妙語(yǔ)佳句:

The team endured winds of over 100 miles an hour攝制組忍受著時(shí)速超過160公里的狂風(fēng)。

endure:忍耐

I cannot endure listening to that any longer.

我再也不耐煩聽那一套了。

I am afraid he is too lean to endure it.

我擔(dān)心他太瘦，承受不住它。

stand, bear, endure, 這些動(dòng)詞均含“忍受”之意。

stand口語(yǔ)用詞，常可與hear換用，但側(cè)重指經(jīng)受得起。

bear強(qiáng)調(diào)容忍，是普通用語(yǔ)。

endure書面用詞，指長(zhǎng)時(shí)間忍受痛苦和不幸，著重體力或意志力的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)不屈服。

Their boats were trapped in sea ice for days,他們的船陷入海冰中好幾天。

trap in:陷入

He was trapped in a burning house.

他被困在正在燃燒的房屋里。

Civilian trap in the beleaguer city has been airlifted to safety.

被圍困在城里的老百姓已空運(yùn)到安全地區(qū)。

What they witnessed was a more profound struggle for life and death.他們看到的是一場(chǎng)生死攸關(guān)意義深遠(yuǎn)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

witness:目擊, 經(jīng)歷, 見證

I witnessed the traffic accident.

我目睹了那次交通事故。

Jason told me that he witnessed his wife kissing another guy.

杰森跟我說他親眼目睹他老婆正在跟別的男人接吻。

look, see, watch, witness這些動(dòng)詞均有“看”之意。

look側(cè)重“看”的動(dòng)作。

see指看見。

watch指用眼睛跟隨某物，以便對(duì)每一個(gè)變化、運(yùn)動(dòng)等進(jìn)行觀察。

witness指當(dāng)場(chǎng)看見，親眼看見。

考考你:

他們看到的是一場(chǎng)生死攸關(guān)意義深遠(yuǎn)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

攝制組忍受著時(shí)速超過160公里的狂風(fēng)。

上期答案:

A warm bath, compared to the conditions overhead.

The only mammal to remain here throughout the winter.