英语单词超好背 第0491期

indigestion

英 [ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən] 美 [ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən]

n. 消化不良；不消化

例句：

Indigestion is a catchall term for any kind of stomach distress.
消化不良是任何胃部疾病的笼统用语。

Garlic is also good for the treatment of bronchitis, colds, coughs, sore throat, fever and indigestion.
大蒜还有助于治疗支气管炎、感冒、咳嗽、喉痛、发烧和消化不良。

The poor fellow, with his mind on the Field of Wonders, was suffering from a gold-piece indigestion.
这个可怜的家伙，一心想着奇妙的世界，却患了金币消化不良症。

strife

英 [straɪf] 美 [straɪf]

n. 冲突；争吵；不和

例句：

Racial strife is tearing our country apart.
种族冲突把我们国家搞得四分五裂。

Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.
钱在许多婚姻中是导致冲突的一个主要原因。

Through media commentary and street protests, mainstream Egyptians have voiced outrage and disgust at the strife.
藉由媒体评论和街头抗议，埃及主流社会已经表达愤慨和厌恶冲突。

family

英 [ˈfæməli] 美 [ˈfæməli]

n. 家庭；亲属；家族；子女；[生]科；语族；[化]族

adj. 家庭的；家族的；适合于全家的

例句：

You have shamed your family.
你使你的家庭蒙受了耻辱。

They were an insular family.
他们一家人与世隔绝。

All my family enjoy skiing.
我们全家都喜欢滑雪。

dingy

英 [ˈdɪndʒi] 美 [ˈdɪndʒi]

adj. 昏暗的；肮脏的

例句：

The landlord pays cleaners who come daily, and there is a dingy shared washroom where residents can clean their belongings.
房东雇了清洁工每天来打扫，还有一个昏暗的公用盥洗室，供住户们洗自己的东西。

Littered on the grass, we seemed dingy, urban riff-raff. We defiled the scene, like sardine-tins and paper bags on the seashore.
我们却好像是一堆肮脏的城市垃圾，被胡乱丢在草地上。如同海滩上的纸袋和沙丁鱼罐头盒一样败坏风景。

Shaw took me to his dingy office.
肖把我带到他那又暗又脏的办公室。

waterfront

英 [ˈwɔːtəfrʌnt] 美 [ˈwɔːtərfrʌnt]

n. 滩，海滨；水边

adj. 滨水区的

例句：

They went for a stroll along the waterfront.
他们沿着滨水区漫步。

Sometimes the house is a waterfront mansion in a gated golf community worth well over seven figures.
有时，这所房子是一栋海滨别墅，位于一个有门禁的高尔夫社区，价值远超七位数。

Christian Farrell of Waterfront Bicycle Shop, on West St. just north of Christopher St., said initially he was concerned about bike-share, though, he admitted, "I was happy to see people on bikes."
克里斯蒂安·法雷尔，来自就在克里斯托弗大街北边的西大街上的海滨自行车店，说他起初对共享单车表示担忧，但他承认，“我很开心看到人们骑自行车。”

回顾

1. indigestion
2. strife
3. family
4. dingy
5. waterfront