1. traumatic
雙語釋義:experience is very shocking and upsetting, and may cause psychological damage
n. (精神上) 令人痛苦的
典型例句:I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was a traumatic experience.
我遭受過一回精神崩潰,那是一次痛苦的經(jīng)歷。
Divorce can be traumatic for everyone involved.
離婚會給每個人帶來創(chuàng)傷。
2. throne
雙語釋義:royal authority or power
n.王權;王位; 帝位
語法用法:the throne [sing]
典型例句:Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952.
伊麗莎白二世女王于1952年即位。
相關短語:come to/ascend/mount the throne (become king or queen) 即位
be on the throne ( be king or queen) 在位
3. plot
雙語釋義:a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government
n. 陰謀
典型例句:Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government.
安全部隊已經(jīng)揭穿了一個推翻政府的陰謀。
It is a plot to overthrow the government.
這是個推翻政府的陰謀。
4. backfire
雙語釋義:to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results
vi.事與愿違,適得其反
典型例句:The president's tactics could backfire.
總統(tǒng)的策略可能會事與愿違。
The plot backfired on the terrorist when the bomb exploded too soon.
由于炸彈過早爆炸,恐怖分子的陰謀未能得逞。
5. surveillance
雙語釋義:careful watch kept on sb suspected of doing wrong
n.(對涉嫌者的)監(jiān)視
典型例句:The police are keeping the suspects under round-the-clock surveillance.
警方對疑犯晝夜監(jiān)視。
Detectives kept the quarry under surveillance for weeks.
偵探們監(jiān)測那個目標已有好幾個星期了。
6. deliverance
雙語釋義: (formal) the state of being rescued from danger, evil or pain
n.援救;獲釋;救助;釋放
語法用法:~ (from sth)
典型例句:The oppressed long for deliverance and liberation.
被壓迫人民盼望著翻身得解放。
His deliverance from the prison puzzled us.
他被從監(jiān)獄釋放使我們困惑不已。
7. childless
雙語釋義:having no children
adj.無兒女的
典型例句:The childless old lady offer to adopt one of the girls.
這位無子女的老年女士表示愿意領養(yǎng)其中一個女孩。
The childless old man is very poor.
這個無兒無女的老人非常窮困。
8. Catholic:天主教的(首個字母大寫)
9. Protestant adj, 新教徒的(首個字母大寫)