银行;做银行家;在…边筑堤(bank的现在分词)

例句:

He chose banking as a career.
他选中银行业为职业。

She's thinking about a career in banking.
她正在考虑从事银行业。

Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.
银行家们害怕会有一场世界性的银行业危机。

law

英 [lɔː] 美 [lɔː]

n. 法律;规律;法治;法学;诉讼;司法界;戒律;守则;准则

vi. 起诉;控告

vt. 控告;对……起诉

n. (Law)(东南亚国家)刘(人名);(英、缅、柬)劳(人名)

例句:

The law was divinely ordained.
此法律为神授。

That's against the law.
那是违法的。

Jane is studying law.
简正在学习法律。

torpedo

英 [tɔːˈpiːdəʊ] 美 [tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ]

n. 鱼雷,水雷;信号雷管;掼炮;油井爆破筒;电鳐

v. 用鱼雷袭击;彻底破坏,完全摧毁

例句:

The torpedo struck home on the hull of the ship.
鱼雷正击中船身。

But the legacy he leaves behind is so rich, so deep, that no scandal can torpedo it.
但是,他留给我们的回忆既丰富又深刻,任何丑闻都不能将之摧毁。

Torpedo rays (Torpedo californica) are identifiable by their flat gray bodies and black spots.
电鯆(电鳐)可以通过他们扁平的灰色身体和黑色斑点被认出来。

回顾

  1. locust
  2. forefinger
  3. banking
  4. law
  5. torpedo

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