第0044期-英語單詞超好背
locust
英 [?l??k?st] 美 [?lo?k?st]n. [植保] 蝗蟲,[昆] 蚱蜢
例句:There were millions of locusts around us—a locust sandstorm.
我們周圍有數(shù)百萬只蝗蟲—— 一場蝗蟲風(fēng)暴。
The project involves transferring the skills of the 15, 000 household locust farmers in Thailand across the border.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目涉及到轉(zhuǎn)變跨邊界的泰國境內(nèi)15000名家庭蝗蟲養(yǎng)殖者的技能。
As with gingerbread men and gummy bears, the dilemma when served a locust is whether to begin eating it head or legs first.
就像吃姜餅的人和小熊軟糖一樣,吃蝗蟲時(shí)的窘境是先吃它的頭還是腿。
forefinger
英 [?f??f??ɡ?(r)] 美 [?f??rf??ɡ?r]n. 食指
例句:He took the pen between his thumb and forefinger.
他用拇指和食指夾起筆。
I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?
我用花生醬湊合一下,直接用食指從罐子里舀出:何必還要弄臟勺子?
Likewise, a sign for OK, forming a circle with our forefinger and thumb, means zero in France and money in Japan.
同樣地,用食指和大拇指圍成一個(gè)圈的表示 OK 的手勢,在法國表示“零”,在日本表示“錢”。
banking
英 [?b??k??] 美 [?b??k??]n. 銀行業(yè);銀行業(yè)務(wù);銀行家的職業(yè);筑堤
v. 把錢存入銀行;做銀行家;在…邊筑堤(bank的現(xiàn)在分詞)
例句:He chose banking as a career.
他選中銀行業(yè)為職業(yè)。
She's thinking about a career in banking.
她正在考慮從事銀行業(yè)。
Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.
銀行家們害怕會(huì)有一場世界性的銀行業(yè)危機(jī)。
law
英 [l??] 美 [l??]n. 法律;規(guī)律;法治;法學(xué);訴訟;司法界;戒律;守則;準(zhǔn)則
vi. 起訴;控告
vt. 控告;對……起訴
n. (Law)(東南亞國家)劉(人名);(英、緬、柬)勞(人名)
例句:The law was divinely ordained.
此法律為神授。
That's against the law.
那是違法的。
Jane is studying law.
簡正在學(xué)習(xí)法律。
torpedo
英 [t???pi?d??] 美 [t??r?pi?do?]n. 魚雷,水雷;信號(hào)雷管;摜炮;油井爆破筒;電鰩
v. 用魚雷襲擊;徹底破壞,完全摧毀
例句:The torpedo struck home on the hull of the ship.
魚雷正擊中船身。
But the legacy he leaves behind is so rich, so deep, that no scandal can torpedo it.
但是,他留給我們的回憶既豐富又深刻,任何丑聞都不能將之摧毀。
Torpedo rays (Torpedo californica) are identifiable by their flat gray bodies and black spots.
電鯆(電鰩)可以通過他們扁平的灰色身體和黑色斑點(diǎn)被認(rèn)出來。
回顧
- locust
- forefinger
- banking
- law
- torpedo