每天背单词 第407期

brightness

英 [ˈbraɪtnəs] 美 [ˈbraɪtnəs]

n. [光][天] 亮度；聪明，活泼；鲜艳；愉快

例句：

The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes.
星体的亮度大约分三个星等。

Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.
她的活力勃发和她的聪明智慧征服了我。

But his night paintings don't exactly lack brightness.
但他的夜景画并不缺乏亮度。

shatter

英 [ˈʃætə(r)] 美 [ˈʃætər]

vt. 粉碎；打碎；破坏；破掉；使散开

vi. 粉碎；损坏；落叶

n. 碎片；乱七八糟的状态

例句：

A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.
一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。

You've already known that ice is brittle, and if you hit it with a hammer, it will shatter like glass.
大家都知道冰是易碎的，如果你拿锤子敲击它，它会如玻璃一样碎裂。

The church Windows shatter.
教堂的窗户粉碎了。

hopefully

英 [ˈhəʊpfəli] 美 [ˈhoʊpfəli]

adv. 有希望地，有前途地

例句：

Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark.
我们有望在天黑前到达。

'Are you free tonight?' she asked hopefully.
“你今晚有空吗？”她抱着希望地问。

"Am I welcome?" He smiled hopefully, leaning on the door.
“欢迎我吗？”他倚着门，满怀希望地笑着问道。

pictorial

英 [pɪkˈtɔːriəl] 美 [pɪkˈtɔːriəl]

adj. 绘画的；形象化的

n. 画报；画刊

例句：

Despite its costumes and its gestures, it is not really a pictorial art.
不管它的服装和姿势，它就不是一种图像的艺术。

You really feel like you're, so to speak, in the pictorial with her.
可以说，你真的有种和她一同站在画面中的感觉。

For despite its costumes and its gestures, it is not really a pictorial art.
先不管它的服装和姿势，它就不是一种上像的艺术。

enhance

英 [ɪnˈhɑːns] 美 [ɪnˈhæns]

vt. 提高；加强；增加

例句：

The White House is eager to protect and enhance that reputation.
白宫急于保护并提高那声望。

Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms.
大幅画作能增加小房间的宽敞感。

This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.
这是提高公司声誉的机会。

回顾

1. brightness
2. shatter
3. hopefully
4. pictorial
5. enhance