每天背单词 第406期

upside

英 [ˈʌpsaɪd] 美 [ˈʌpsaɪd]

n. （不利局面中）积极面；（股票价格）上涨

prep. （非正式）对着，倚着

例句：

The painting was hung upside down.
这幅画挂颠倒了。

Every pill made my insides turn upside down.
每片药都使我的胃翻江倒海。

The painting looks like it's upside down to me.
在我看来这幅画好像是上下颠倒了。

exhaust

英 [ɪɡˈzɔːst] 美 [ɪɡˈzɔːst]

v. 使精疲力尽；耗尽；彻底探讨；排出（气体）

n. 废气；排气管

例句：

My car needs a new exhaust.
我的汽车需要一个新排气管。

The exhaust streamed black smoke.
排气管里冒出黑烟。

Black smoke streamed from the exhaust.
排气管里冒出黑烟。

transship

英 [trænzˈʃɪp] 美 [trænsˈʃɪp]

v. 转运；把……转载他船（或列车）

例句：

Don't you think its troublesome to transship the goods at Sydney?
您不认为在悉尼转船太麻烦了吗？

We don't have liners to China, we must transship the goods at Sydney.
我们没有开往中国的航班，货物必须在悉尼转船。

We have liners sailing to Japan, and then we can transship the goods to Qingdao at Japan.
我们有开往日本的航班，然后可以在日本转船去中国的青岛。

ms.

英 [miz] 美 [miz]

n. 女士；小姐

例句：

The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.
法庭可以发出传票并且罚罗宾斯女士的款。

The bright and telegenic Ms. Aragon is paid $90,000 a year.
聪明且镜头感十足的阿拉贡小姐拿9万英镑的年薪。

Ms. Nova is the proud possessor of a truly incredible voice.
诺娃女士引以为豪是她拥有一副美妙动听的嗓音。

efficiency

英 [ɪˈfɪʃnsi] 美 [ɪˈfɪʃnsi]

n. 效率；效能；功效

例句：

She arranged everything with her customary efficiency.
她以她特有的高效率把一切都已安排妥当。

It was achieved with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency.
它以最少的慌乱和最高的效率被做到了。

Defrost the fridge regularly so that it works at maximum efficiency.
定期给冰箱除霜能取得最大效率。

回顾

1. upside
2. exhaust
3. transship
4. ms.
5. efficiency