英语单词超好背 第0441期

trail

英 [treɪl] 美 [treɪl]

n. 足迹；（跟踪某人的）踪迹；（尤指细长）一缕；（人或动物）排成的长队；（荒野）小路；特定路线；滑雪坡；（炮架的）架尾；（电影等的）预告片

v. 拖，拉；（尤指植物）蔓延；（尤指根据痕迹等）追踪；（在游戏、比赛中）落后；拖沓行走；（声音、喇叭）减弱；预告（影片、节目等）；喷注（泥釉）

n. (Trail) （美）特雷尔（人名）

例句：

The trail starts just outside the town.
足迹从刚出城的地方开始。

He was following a trail through the trees.
他正沿着一条崎岖小路穿过树林。

The police were hot on his trail.
警方正紧紧跟踪他。

engineer

英 [ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)] 美 [ˌendʒɪˈnɪr]

n. 工程师；工兵；火车司机

vt. 设计；策划；精明地处理

vi. 设计；建造

例句：

His father meant him to be an engineer.
他父亲想让他当工程师。

We engaged the services of a famous engineer.
我们聘了一位有名的工程师来帮忙。

He looked at the design with the eye of an engineer.
他以工程师的眼光审视这个设计。

indignation

英 [ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn]

n. 愤慨；愤怒；义愤

例句：

He could scarcely keep in his indignation.
他几乎控制不住自己的愤怒。

The proposal has provoked howls of Gallic indignation.
这项提议已经激起了法国人愤怒的吼声。

The public's feelings were at a high pitch of indignation.
公众的愤怒情绪达到了极点。

implore

英 [ɪmˈplɔː(r)] 美 [ɪmˈplɔːr]

vt. 恳求或乞求

vi. 恳求或乞求

例句：

Tell me it's true. I implore you.
告诉我那是真的，求求你。

We will implore both parties to stay at the negotiating table.
我们将恳求双方留在谈判桌上。

I implore you, for the love you bear your children, the little Tunnies, to help us, or we are lost!
我恳求你，为了你对你孩子小金枪鱼的爱，帮帮我们吧，否则我们就完了！

crossing

英 [ˈkrɒsɪŋ] 美 [ˈkrɔːsɪŋ]

n. 人行横道；十字路口；（海洋或宽阔江河的）横渡；（国与国的）过境处；穿越；中殿和耳堂相交处；杂交

v. 横越；交叉；反对；横传；画横线于（cross 的现在分词）

例句：

She was mowed down on a pedestrian crossing.
她被撞死在人行横道上。

He was arrested by guards at the border crossing.
他在边境过境处被卫兵逮捕。

The field trip involved crossing a raging torrent.
越野旅行包括跨越一条汹涌的急流。

回顾

1. trail
2. engineer
3. indignation
4. implore
5. crossing