英语四级通关训练 第0274期

watery

英 [ˈwɔːtəri] 美 [ˈwɔːtəri]

adj. 水的；淡的；湿的；松软的；有雨意的

例句：

His eyes were a watery blue.
他的眼睛是淡蓝色的。

His eyes were red and watery.
他两眼发红，泪水汪汪。

There was a watery discharge from her ear.
她的耳朵里有水状物流出。

bread-earner

挣钱养家的人

例句：

You have to bear in mind that you are the only bread-earner in the family and that you should think twice before doing anything.
你必须要牢记，你是家里唯一的顶梁柱，你做任何事情之前都要三思。

My father is the bread earner.
我父亲挣钱养家。

aptitude

英 [ˈæptɪtjuːd] 美 [ˈæptɪtuːd]

n. 天资，天赋；自然的倾向，习性；适宜

例句：

She had no aptitude for nursing.
她没有从事护理工作的能力。

She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。

His aptitude for dealing with children got him the job.
他善于和儿童打交道的本事使他得到了这份工作。

convince

英 [kənˈvɪns] 美 [kənˈvɪns]

v. 使确信，使信服；说服，劝服

例句：

She utterly failed to convince them.
她根本没有说服他们。

It's hopeless trying to convince her.
想说服她简直是徒劳。

Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of anything.
她觉得，托马斯能说服任何人相信任何事。

squirrel

英 [ˈskwɪrəl] 美 [ˈskwɜːrəl]

n. 松鼠；松鼠的毛皮

v. 贮藏（供以后使用）；不停（或不安）地探寻

例句：

Squirrel answered for herself.
松鼠为她自己回答了。

The squirrel is climbing a tree.
这只松鼠正在爬树。

The squirrel ran into the grass.
松鼠跑到草丛中去了。

回顾

1. watery
2. bread-earner
3. aptitude
4. convince
5. squirrel