每天背单词 第264期

dove

英 [dʌv; dəʊv] 美 [dʌv; doʊv]

n. 鸽子；鸽派（参政者）；温和派；棕灰色

v. 潜水（dive 的过去式）

n. (Dove) （美）达夫 （人名）

例句：

The dove is symbolic of peace.
鸽子是和平的象征。

The dove is an emblem of peace.
鸽子是和平的象征。

He wore a dove-grey suit.
他穿了一套鸽灰色西装。

ice-bound

[ˈaɪs baʊnd]

冰封的

冰封

例句：

For major issues such as the melting ice caps and the greenhouse effect, governments and large companies are duty-bound to take necessary measures.
对于诸如冰冠融化和温室效应等重大问题，政府和大公司有责任采取必要的措施。

Estimates kept growing, until researchers could determine how thick the ice sheets - and it looks like it could tally in the billions of tonnes of water - in ice sheets and bound up in minerals.
估算值一直在增长，直到研究人员可以判断冰层的厚度——总量似乎能达到数十亿吨水——以冰层夹杂着矿石的形式存在着。

Ice still fringes much of the land, but it is thinning. In many places, particularly around Banks Island, the land-bound sea ice is blue, pointing to thin ice or the presence of water on the ice.
在很多地方，尤其是班克斯岛周边，陆地边沿的海上浮冰是蓝色的，表明冰层较薄或浮冰上有水。

medicine

英 [ˈmedsn; ˈmedɪsn] 美 [ˈmedɪsn]

n. 药；医学；内科；巫术

vt. 用药物治疗；给…用药

例句：

Laughter is the best medicine.
欢笑是一副良药。

Did you take your medicine?
你吃过药了吗？

The medicine has clearly done its stuff.
这药显然起作用了。

foreman

英 [ˈfɔːmən] 美 [ˈfɔːrmən]

n. 领班；陪审团主席

n. (Foreman)人名；(英、西)福尔曼

例句：

He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
他从未让工头见到他偷懒过。

I was working as a foreman on a building site.
我在一个建筑工地当工头。

He still visited the dairy daily, but left most of the business details to his manager and foreman.
他仍然每天去牛奶公司，但将多数生意上的细节留给了经理和工头。

chilly

英 [ˈtʃɪli] 美 [ˈtʃɪli]

adj. 寒冷的；怕冷的

n. (Chilly)人名；(法)希伊

例句：

It was too chilly for swimming.
游泳太冷了。

It was a chilly afternoon.
那是一个阴冷的下午。

The visitors got a chilly reception.
客人遭到了冷遇。

回顾

1. dove
2. ice-bound
3. medicine
4. foreman
5. chilly