一.Professor McGonagall showed the class how it had gone all silver and pointy and gave Hermione a rare smile.
rare:adj. 罕見的,珍貴的,煎得嫩的
【詞義辨析】
occasional, uncommon, scare, rare,
occasional: 指偶然、不時或間或發生的事,側重無規律可循。
uncommon: 指一般不發生或很少發生的事情,故顯得獨特、異常與例外。
scare: 指暫時不易發現、不存在或數量不足,供不應求的東西。
rare: 指難得發生的事或難遇見的人或事,側重特殊性。
【例句用法】
1.It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.
這樣的天才現在很少見。
2.A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
一位稀有昆蟲采集家將給我們看一些他的最新發現。
3.Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
國會通過了一項法令,禁止捕殺珍稀動物。
4.These rare tigers are protected by special laws.
這些珍貴的老虎受到專門法律的保護。
5.Those rare books are shelved in the East Library.
那些珍貴的書籍都放在圖書館東館的架子上。
6.It's very rare for him to be so late.
他很少遲到。
7.He's devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals.
他終生獻身于珍稀動物的保護。
二...and the Weasley twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well...
insist:vt. 堅持,堅決主張 vi. 堅持,強調
【詞義辨析】
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling,
insist: 通常用于對意見、主張等的堅持。
persist: 用于褒義指堅持繼續做某事,但更常用于貶義,指不聽勸告,頑固堅持。
persevere: 含褒義,強調堅持不懈的努力。
adhere: 與to連用,指堅持意見、計劃或承諾等,含堅持不懈之意。
cling: 和to連用,指對信仰、意見、習慣等的堅持。
【例句用法】
1.The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size.
銀行對這樣的大筆貸款一定要有抵押物。
2.Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
既然你堅持,我就只好修改信用證。
3.He insisted that he had done right.
他堅決認為自己做對了。
4.He insisted on paying for the meal.
他堅持要付飯錢。
【短語詞組】
insist on 堅持,強調
insist upon 堅持,強調
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