每天背单词 第454期

zealous

英 [ˈzeləs] 美 [ˈzeləs]

adj. 热心的，热情的，积极的

n. (Zealous)人名；(英)泽勒斯

例句：

To make up for the mediocrity, zealous parents send their kids to the expensive cram schools.
为了弥补平庸，积极的父母把孩子送到昂贵的补习班。

She was a zealous worker for charity.
她是个热衷于慈善事业的工作者。

But other European Banks were not so zealous.
但其它欧洲银行就没那么积极了。

esteem

英 [ɪˈstiːm] 美 [ɪˈstiːm]

n. 尊重，敬重

v. 尊敬，尊重；把......看作，认为；考虑；估价

例句：

You need to build your self-esteem.
你需要树立自尊心。

She is held in high esteem by her colleagues.
她深受同事的敬重。

Good self-esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life.
良好的自尊心是幸福生活的先决条件。

intimation

英 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]

n. 暗示；告知；讽示

例句：

I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
我没发现任何他要辞职的暗示。

He was good-looking, with dark eyes which could smoulder with just the right intimation of passion.
他长得很帅，黑色的眼睛只要遇到恰当的激情暗示就会放电。

There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
他的医生没有透露他的病情很严重。

tiresome

英 [ˈtaɪəsəm] 美 [ˈtaɪərsəm]

adj. 烦人的，无聊的；令人讨厌的

例句：

Now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate, began.
这时，一只蟋蟀开始发出烦人的唧唧声，而人们根本找不到它在哪。

The children were being very tiresome.
这些孩子非常讨人嫌。

Buying a house can be a very tiresome business.
买房子会是件很麻烦的事。

ecstasy

英 [ˈekstəsi] 美 [ˈekstəsi]

n. 狂喜；入迷；忘形

例句：

You should see the bright ecstasy in the eyes of a nesting thrush.
你应该看到一只筑巢的画眉鸟明亮且狂喜的眼睛。

He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee.
他希望一切都处在一种宁静的狂喜之中；我想让一切都在辉煌的庆典中闪闪发光，翩翩起舞。

It suggests that ecstasy is like wine, and wine is like an eagle clasping you; it's the prey in its claws.
这里暗示着令人着迷的狂喜如同美酒一般，而酒又像是紧紧抓着你的鹰；你就是它爪中的猎物。

回顾

1. zealous
2. esteem
3. intimation
4. tiresome
5. ecstasy