英语单词超好背 第0385期

contribution

英 [ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːntrɪˈbjuːʃn]

n. 贡献；捐献；投稿

例句：

His contribution could be key.
他的贡献可能是最重要的。

Their contribution was of great worth.
他们的贡献具有伟大的意义。

They may define their contribution too narrowly.
他们可能把他们的贡献说得太狭隘了。

geography

英 [dʒiˈɒɡrəfi] 美 [dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi]

n. 地理；地形

例句：

I'm revising Geography today.
我今天复习地理。

I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
恐怕地理不是我的强项。

I still haven't done my geography homework.
我还没做完地理科家庭作业呢。

literary

英 [ˈlɪtərəri] 美 [ˈlɪtəreri]

adj. 文学的；书面的；精通文学的

例句：

He edits the literary journal, Murmur.
他编辑了《私语》这本文学杂志。

He was asked to judge a literary competition.
他被邀请评判一场文学竞赛。

He presents his own highbrow literary programme.
他对自己那高深难懂的文学节目做了介绍。

cruelty

英 [ˈkruːəlti] 美 [ˈkruːəlti]

n. 残酷；残忍；残酷的行为

例句：

Cruelty was quite alien to him.
他绝无残忍之心。

Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty.
托马斯·瑞训斥了彼得斯的残忍。

The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly.
世间的残酷令我悲伤不已。

playwright

英 [ˈpleɪraɪt] 美 [ˈpleɪraɪt]

n. 剧作家

例句：

His career as a playwright had an auspicious start.
他的剧作家生涯有一个好的开头。

Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.
米勒对这位严肃的美国剧作家的命运感到忧伤。

Worst of all, for a playwright specializing in characters who use the vernacular, he has a tin ear for dialogue.
最糟的是，作为一个专门刻画使用方言人物的剧作家，他在对话方面没有鉴赏力。

回顾

1. contribution
2. geography
3. literary
4. cruelty
5. playwright