第0228期-英语单词超好背
upon
英 [əˈpɒn] 美 [əˈpɑːn]prep. 在……之上;即将来临
adv. 在上面地;此后
例句:The wedding season is upon us.
婚礼旺季即将来临。
He set the tray upon the table.
他把盘子放在桌上。
Her image is engraved upon my heart.
她的形象铭刻在我的心中。
headmaster
英 [ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)] 美 [ˌhedˈmæstər]n. 校长
例句:He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.
他曾是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。
She passed a cup of tea to the headmaster.
她递给校长一杯茶。
They met with the headmaster during lunchtime.
他们在午餐时间会见了校长。
southward
英 [ˈsaʊθwəd] 美 [ˈsaʊθwərd]adj. 向南的;在南方的
adv. 向南
n. 朝南的方向;朝南的地区
n. (Southward) (美、英、加)索思沃德(人名)
例句:Instead of her normal southward course towards Alexandria and home, she headed west.
她不走平常向南去亚历山大和家乡的路,而是向西走。
As the Arctic ice pack spread southward, Norse voyages to the west were rerouted into the open Atlantic, then ended altogether.
由于北极的大片浮冰向南移动,挪威人的航行路线由向西航行改成了向开阔的大西洋航行,后来向西的航行整个都终止了。
It was the midcontinental corridor between two massive ice sheets—the Laurentide to the west—that enabled the southward migration.
正是两块巨大的冰原之间的半大陆性质的通道——西面的劳伦斯泰德冰原——使人们向南迁移成为可能。
preparation
英 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn] 美 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn]n. 预备;准备
例句:The key to success is preparation.
成功的关键是准备。
Preparation for the party started early.
聚会的准备工作很早就开始了。
Careful preparation for the exam is essential.
认真准备考试十分必要。
slumber
英 [ˈslʌmbə(r)] 美 [ˈslʌmbər]n. 睡眠;麻木状态;静止状态
vi. 睡眠;蛰伏;麻木
vt. 睡眠;睡着度过
例句:He had fallen into exhausted slumber.
他已经进入了沉睡。
In a moment more he was out of his troubles, in a deep slumber.
过了一会儿,他从烦恼中解脱出来,开始沉睡。
She fell into a deep and peaceful slumber.
她睡着了,睡得又沉又香。
回顾
- upon
- headmaster
- southward
- preparation
- slumber