每天背单词 第522期

fire-engine

[ˈfaɪər endʒɪn]

n. 消防车

例句：

Charles is a fireman and he drives a fire-engine.
查尔斯是一名消防队员，他开消防车。

My daughter's first bedroom had a fire-engine red accent wall. She was also the bouncing-off-the-walls type of baby.
我女儿最初卧室墙壁颜色是消防车般的红色。她也确实是那种让人不得安生的孩子。

I heard it--the sound of a fire engine. It was music to my ears.
我听到了它——消防车的声音。 这是我耳中的音乐。

flower

英 [ˈflaʊə(r)] 美 [ˈflaʊər]

n. 花；精华；开花植物

vi. 成熟，发育；开花；繁荣；旺盛

vt. 使开花；用花装饰

n. (Flower)人名；(英)弗劳尔

例句：

The flower opens to reveal a bee.
花开了，露出来一只蜜蜂。

I've been weeding the flower beds.
我一直在除花坛里的杂草。

Cut the flower stems on the slant.
把花茎斜着切断。

drawback

英 [ˈdrɔːbæk] 美 [ˈdrɔːbæk]

n. 缺点，不利条件；退税

例句：

The main drawback to it is the cost.
它的主要缺点是成本高。

This is the one major drawback of the new system.
这是新系统的一大弊端。

He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.
他感觉这个公寓惟一的缺点就是太小。

fire

英 [ˈfaɪə(r)] 美 [ˈfaɪər]

n. 火；火灾；炮火；炉火；热情；激情；磨难

vt. 点燃；解雇；开除；使发光；烧制；激动；放枪

vi. 着火；射击；开枪；激动；烧火

例句：

The wooden rafters caught fire.
木椽子着火了。

Police marksmen opened fire.
警察中的神枪手开了火。

Don't fire until I signal.
等我发出信号后再开枪。

adverse

英 [ˈædvɜːs; ədˈvɜːs] 美 [ədˈvɜːrs,ˈædvɜːrs]

adj. 不利的；相反的；敌对的（名词adverseness，副词adversely）

例句：

This drug is known to have adverse side effects.
众所周知，这种药具有不良副作用。

The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.
用药不当会引起严重的不良反应。

Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research programme.
缺少资金将对我们的研究方案有不利影响。

回顾

1. fire-engine
2. flower
3. drawback
4. fire
5. adverse