每天背單詞 第454期

zealous

英 [?zel?s] 美 [?zel?s]

adj. 熱心的，熱情的，積極的

n. (Zealous)人名；(英)澤勒斯

例句：

To make up for the mediocrity, zealous parents send their kids to the expensive cram schools.
為了彌補(bǔ)平庸，積極的父母把孩子送到昂貴的補(bǔ)習(xí)班。

She was a zealous worker for charity.
她是個(gè)熱衷于慈善事業(yè)的工作者。

But other European Banks were not so zealous.
但其它歐洲銀行就沒那么積極了。

esteem

英 [??sti?m] 美 [??sti?m]

n. 尊重，敬重

v. 尊敬，尊重；把......看作，認(rèn)為；考慮；估價(jià)

例句：

You need to build your self-esteem.
你需要樹立自尊心。

She is held in high esteem by her colleagues.
她深受同事的敬重。

Good self-esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life.
良好的自尊心是幸福生活的先決條件。

intimation

英 [??nt??me??n] 美 [??nt??me??n]

n. 暗示；告知；諷示

例句：

I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
我沒發(fā)現(xiàn)任何他要辭職的暗示。

He was good-looking, with dark eyes which could smoulder with just the right intimation of passion.
他長(zhǎng)得很帥，黑色的眼睛只要遇到恰當(dāng)?shù)募で榘凳揪蜁?huì)放電。

There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
他的醫(yī)生沒有透露他的病情很嚴(yán)重。

tiresome

英 [?ta??s?m] 美 [?ta??rs?m]

adj. 煩人的，無(wú)聊的；令人討厭的

例句：

Now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate, began.
這時(shí)，一只蟋蟀開始發(fā)出煩人的唧唧聲，而人們根本找不到它在哪。

The children were being very tiresome.
這些孩子非常討人嫌。

Buying a house can be a very tiresome business.
買房子會(huì)是件很麻煩的事。

ecstasy

英 [?ekst?si] 美 [?ekst?si]

n. 狂喜；入迷；忘形

例句：

You should see the bright ecstasy in the eyes of a nesting thrush.
你應(yīng)該看到一只筑巢的畫眉鳥明亮且狂喜的眼睛。

He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee.
他希望一切都處在一種寧?kù)o的狂喜之中；我想讓一切都在輝煌的慶典中閃閃發(fā)光，翩翩起舞。

It suggests that ecstasy is like wine, and wine is like an eagle clasping you; it's the prey in its claws.
這里暗示著令人著迷的狂喜如同美酒一般，而酒又像是緊緊抓著你的鷹；你就是它爪中的獵物。

回顧

1. zealous
2. esteem
3. intimation
4. tiresome
5. ecstasy