第277期-每天背单词
quarterly
英 [ˈkwɔːtəli] 美 [ˈkwɔːrtərli]adj. 季度的,按季度的;一年四次的
adv. 按季度,[农] 一季一次地;纵横四分地
n. 季刊
n. (Quarterly)人名;(英)夸特利
例句:Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.
他们的季度会议是平淡乏味的事情。
A full listing of the companies will be published quarterly.
公司名录大全每季度出版一次。
Clients normally pay fees in advance, monthly, quarterly, or yearly.
客户们通常提前付费,或按月,或按季度,或按年。
invention
英 [ɪnˈvenʃn] 美 [ɪnˈvenʃn]n. 发明;发明物;虚构;发明才能
例句:The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
纺车是中国人的一项发明。
You can't fault them for lack of invention.
你不能因为他们没有发明而加以批评他们。
His invention was not commercially successful.
他的发明从赢利角度看并不成功。
thereafter
英 [ˌðeərˈɑːftə(r)] 美 [ˌðerˈæftər]adv. 其后;从那时以后
例句:Thereafter she wrote articles for papers and magazines in Paris.
从那以后,她为巴黎的报纸和杂志撰稿。
The plan will help you lose 3-4 pounds the first week, and 1-2 pounds the weeks thereafter.
该计划将帮助你在第1周减3到4磅,其后每周减1到2磅。
The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.
最后一节规定,此后为公司创作的一切作品均为该公司所有。
upright
英 [ˈʌpraɪt] 美 [ˈʌpraɪt]adj. 正直的,诚实的;垂直的,直立的;笔直的;合乎正道的
n. 垂直;竖立
例句:He was handsome, upright, and chivalrous.
他英俊、正直、对女士彬彬有礼。
Helen sat upright in her chair.
海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。
He moved into an upright position.
他换成了一个挺直的姿势。
burnt
英 [bɜːnt] 美 [bɜːrnt]adj. 烧焦的;烧伤的
v. 燃烧(burn的过去式、过去分词形式)
例句:Half the candle had burnt away.
那根蜡烛烧掉了一半。
Your hand looks badly burnt.
你的手似乎烧伤很重。
When burnt, plastic produces dangerous by-products.
塑料燃烧时产生出危险的副产品。
回顾
- quarterly
- invention
- thereafter
- upright
- burnt