英语单词超好背 第0355期

toward

英 [tɔːd; təˈwɔːd] 美 [tɔːrd]

prep. 向；趋向；对于；接近（时间）；靠近；用于，为了（同 towards）

adj. 即将来到的，进行中的

n. (Toward) （美、加、沙特）特沃德

例句：

She turned back toward home.
她折了回来往家走去。

I took a step toward him.
我朝他迈出了一步。

He headed downhill toward the river.
他朝山脚下的小河走去。

proceeding

英 [prəˈsiːdɪŋ] 美 [prəˈsiːdɪŋ]

n. 进行；程序；诉讼；事项

v. 开始；继续做；行进（proceed的ing形式）

例句：

Work is proceeding slowly.
工作进展缓慢。

Wait till I talk to Max before proceeding.
等我和麦克斯谈过后再继续吧。

Writer-director Paul Greengrass has gone to great lengths to be respectful in his depiction of what occurred, proceeding with the film only after securing the approval of every victim's family.
编剧兼导演保罗·格林格拉斯竭尽所能地在他的描述中尊重事实，只有在每个受害者的家人都同意的情况下，他才会继续拍摄这部电影。

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。

imitation

英 [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn]

n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品

adj. 人造的，仿制的

例句：

A child learns to talk by imitation.
小孩子通过模仿学会说话。

They discussed important issues in imitation of their elders.
他们模仿长辈的口气讨论重大问题。

Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice.
美国的管理人员效仿日本人的做法，采用了很多经营公司的方法。

kingdom

英 [ˈkɪŋdəm] 美 [ˈkɪŋdəm]

n. 王国；界；领域

n. (Kingdom)人名；(英)金德姆

例句：

Rome annexed the Nabatean kingdom in AD 106.
罗马帝国于公元106年并吞了纳巴泰王国。

The animal kingdom is full of fine and glorious creatures.
动物界有很多精巧而美妙的生物。

He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God.
他教导他的信徒说他们都会成为天国的成员。

回顾

1. toward
2. proceeding
3. thrifty
4. imitation
5. kingdom