每天背單詞 第046期

capital

英 [?k?p?tl] 美 [?k?p?tl]

n. 首都，省會；資金；大寫字母；資本家

adj. 首都的；重要的；大寫的

n. (Capital)人名；(法)卡皮塔爾

例句：

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
開羅是埃及的首都。

Rioting broke out in the capital.
首都爆發(fā)了騷亂事件。

The army pushed (on) towards the capital.
軍隊向首都挺進(jìn)。

develop

英 [d??vel?p] 美 [d??vel?p]

vt. 開發(fā)；進(jìn)步；使成長；使顯影

vi. 發(fā)育；生長；進(jìn)化；顯露

例句：

How fast would the disease develop?
這種疾病發(fā)展有多快？

We need to develop local industries.
我們需要發(fā)展地方工業(yè)。

These clashes could develop into open warfare.
這些沖突可能會發(fā)展成公開的戰(zhàn)爭。

concurrent

英 [k?n?k?r?nt] 美 [k?n?k??r?nt]

adj. 并發(fā)的；一致的；同時發(fā)生的；并存的

n. [數(shù)] 共點；同時發(fā)生的事件

例句：

It has been frequently assumed, but not proved, that the majority of the migrants in what has come to be called the Great Migration came from rural areas and were motivated by two concurrent factors.
人們常常假設(shè)，但沒有證據(jù)證明，在所謂的“大遷移”中，大多數(shù)移民來自農(nóng)村地區(qū)，這是由兩個同時發(fā)生的因素推動的。

Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions.
圣·艾蒂安美術(shù)館在同時舉辦3場展覽。

He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences.
實際上他要同期服3個5年的刑期。

kerosene

英 [?ker?si?n] 美 [?ker?si?n]

n. 煤油，火油

例句：

A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
泄漏的煤油已污染了水源。

"What if there is no kerosene this winter?" said Al.—"So what?" she said. "We still have electricity."
“今年冬天如果沒有煤油可怎么辦呢？”阿爾說。—“那又怎么樣？”她說?！拔覀冞€有電呢?！?/p>

With a flash, the kerosene lamp went out.
煤油燈閃了閃就滅了。

against

英 [??ɡenst; ??ɡe?nst] 美 [??ɡenst; ??ɡe?nst]

prep. 反對，違反；對……不利；緊靠，倚，碰撞；針對；預(yù)防，抵御；（體育比賽）對陣；以……為背景；參照，和……相比；（賭博）預(yù)計……的失敗

例句：

She leaned against the wall.
她倚靠著墻。

He's dead against the idea.
他堅決反對這個想法。

It isn't insured against theft.
它沒有買盜竊險。

回顧

1. capital
2. develop
3. concurrent
4. kerosene
5. against