每天背单词 第405期

oak

英 [əʊk] 美 [oʊk]

n. 橡树；橡木色；橡木家具

adj. 栎树的；栎木制的

n. (Oak)人名；(英)奥克

例句：

The walls were panelled in oak.
墙壁镶了橡木饰片。

An old oak tree once stood here.
以前这儿长着一棵老橡树。

This table is made of solid oak.
这张桌子是用实心橡木制作的。

righteous

英 [ˈraɪtʃəs] 美 [ˈraɪtʃəs]

adj. 正义的；正直的；公正的

例句：

He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.
他对僧侣们颇有微词，认为他们心胸狭隘，自以为是。

There's Righteous Fur and its unusual fashion.
这是正义的皮毛和它不寻常的时尚。

Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone.
看起来，义愤填膺不是人类独有的感受。

prosecutor

英 [ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)] 美 [ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər]

n. 检察官；公诉人；[法] 起诉人；实行者

例句：

A report by the state prosecutor described the police action as confused and disorganized.
州检察官的报告将警方的行动描述成混乱和缺乏组织的。

The prosecutor told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale.
公诉人对法官说这些罪行情节较轻，希望能够从宽判决。

His chances do not seem good in view of the fact that the Chief Prosecutor has already voiced his public disapproval.
鉴于首席检察官已公开表示反对这一事实，他的机会看起来不好。

notorious

英 [nəʊˈtɔːriəs] 美 [noʊˈtɔːriəs]

adj. 声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的

例句：

He was a notorious anti-Semite.
他是臭名昭著的反犹主义者。

His short temper had become notorious.
他的急性子已臭名远扬。

The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.
这家酒吧作为毒品贩子接头的场所已变得声名狼藉。

elaboration

英 [ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃn] 美 [ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃn]

n. 苦心经营，精巧；详细阐述

例句：

The importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
这个计划的重要性无须赘述。

After the homework has been discussed, the teacher explains the topic of the lesson, slowly and with a lot of repetition and elaboration.
"讨论完作业之后，教师会缓慢地、反复精细地讲解这节课的主题。

The development of an understanding of the self becomes evident between the first and second years of life and shows rapid elaboration in subsequent years.
对自我理解的发展在生命的头一两年间变得明显，在随后的几年里快速地变得详尽。

回顾

1. oak
2. righteous
3. prosecutor
4. notorious
5. elaboration