第257期-每天背单词
pretentious
英 [prɪˈtenʃəs] 美 [prɪˈtenʃəs]adj. 自命不凡的;炫耀的;做作的
例句:Ironically, now that photography is securely established as fine art, many photographers find it pretentious or irrelevant to label it as such.
具有讽刺意味的是,现在摄影已被牢固地确立为美术,许多摄影师发现将其贴上标签是自命不凡或无关紧要的。
That's a pretentious name for a dog!
狗叫这个名字真够炫的!
He's so pretentious!
瞧他那副自命不凡的样儿!
phenomenon
英 [fəˈnɒmɪnən] 美 [fəˈnɑːmɪnən]n. 现象;奇迹;杰出的人才
例句:This phenomenon piqued Dr. Morris' interest.
该现象引起莫里思博士的兴趣。
Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
全球化是21世纪的现象。
The causes of the phenomenon are still incompletely understood.
造成这种现象的原因尚未彻底弄清。
deduction
英 [dɪˈdʌkʃn] 美 [dɪˈdʌkʃn]n. 扣除,减除;推论;减除额
例句:Your IRA deduction cannot be taken from unearned income.
你的个人退休账户的扣税不可能从非劳动收入中减去。
Miss Allan beamed at him. "You are clever to guess. I'm sure I don't know how you did it."—"Deduction," James said.
阿伦小姐对他笑道:“你很会猜, 我确实不知道你怎么办到的。”——杰姆斯说:“推论。”
It was a pretty astute deduction.
那是个非常精明的结论。
skating
英 [ˈskeɪtɪŋ] 美 [ˈskeɪtɪŋ]n. 溜冰,滑冰
v. 滑冰(skate的ing形式)
例句:Why don't you come skating tonight?
今晚来溜冰好吗?
She's won several cups for skating.
她已多次荣获滑冰比赛的奖杯。
We went ice skating on a frozen lake.
我们去结冰的湖面上溜冰了。
animal
英 [ˈænɪml] 美 [ˈænɪml]n. 动物
adj. 动物的
例句:The animal is hunted for its fur.
狩猎这种动物是为了获取其毛皮。
I have an allergy to animal hair.
我对动物毛过敏。
The animal retracted into its shell.
这只动物缩回到自己的壳里。
回顾
- pretentious
- phenomenon
- deduction
- skating
- animal