第0234期-英语四级通关训练
jelly
英 [ˈdʒeli] 美 [ˈdʒeli]n. 果冻;(常涂于面包上的)果酱;肉冻;胶状物;轻便塑料鞋;明胶基软糖;<美,非正式>轻松愉快的事
v. 把(食物)做成胶冻(或果冻),把(食物)包上胶冻(或果冻)
【名】 (Jelly) (英)杰利,(俄)叶利(人名)
例句:You can even get peanut butter and jelly on an English muffin for breakfast.
早餐时你甚至可以吃到英式松饼,佐以花生酱和果冻。
I want some jelly, please.
我想要些果冻,谢谢。
Thank you. I love jelly.
谢谢,我爱吃果冻。
origin
英 [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] 美 [ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn]n. 起源,起因;出身,血统;(原)产地;肌肉起端;神经(或血管)起端;(数)原点
例句:The origin of the custom is obscure.
该习俗的起源鲜为人知。
The origin of the word remains obscure.
该词的来源尚不清楚。
They talked about the competing theories of the origin of life.
他们谈论那些相互矛盾的生命起源理论。
sausage
英 [ˈsɒsɪdʒ] 美 [ˈsɔːsɪdʒ]n. 香肠,腊肠;香肠形状;<英>用作亲密称呼小家伙,小子
例句:That sausage doesn't smell right.
这香肠闻起来不对劲。
The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.
用于切香肠的刀在水槽里。
This is a Danish sausage.
这是丹麦香肠。
irrigate
英 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt] 美 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt]v. 灌溉;冲洗(尤指伤口);使清新
例句:The lines were thought to have been a system of canals that had been built to irrigate the surface.
这些管道被认为是用来灌溉地表的运河系统。
He wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
他想用该水来灌溉贫瘠的沙漠土地。
None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
鲍威尔湖的水没有被用来灌溉这一地区。
surplus
英 [ˈsɜːpləs] 美 [ˈsɜːrplʌs]n. 过剩,剩余,过剩量;盈余,顺差;超净资产
adj. 过剩的,剩余的,多余的;(商店)出售剩余(或过时的)军用品的
v. 甩卖,变卖
例句:Wheat was in surplus that year.
那一年小麦过剩。
Surplus grain is being sold for export.
过剩的谷物正销往国外。
If you eat too much, the surplus is laid down as fat.
要是吃得太多,过剩的营养就会堆积成为脂肪。
回顾
- jelly
- origin
- sausage
- irrigate
- surplus