第275期-每天背单词
rescind
英 [rɪˈsɪnd] 美 [rɪˈsɪnd]vt. 解除;废除;撤回
例句:The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling.
该州长无权撤销这项裁决。
Others worry that the Brothers would rescind the peace treaty with Israel.
另外有些人担心兄弟会掌权会废除与以色列的和平协定。
Mr Netanyahu apologised fulsomely for the bad timing but refused to rescind the decision.
内塔尼亚胡为在错误的时间公布这一决定做了矫揉造作的道歉,却拒绝撤销这一决定。
stripe
英 [straɪp] 美 [straɪp]n. 条纹,斑纹;种类
vt. 加条纹于…
例句:She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides.
她穿了一套侧边有一条白色条纹的艳绿色慢跑服。
To see that, look very closely at the bottom edge of the stripe in the next photo, about an inch to the left of center.
要想发现那个,可以往下张照片里条纹的底部边缘,大约在中间偏左一英寸处,使劲凑近看。
The Alvis' wheel-clamp was soon copied by a certain stripe of computer hobbyist.
阿尔维斯的轮夹很快就被某个计算机爱好者复制了。
predominant
英 [prɪˈdɒmɪnənt] 美 [prɪˈdɑːmɪnənt]adj. 主要的;卓越的;支配的;有力的;有影响的
例句:Mandy's predominant emotion was confusion.
曼迪的主导情绪是困惑。
The transition in Irish painting from one predominant style to the other was not an abrupt one.
爱尔兰绘画从一种主要风格向另一种主要风格的转变并不是突然的。
In Greece, rhododendrons and oleander bloom only in springtime, when they are the predominant sources of nectar.
在希腊,杜鹃花和夹竹桃只在春天开花,那时它们是花蜜的主要来源。
momentous
英 [məˈmentəs] 美 [moʊˈmentəs]adj. 重要的;重大的
例句:Invention is momentous and fundamental to people what the soul is vital and significant to us.
发明对人来说是重要且根本的,正如灵魂对我们来说是重要的。
These same cycles of change had momentous impacts on the sparse human populations of the region.
这些相同的变化周期对该区域稀少的人口产生了重大影响。
In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
那年有2项重大的新发现。
mutter
英 [ˈmʌtə(r)] 美 [ˈmʌtər]vi. 咕哝;喃喃自语
vt. 咕哝;抱怨地说;低声含糊地说
n. 咕哝;喃喃低语
n. (Mutter)(法)米泰;(德、匈、西)穆特;(英)马特(人名)
例句:"Excuse me," I mutter, "I have to get this sham over with."
“对不起。”我喃喃地说,“我得把这个假动作做完。”
John would rub his eyes and mutter, "It is true, we did fly."
约翰揉了揉眼睛,喃喃自语道:“这是真的,我们真的飞了。”
The old man, still pacing back and forth, ceased to speak aloud, and began to mutter.
老人仍在来回踱步,不再大声说话,开始喃喃自语起来。
回顾
- rescind
- stripe
- predominant
- momentous
- mutter