每天背单词 第563期

digit

英 [ˈdɪdʒɪt] 美 [ˈdɪdʒɪt]

n. 数字；手指或足趾；一指宽

例句：

Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit.
她的电话号码跟我的差一个数字。

"With the first subject, after about 20 hours of training, his digit span had risen from 7 to 20," Ericsson recalls.
“对于第一个实验对象，经过大约20小时的训练，他的数字跨度从7上升到20。”爱立信回忆道。

Some of her clients' sales have declined, but she's found new clients and improved efficiencies to help sustain the company's double-digit growth.
她的一些客户的销售额下降了，但她找到了新客户，提高了效率，帮助公司维持了两位数的增长。

engrave

英 [ɪnˈɡreɪv] 美 [ɪnˈɡreɪv]

vt. 雕刻；铭记

例句：

The shop will also engrave your child's name on the side.
商店也将在一侧刻上你孩子的名字。

It is difficult to engrave in marble.
大理石很难雕刻。

He had the jeweler engrave his name on the back of the watch.
他请钟表匠把他的名字刻在手表的背面。

dealing

英 [ˈdiːlɪŋ] 美 [ˈdiːlɪŋ]

v. 发（纸牌）；发放；买卖；与……有关；（非正式）买卖毒品（deal 的现在分词）

n. 生意往来；（与某人的）关系；交易；待人之道

例句：

They have persistently denied claims of illegal dealing.
他们一再否认进行非法交易的说法。

He's good at dealing with pressure.
他善于应付压力。

He was indicted for dealing in narcotics.
他因贩卖毒品而受到起诉。

impartial

英 [ɪmˈpɑːʃl] 美 [ɪmˈpɑːrʃl]

adj. 公平的，公正的；不偏不倚的

例句：

This newspaper has achieved a reputation for honest and impartial political reporting.
这家报纸凭诚实公正的政治报道赢得了声誉。

As chairman, I must remain impartial.
作为主席，我必须保持中立。

It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work.
让中立的第3方来检查你的工作会有所帮助。

boycott

英 [ˈbɔɪkɒt] 美 [ˈbɔɪkɑːt]

v. 联合抵制；拒绝购买；拒绝参加

n. 联合抵制

n. (Boycott) 博伊科特（人名）

例句：

Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.
反对派领导者号召联合抵制投票。

We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour.
我们正呼吁大家抵制雇用童工的公司的产品。

A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference.
一位发言人说，总统已经撤回了他抵制这次会谈的威胁。

回顾

1. digit
2. engrave
3. dealing
4. impartial
5. boycott