每天背单词 第003期

respond

英 [rɪˈspɒnd] 美 [rɪˈspɑːnd]

vi. 回答；作出反应；承担责任

vt. 以…回答

n. 应答；唱和

例句：

I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
我问他叫什么名字，可他没回答。

The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
董事们不愿意回答问题。

Some children respond more demonstratively than others.
一些孩子的反应比其他孩子的更感性。

badly

英 [ˈbædli] 美 [ˈbædli]

adv. 非常，很；严重地，厉害地；恶劣地

例句：

John twisted his ankle badly.
约翰的脚踝严重扭伤。

Everything's gone badly wrong !
一切都糟透了。

Things have been going badly.
事情进展得不顺利。

onion

英 [ˈʌnjən] 美 [ˈʌnjən]

n. 洋葱；洋葱头

例句：

I sliced up an onion.
我把洋葱切成了片。

When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion.
油热之后，加入切好的洋葱。

You grind the onion and the raw cranberries together.
你把洋葱和新鲜越橘一起磨碎。

hiss

英 [hɪs] 美 [hɪs]

vi. 发出嘘声；发嘘声

n. 嘘声；嘶嘶声

n. (Hiss)人名；(英、德)希斯；(法)伊斯

例句：

With a hiss of steam, lava flows into the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.
冒着嘶嘶作响的蒸汽，熔岩流入夏威夷火山国家公园的太平洋水域。

I had to get used to the sounds of sirens, dogs, snowplows, and the general low-level hiss of traffic.
我不得不习惯警笛、家犬、除雪机的声音，还有一般而言轻微的车辆嘶嘶声。

With a sense of blame, he heard rustling, foil sighs, and a monotonous hiss from pouring wine into the glass.
他带着责难的心情，聆听到沙沙声，箔盖的叹息声以及往玻璃杯倒酒发出的单调的嘘声。

birthplace

英 [ˈbɜːθpleɪs] 美 [ˈbɜːrθpleɪs]

n. 出生地

发源地

例句：

Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。

He was resigned to never seeing his birthplace again.
永远不再去他的出生地，他也认了。

The house is wrongly reputed to have been the poet's birthplace.
这所房子被误以为是诗人的出生地。

回顾

1. respond
2. badly
3. onion
4. hiss
5. birthplace