英语单词超好背 第0389期

niece

英 [niːs] 美 [niːs]

n. 外甥女，侄女

n. (Niece)人名；(英)尼斯

例句：

He looked affectionately at his niece.
他慈爱地看着他的侄女。

She was not exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece.
想到要照料她的侄女，她就高兴不起来了。

Now she's in assisted living, and her niece and nephew are helping with her affairs.
她现在住在辅助生活型住房里，她的侄女和侄子在帮助处理她的事务。

inform

英 [ɪnˈfɔːm] 美 [ɪnˈfɔːrm]

vt. 通知；告诉；报告

vi. 告发；告密

例句：

It fell to me to inform her of her son's death.
把她儿子死讯通知她的差事落在了我的头上。

They would inform him of any progress they had made.
他们将把自己所取得的任何进展都告诉他。

Teachers inform me that Todd's behaviour has improved no end.
老师们告诉我托德的行为改善了许多。

surgeon

英 [ˈsɜːdʒən] 美 [ˈsɜːrdʒən]

n. 外科医生

n. (Surgeon)人名；(法)叙尔容

例句：

He followed his father and became a surgeon.
他沿袭了他父亲，成了一名外科医生。

He is reputed to be the best heart surgeon in the country.
他号称是这个国家最好的心脏外科医生。

The surgeon would pick up his instruments, probe, repair, and stitch up again.
外科医生会拿起器械进行探查、修复，然后再缝合。

expensive

英 [ɪkˈspensɪv] 美 [ɪkˈspensɪv]

adj. 昂贵的；花钱的

例句：

Food was scarce and expensive.
食物匮乏而且昂贵。

Skiing gear can be expensive.
滑雪用具有时会很昂贵。

Tickets are likely to be expensive.
入场券可能很贵。

dishonor

英 [dɪsˈɒnə(r)] 美 [dɪsˈɑːnər]

n. 拒付；不名誉；丢脸

vt. 使蒙羞；玷辱；不遵守，拒绝

例句：

His behaviors have brought dishonor onto his family.
他的行为给他的家庭带来了耻辱。

To stall in the air is for them disgrace and it is dishonor.
在空中失去平衡,对海鸥来说是丢脸的事,是极不光彩的事。

'or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
又恐怕我贫穷就偷窃，以致亵渎我神的名。

回顾

1. niece
2. inform
3. surgeon
4. expensive
5. dishonor