每天背单词 第254期

clock

英 [klɒk] 美 [klɑːk]

n. 时钟；计时器

vt. 记录；记时

vi. 打卡；记录时间

n. (Clock)人名；(英)克洛克

例句：

The clock has just struck three.
时钟刚刚敲过三点。

The clock showed midnight.
时钟显示已是午夜。

The clock struck the hour.
钟敲过整点了。

revolt

英 [rɪˈvəʊlt] 美 [rɪˈvoʊlt]

n. 违抗，反抗；起义，叛乱

v. 反抗，反叛；叛逆，违抗；（使）厌恶，反感

例句：

It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders.
不可否认，这是一场普通百姓反抗领导人的起义。

In February 1848, the people of Paris rose in revolt against the constitutional monarchy of Louis-Philippe.
1848年2月，巴黎人民奋起反抗路易-菲利浦君主立宪制。

The peasants rose in revolt.
农民起来造反了。

fret

英 [fret] 美 [fret]

v. 使烦恼；焦急；使磨损，使销蚀；用回纹装饰；给（弦乐器）装品

n. 音品；回纹饰；（从海上飘来的）雾气

n. (Fret) （美、波、法、比、英、西）弗雷特（人名）

例句：

"You really needn't fret, Ratty," added the Badger placidly.
“你真的不必烦恼，鼠仔。”獾子班杰平静地补充道。

Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room.
她一走出房间，婴儿就躁动起来。

But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more.
但国会的工作人员们担心这个方案最终会多花几十亿。

ambition

英 [æmˈbɪʃn] 美 [æmˈbɪʃn]

n. 野心，雄心；抱负，志向

vt. 追求；有…野心

例句：

It had been her lifelong ambition.
这是她终身追求的目标。

He was corrupted by power and ambition.
权力与野心使他腐化堕落。

Even when I was young I never had any ambition.
即使当我年轻的时候我也从未有过什么雄心。

educational

英 [ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl] 美 [ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl]

adj. 教育的；有教育意义的

例句：

We carry a range of educational software.
我们出售各种教育软件。

Educational success is mediated by economic factors.
经济因素影响着教育的成功。

Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes.
教育实践活动易出现突然的转向和变化。

回顾

1. clock
2. revolt
3. fret
4. ambition
5. educational