第458期-每天背单词
balcony
英 [ˈbælkəni] 美 [ˈbælkəni]n. 阳台;包厢;戏院楼厅
例句:She drew me onto the balcony.
她把我拉到阳台上。
All rooms have a balcony or terrace.
所有的房间都有阳台或露台。
The balcony juts out over the street.
阳台伸出在街道上方。
pronounce
英 [prəˈnaʊns] 美 [prəˈnaʊns]vt. 发音;宣判;断言
vi. 发音;作出判断
例句:The judge will pronounce sentence today.
法官将于今天宣判。
I don't know how to pronounce this word.
我不知道这个单词怎么发音。
It's not always obvious how you pronounce a word when you see it.
当你看到一个单词的时候你并不总是清楚它该如何发音。
couch
英 [kaʊtʃ] 美 [kaʊtʃ]n. 睡椅,长沙发;床;卧榻
vi. 蹲伏,埋伏;躺着
vt. 使躺下;表达;弯下
n. (Couch)人名;(英)库奇
例句:She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch.
她快速脱下了那件上衣,把它丢在沙发上。
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
我们那时正坐在起居室的沙发上看电视。
Linda lay face down on a living room couch, nibbling popcorn.
琳达趴在客厅的一张沙发上,小口吃着爆米花。
expend
英 [ɪkˈspend] 美 [ɪkˈspend]vt. 花费;消耗;用光;耗尽
例句:If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
如果你放弃锻炼,肌肉就会萎缩,脂肪会增多。同样地,如果你消耗较多的体能,你就会减掉脂肪。
Growth, reproduction, and daily metabolism all require an organism to expend energy.
生长、繁殖和日常的新陈代谢都需要有机体来消耗能量。
Extreme athletes expend lots of energy breaking down and repairing and building muscles.
极限运动员消耗大量能量来分解、修复和塑造肌肉。
quarrel
英 [ˈkwɒrəl] 美 [ˈkwɑːrəl]n. 吵架,口角;反目,失和;争吵(或抱怨)的原因;方头凿,方头投掷物;方镞箭
v. 吵架,争论;反对;挑剔;抱怨
例句:They had a quarrel about money.
他们为钱吵了一架。
He did not mention the quarrel with his wife.
他没有提起和妻子的争吵。
My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.
我和妹妹过去老是吵架。
回顾
- balcony
- pronounce
- couch
- expend
- quarrel