每天背單詞 第102期

reluctance

英 [r??l?kt?ns] 美 [r??l?kt?ns]

n. [電磁] 磁阻；勉強(qiáng)；不情愿

例句：

They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
他們最終有點(diǎn)勉強(qiáng)地同意了我們的條件。

The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
會(huì)談已經(jīng)擱淺了，主要是因?yàn)橐恍┱蓡T不愿意和罪犯?jìng)冞_(dá)成協(xié)議。

I understand Reding's reluctance — and her frustration.
我理解雷丁的不情愿和她的沮喪。

decorative

英 [?dek?r?t?v] 美 [?dek?re?t?v]

adj. 裝飾性的；裝潢用的

例句：

The mirror is functional yet decorative.
這鏡子能照人，但也有裝飾作用。

The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
那些窗簾純粹用于裝飾目的，不能開合。

She began in her 20s, making textless, decorative paintings of flowers with insects.
20多歲時(shí)，她開始創(chuàng)作花卉與昆蟲的無(wú)文本裝飾畫。

locality

英 [l???k?l?ti] 美 [lo??k?l?ti]

n. 所在；位置；地點(diǎn)

例句：

There is no airport in the locality.
這個(gè)地區(qū)沒有飛機(jī)場(chǎng)。

We talk of the brain as the locality of thought.
我們把進(jìn)行思維的地方叫做大腦。

Following the discovery of the explosives the president cancelled his visit to the locality.
發(fā)現(xiàn)爆炸物之后總統(tǒng)取消了對(duì)該地區(qū)的訪問。

lateral

英 [?l?t?r?l] 美 [?l?t?r?l]

adj. 側(cè)面的，橫向的

n. 側(cè)部；[語(yǔ)] 邊音

vt. 橫向傳球

例句：

Jets of compressed air gave the aircraft lateral and directional stability.
壓縮氣體噴流從側(cè)面和正面穩(wěn)定了機(jī)身。

McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.
麥金農(nóng)估計(jì)大橋的橫向移動(dòng)范圍在4到6英寸之間。

Auxin also causes the plant to develop a vascular system, to form lateral roots, and to produce ethylene.
生長(zhǎng)素還能使植物形成維管系統(tǒng)，形成側(cè)根，并產(chǎn)生乙烯。

remarkable

英 [r??mɑ?k?bl] 美 [r??mɑ?rk?bl]

adj. 卓越的；非凡的；值得注意的

例句：

She was a truly remarkable woman.
她是一位真正非同凡響的女人。

She has a remarkable inner strength.
她有非凡的意志力。

He was a remarkable man.
他是個(gè)非凡卓越的人。

回顧

1. reluctance
2. decorative
3. locality
4. lateral
5. remarkable