英语单词超好背 第0480期

remain

英 [rɪˈmeɪn] 美 [rɪˈmeɪn]

v. 仍然是，保持；仍需去做

vi. 剩余，剩下；留下，逗留

n. 残余；遗迹；残骸

例句：

Japanese banks remain bearish.
日本银行继续看跌。

Their motives remain a mystery.
他们的动机仍然是个谜。

As chairman, I must remain impartial.
作为主席，我必须保持中立。

grin

英 [ɡrɪn] 美 [ɡrɪn]

v. 露齿而笑，咧着嘴笑；龇牙咧嘴

n. 露齿笑，咧着嘴笑

n. (Grin)（俄、美）格林（人名）

例句：

He always had this inane grin.
他总是傻傻地咧嘴笑。

Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。

An enormous grin spread across his face.
一个灿烂的笑容绽开在他的脸上。

captive

英 [ˈkæptɪv] 美 [ˈkæptɪv]

adj. 被俘虏的；被迷住的

n. 俘虏；迷恋者

例句：

They were taken captive by masked gunmen.
他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。

Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals.
孩子们到动物园来正是为了看那些被关起来的动物。

Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
她心如鹿撞，怦怦跳个不停。

corrosion

英 [kəˈrəʊʒn] 美 [kəˈroʊʒn]

n. 腐蚀；腐蚀产生的物质；衰败

例句：

Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.
锌被用来保护其他金属免受腐蚀。

The surface corrosion was worst where the paint had flaked off.
油漆已经剥落的地方，表面的腐蚀最严重。

All planes are being inspected for possible cracking and corrosion.
所有的飞机都在接受检查，看是否可能有裂纹和腐蚀现象。

dozen

英 [ˈdʌzn] 美 [ˈdʌzn]

n. 十二个，一打

adj. 一打的

例句：

Packages arrived by the dozen from America.
成打的包裹从美国寄来。

A few dozen employees picketed the company's headquarters.
几十名雇员聚集在公司总部的外面示威抗议。

Half a dozen sailors jumped him.
6名水手突袭了他。

回顾

1. remain
2. grin
3. captive
4. corrosion
5. dozen