每天背单词 第478期

stray

英 [streɪ] 美 [streɪ]

v. 迷路，走失，偏离；逃离，离题，走神；（眼睛或手悠闲地）移动；出轨，有外遇；游荡，徘徊

adj. 走失的，无主的；离群的，孤立的；偶现的，偶发的；（物理量）杂散的

n. 走失宠物，无主家畜；离群者，走散者；(strays) 天电干扰

n. (Stray) （挪、美、英、俄）斯特雷（人名）

例句：

A stray dog came up to him.
一只走失的狗来到他跟前。

The dog was a stray which had been adopted.
这只狗是被收养的流浪狗。

Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas.
旅游者们经常迷路走进一些危险区域。

challenge

英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] 美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒ]

n. 挑战；考验；怀疑；（警卫）叫停盘问；（陪审员对某人出庭表示的）反对

vt. 向……挑战；考验……能力；对……质疑；盘问；（陪审员对某人出庭表示）反对

例句：

Bill was stimulated by the challenge.
比尔受到该挑战的激励。

She beat off a challenge to her leadership.
她战胜了对她的领导地位的挑战。

I hope that he proves equal to the challenge.
我希望他最后能应付这一挑战。

outlay

英 [ˈaʊtleɪ] 美 [ˈaʊtleɪ]

n. 支出，开支，费用；经费

v. 花费

例句：

Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money.
抛开购买的费用不讲，洗碗机实际上能给你省钱。

The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。

The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
这家公司很快偿付了初期的广告费。

moth

英 [mɒθ] 美 [mɔːθ]

n. 蛾；蛀虫

例句：

I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
我看着蛾子爬上灯罩表面。

In relay number 70, a moth had been trapped.
在70号继电器中，一只飞蛾被困住了。

They removed the moth, and the program worked.
他们弄走了飞蛾，程序继续运转。

interruption

英 [ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃn] 美 [ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃn]

n. 中断；干扰；中断之事

例句：

The sudden interruption stopped Justin in mid-sentence.
贾斯廷话说到一半时被突然打断了。

The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career.
她儿子的出生对她的事业造成一个小小的中断。

His interruption was untimely.
他的插话不是时候。

回顾

1. stray
2. challenge
3. outlay
4. moth
5. interruption