英语单词超好背 第0017期

outlaw

英 [ˈaʊtlɔː] 美 [ˈaʊtlɔː]

n. 歹徒，罪犯；亡命之徒，逃犯；被剥夺法律保护者

v. 宣布……为不合法；禁止，取缔；将……放逐；剥夺……的法律保护

n. (Outlaw) （美）奥特洛（人名）

例句：

Jesse was an outlaw, a bandit, a criminal.
杰西曾是个逃犯、土匪、罪犯。

Art thou indeed that famous outlaw?
你真的是那个有名的绿林好汉吗？

It is therefore highly likely that the outlaw fishing boats harvested about 9,000 tons of lobster illegally that year.
因此，当年非法捕捞的渔船很可能非法捕捞了约9000吨龙虾。

marvellous

英 [ˈmɑːvələs] 美 [ˈmɑːrvələs]

adj. 不可思议的；惊人的

例句：

"Isn't this marvellous?" she cooed.
“这难道不奇妙吗？”她轻轻地说。

The weather was marvellous.
天气棒极了。

'That was marvellous,' said Daniel.
“好极了。”丹尼尔说。

frugal

英 [ˈfruːɡl] 美 [ˈfruːɡl]

adj. 节俭的；朴素的；花钱少的

例句：

Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.
每个人都这么说，但这确实是给节俭的食客最好的建议。

The honourable worker who lives a very frugal life gives away most of his money to charities.
这位可敬的工人过着非常节俭的生活，他把他的大部分钱都捐赠给了慈善机构。

They learned how to trim almost 20 percent off their monthly child care bills during the 30-day "Frugal Family Challenge".
在为期30天的“节俭家庭挑战”活动中，他们学会了如何削减每月近 20% 的育儿费用。

drastic

英 [ˈdræstɪk; ˈdrɑːstɪk] 美 [ˈdræstɪk]

adj. 激烈的；猛烈的

n. 烈性泻药

例句：

Talk to me before you do anything drastic.
你采取任何重大行动之前要跟我谈谈。

There are going to have to be some drastic changes.
一定得有些重大变革。

The government is threatening to take drastic action.
政府警告说要采取断然措施。

fire-engine

[ˈfaɪər endʒɪn]

n. 消防车

例句：

Charles is a fireman and he drives a fire-engine.
查尔斯是一名消防队员，他开消防车。

My daughter's first bedroom had a fire-engine red accent wall. She was also the bouncing-off-the-walls type of baby.
我女儿最初卧室墙壁颜色是消防车般的红色。她也确实是那种让人不得安生的孩子。

I heard it--the sound of a fire engine. It was music to my ears.
我听到了它——消防车的声音。 这是我耳中的音乐。

回顾

1. outlaw
2. marvellous
3. frugal
4. drastic
5. fire-engine