第053期-每天背单词
information
英 [ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn]n. 信息,资料;知识;情报
例句:We pooled ideas and information.
我们汇集了意见和信息。
I'll write in for more information.
我要写信索取更详细的信息。
This information could prove useful.
这条信息往后也许有用。
vanish
英 [ˈvænɪʃ] 美 [ˈvænɪʃ]vi. 消失;突然不见;成为零
vt. 使不见,使消失
n. 弱化音
例句:I wait for their car to vanish before I put up the sign.
我等到他们的车消失在视线里才挂上标示。
The track seemed to vanish a hundred yards from where I stood.
离我站的地方一百码远,小路似乎消失了。
Some people believe that schools and libraries will vanish in the wake of the Internet.
一些人相信,在互联网到来之后,学校和图书馆会消失。
stall
英 [stɔːl] 美 [stɔːl]n. 货摊;畜栏;(房间内的)小隔间;(教堂内)唱诗班和牧师的座位;(机动车停车场的)车位;(赛马开始前各马站位的)单间马房;(剧院)堂座;(车辆)熄火;(飞机)失速
v. 熄火;拖延(以赢得时间);暂缓;把(牲畜)关在廐中(养肥);(飞机)失速;(船)航行失控
n. (Stall) (美)斯塔尔(人名)
例句:He sold boots at a market stall.
他在市场的一个摊位上卖靴子。
Another discovered a valuable diamond brooch covered in tar in a bathroom stall.
另一个人在浴室的小隔间里发现了一个沾满柏油的珍贵钻石胸针。
See if you can stall her while I finish searching her office.
你看能不能拖住她,我好把她的办公室搜查完。
leisure
英 [ˈleʒə(r)] 美 [ˈliːʒər]n. 闲暇;空闲;安逸
adj. 空闲的;有闲的;业余的
n. (Leisure)人名;(英)莱热
例句:Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
休闲常被定义为工作的反面。
Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry.
观鲸业已成为一个快速发展的休闲产业。
On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大体上说,人们都渴望享受休闲时光的机会。
assassinate
英 [əˈsæsɪneɪt] 美 [əˈsæsɪneɪt]vt. 暗杀;行刺
例句:The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the president.
政府否认当局已经发现一个暗杀总统的阴谋。
Secretary: president of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him?
秘书:你是说,钢铁托拉斯的总经理?你要行刺他吗。
In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds.
1981年约翰·欣克利(John Hinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动,让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时,他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。
回顾
- information
- vanish
- stall
- leisure
- assassinate