第148期-每天背單詞
gorilla
英 [ɡ??r?l?] 美 [ɡ??r?l?]n. 大猩猩
例句:The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.
居住在山區(qū)的大猩猩已瀕臨滅絕。
The zookeeper explains to the mime that the zoo's most popular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly.
動物園管理員對啞劇演員解釋到,那只動物園里最受大家歡迎的、最能吸引游人的大猩猩突然死了。
In 2008, at a German zoo, a gorilla named Gana gave birth to a male infant, who died after three months.
2008年,在德國一家動物園,一只名叫加納的大猩猩生下了一只雄寶寶,但三個月后就夭折了。
strait
英 [stre?t] 美 [stre?t]n. 海峽,水道;(經(jīng)濟上的)困境,窘迫
adj. 狹窄的;嚴(yán)格的,精確的;苦惱的
adv. 嚴(yán)格地,精確地
n. (Strait) (美)斯特雷特(人名)
例句:An estimated 1,600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估計每年有1600艘船經(jīng)過這個海峽。
Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
也門完全控制著紅海南端的海峽。
The house had a fabulous view out to the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond.
這座房子有很棒的景觀,可以看到喬治亞海峽以及另一頭的落基山脈。
covering
英 [?k?v?r??] 美 [?k?v?r??]n. 遮蓋物,覆蓋層
v. 遮蓋,覆蓋(cover 的現(xiàn)在分詞)
例句:Social science is a collective name, covering a series of individual sciences.
社會科學(xué)是一個總稱,涵蓋一系列獨立學(xué)科。
I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave.
簡休假期間我頂替她工作。
She's covering the party's annual conference.
她正在報道這個政黨的年會新聞。
colleague
英 [?k?li?ɡ] 美 [?kɑ?li?ɡ]n. 同事,同僚
例句:They rated him highly as a colleague.
作為同事,他們對他評價甚高。
He grimaced and looked narrowly at his colleague.
他做了個鬼臉,然后仔細(xì)地看著同事。
He'd had a steamy affair with an office colleague.
他和辦公室的一位同事曾經(jīng)鬧過桃色新聞。
ruling
英 [?ru?l??] 美 [?ru?l??]n. (尤指法庭的)裁定;統(tǒng)治,支配
adj. 統(tǒng)治的,支配的;主導(dǎo)的;流行的,普遍的
例句:The ruling should be applied retroactively.
這一裁決應(yīng)該具有追溯效力。
Their ruling passion is that of carnal love.
他們的主導(dǎo)激情源于肉欲之愛。
The company is appealing against the ruling.
公司正對判決提出申訴。
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- strait
- covering
- colleague
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