每天背单词 第509期

casualty

英 [ˈkæʒuəlti] 美 [ˈkæʒuəlti]

n. 意外事故；伤亡人员；急诊室

例句：

There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
人们担心伤亡人数可能会更多。

Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
训练包括伤亡处理程序的实际模拟。

The victims were rushed to casualty.
受伤者被迅速送往急救室。

troublesome

英 [ˈtrʌblsəm] 美 [ˈtrʌblsəm]

adj. 麻烦的；讨厌的；使人苦恼的

例句：

Tom's whole class were of a pattern--restless, noisy, and troublesome.
汤姆的整个班级都是一个模式——躁动不安、吵吵闹闹、麻烦不断。

When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn't troublesome.
若真的下雨，一般会是小雨，不会造成太大的麻烦。

It was a tedious and troublesome piece of work, but he finished it at last.
这是一件乏味而麻烦的工作，但他终于完成了。

designer

英 [dɪˈzaɪnə(r)] 美 [dɪˈzaɪnər]

n. 设计师；谋划者

adj. 由设计师专门设计的；享有盛名的；赶时髦的

例句：

Carolyne is a fashion designer.
卡罗琳是位时装设计师。

The designer was given free rein.
设计者可以自由发挥。

She's the fashion designer of the moment.
她是当前最红的时装设计师。

downwards

英 [ˈdaʊnwədz] 美 [ˈdaʊnwərdz]

adv. 向下，往下

例句：

The opposite of "upwords" is "downwards".
“向上”的反义词是“向下”。

When Peter had called the goats together, they started downwards.
彼得把山羊叫到一起，他们开始往下走。

She was lying face downwards on the grass.
她俯卧在草地上。

moonlight

英 [ˈmuːnlaɪt] 美 [ˈmuːnlaɪt]

n. 月光；半夜潜逃

adj. 有月光的

v. （非正式）夜间秘密地兼职

例句：

The castle was bathed in moonlight.
城堡沐浴在月光里。

A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.
一束月光照在湖面上。

Moonlight was silvering the countryside.
月光下的乡村泛着银光。

回顾

1. casualty
2. troublesome
3. designer
4. downwards
5. moonlight