第530期-每天背单词
miner
英 [ˈmaɪnə(r)] 美 [ˈmaɪnər]n. 矿工;开矿机
n. (Miner)人名;(英)迈纳;(西)米内尔
例句:Last year, Andrea's husband, Rick, a miner in Nevada was laid off.
安德里亚的丈夫里克是内华达州的一名矿工,去年他被解雇了。
Coal output per miner in Tribnia is double what it was five years ago, even though no new mines have opened.
尽管没有新煤矿投产,但 Tribnia 每个矿工的煤炭产量是五年前的两倍。
The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by feeding on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks.
这种昆虫,也被称为番茄叶虫,通过以水果为食和在茎里挖掘与移动而破坏农作物。
monumental
英 [ˌmɒnjuˈmentl] 美 [ˌmɑːnjuˈmentl]adj. 不朽的;纪念碑的;非常的
例句:We have a monumental task ahead of us.
极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
It seems like an act of monumental folly.
这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。
I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
我对宏伟的雕塑并没有真正感兴趣。
cosmic
英 [ˈkɒzmɪk] 美 [ˈkɑːzmɪk]adj. 宇宙的(等于cosmical)
例句:NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星来研究宇宙射线。
Anything from cosmic rays to radiation to diet may activate a dormant oncogene.
从宇宙射线到辐射到日常饮食,任何东西都可能激活潜伏的致癌基因。
The AU is a cosmic measuring rod, and the basis of how we scale the Universe today.
天文单位是宇宙的标尺,是我们今天测量宇宙的基础。
camel
英 [ˈkæml] 美 [ˈkæml]n. [畜牧][脊椎] 骆驼;打捞浮筒;工作作风官僚
adj. 驼色的;暗棕色的
vi. 工作刻板平庸
n. (Camel)人名;(法)卡梅尔;(阿拉伯)卡迈勒
例句:The llama is related to the camel.
美洲驼和骆驼是近亲物种。
The camel that I rode had a bad temper.
我骑的骆驼脾气很坏。
The camel is a mammal, but the kiwi is a bird.
骆驼是一种哺乳动物,但是几维鸟是一种鸟。
exasperation
英 [ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃn; ɪɡˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃn] 美 [ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃn]n. 恼怒;恶化;惹人恼怒的事
例句:He shook his head in exasperation.
他恼怒地摇了摇头。
Mahoney clenched his fist in exasperation.
马奥尼恼怒地攥紧拳头。
There was exasperation in her reply, half sigh and half groan.
她的回答半是叹息,半是哀怨,带着恼怒。
回顾
- miner
- monumental
- cosmic
- camel
- exasperation