第0285期-英语单词超好背
bite
英 [baɪt] 美 [baɪt]vt. 咬;刺痛
n. 咬;一口;咬伤;刺痛
vi. 咬;刺痛
abbr. 机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment)
n. (Bite)人名;(匈)比泰
例句:The dog gave me a playful bite.
狗闹着玩地咬了我一下。
Most European spiders don't bite.
大多数欧洲蜘蛛不咬人。
Does your dog bite?
你的狗咬人吗?
defy
英 [dɪˈfaɪ] 美 [dɪˈfaɪ]vt. 藐视;公然反抗;挑衅;使落空
n. 挑战;对抗
例句:I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.
我可不敢不听老师的话。
I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film.
我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。
This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.
这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢违抗我母亲。
ashtray
英 [ˈæʃtreɪ] 美 [ˈæʃtreɪ]n. 烟灰缸
例句:I emptied the ashtray.
我倒空了烟灰缸。
He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.
他把香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。
I emptied the sweet wrappers from the ashtray.
我从那个烟灰缸里倒出了那些糖纸。
chiefly
英 [ˈtʃiːfli] 美 [ˈtʃiːfli]adv. 主要地;首先
例句:He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
他游历了许多地方,主要在非洲和亚洲。
We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.
我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。
He joined the consular service in China, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies.
他参加了驻华领事馆的工作,主要是因为这是为数不多的几个空缺职位之一。
medieval
英 [ˌmediˈiːvl] 美 [ˌmediˈiːvl,ˌmiːdˈiːvl]adj. 中世纪的;原始的;仿中世纪的;老式的
例句:It is a perfect example of a medieval castle.
这是最典型的中世纪城堡。
He began studying politics and medieval history.
他开始学习政治学和中世纪史。
He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village.
他能在地图上准确找出那个中世纪村庄的位置。
回顾
- bite
- defy
- ashtray
- chiefly
- medieval