英语单词超好背 第0468期

retort

英 [rɪˈtɔːt] 美 [rɪˈtɔːrt]

v. 反驳，回嘴；蒸馏；在曲颈瓶里加热；（对侮辱或伤害）进行报复

n. 反驳，顶嘴；曲颈瓶，蒸馏瓶；蒸馏，干馏

例句：

His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
他的尖锐反驳显然起了作用。

This is the Lady's retort.
这是这位女士的反驳。

Some now retort: not good enough for what?
目前一些人反驳道：到底哪点让它不满意？

arrogance

英 [ˈærəɡəns] 美 [ˈærəɡəns]

n. 自大；傲慢态度

例句：

His arrogance astounded her.
他的傲慢使她震惊。

She was astounded by his arrogance.
他的傲慢使她震惊。

His confidence was misread as arrogance.
他的信心被误解为傲慢。

handbag

英 [ˈhændbæɡ] 美 [ˈhændbæɡ]

n. 手提包

例句：

She whacked him with her handbag.
她用手提包狠狠地打他。

She delved in her handbag for a pen.
她在手提包里翻找钢笔。

The slimline diary fits easily into a handbag.
这本超薄的日记本很容易装进手提包里。

mood

英 [muːd] 美 [muːd]

n. 情绪，语气；心境；气氛

n. (Mood)人名；(英)穆德；(瑞典)莫德

例句：

Her mood darkened at the news.
听到这消息，她的心情暗淡起来。

The mood here is resolutely up.
这里的气氛十分热闹。

My mood gradually lightened.
我的心情渐渐好起来。

inertia

英 [ɪˈnɜːʃə] 美 [ɪˈnɜːrʃə]

n. [力] 惯性；惰性，迟钝；不活动

例句：

We must remember that some people have a greater inertia than others.
我们必须记住，有些人比其他人更有惰性。

Inertia is the resistance of objects to efforts to change their state of motion.
惯性是物体对改变其运动状态的转向力的阻力。

In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems: inertia and momentum.
在物理学中，运动的物体有两个特征与理解能量系统动力学相关：惯性和动量。

回顾

1. retort
2. arrogance
3. handbag
4. mood
5. inertia