每天背单词 第366期

spectator

英 [spekˈteɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈspekteɪtər]

n. 观众；旁观者

例句：

Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator.
成千上万的观众从希腊各地聚集而来，但已婚妇女甚至不能作为观众入场。

The most popular spectator sport is football.
足球是最吸引观众的体育比赛。

The role of a work is to communicate its message to the spectator.
一部艺术作品的作用在于把它的含义传达给观众。

february

英 [ˈfebruəri] 美 [ˈfebrueri]

n. 二月

例句：

Postal workers are getting a 5.2% pay rise, backdated to February.
邮政员工的工资将提高5.2%，追溯至二月份起算。

He welshed on his agreement with the team that he would play for them in February.
他逃避履行他与球队合同中在二月为他们踢球的协议。

His exhibition opens on February 5.
他的展览2月5日开幕。

wither

英 [ˈwɪðə(r)] 美 [ˈwɪðər]

vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱

vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱

n. (Wither)人名；(英)威瑟

例句：

In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.
秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.
在没有水的几个月里，在强烈的阳光下，它们会枯萎、收缩、萎缩，直到它们看起来像一堆枯死的灰色叶子。

To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
看着我的身体在自己的眼前日渐虚弱真是让人恼火。

dawn

英 [dɔːn] 美 [dɔːn]

n. 黎明；开端

vt. 破晓；出现；被领悟

n. (Dawn)人名；(西)道恩

例句：

I woke up just before dawn.
我正好在拂晓前醒来。

The troops landed at dawn.
部队已在黎明登陆。

They set forth at dawn.
他们在黎明时出发。

tend

英 [tend] 美 [tend]

vi. 趋向，倾向；照料，照顾

vt. 照料，照管

例句：

Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
道德观念往往是根深蒂固的。

His views tend towards the extreme.
他的观点趋于偏激。

Women tend to live longer than men.
女人往往比男人长寿。

回顾

1. spectator
2. february
3. wither
4. dawn
5. tend