第一、名詞精講
1. menace
雙語釋義:person or thing that threatens
[C.N.] 有威脅的人或事物
語法用法:~ (to sb/sth)
典型例句:These weapons are a menace to world peace.
這些武器就是對世界和平的威脅。
That film creates an atmosphere of menace.
那部影片營造出嚇人的氣氛。
2. curiosity
語法用法:~ (about sth/to do sth)
雙語釋義:a strong desire to know about sth
[U.N] 好奇心;愛打聽的癖性
典型例句:I have been having curiosity about the classic ballet.
我一直都對古典芭蕾舞有著好奇心。
She has her burning curiosity to know what's going on.
她想知道發生了何事的強烈欲望。
He gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister.
他抑制不住好奇心,拆開了別人寫給他妹妹的信。
第二、動詞精講
1. torture
雙語釋義:cause (sb) great physical or mental suffering
[Vi.] 造成(某人)肉體或精神上的巨大痛苦
典型例句:His girlfriend was tortured by anxiety and sorrow because he has broken up with her.
他和其女友分手了,她女朋友受焦慮和痛苦的煎熬。
2. interrogate
雙語釋義:to ask sb a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way
(長時間)訊問﹑ 審問﹑ 盤問或質問某人
典型例句:He is busy in interrogating a prisoner. Would you please come back later?
他正在忙著審問犯人,你待會兒再來,好嗎?
He refused to be interrogated about his friends.
盤問他他朋友的事, 他拒不回答。
3. reduce
語法用法: ~ sb/sth (from sth)
雙語釋義:to sth bring sb/sth into a specified (usu worse) state or condition
使某人或某事物陷入某種(通常指更壞的)狀態或狀況中
典型例句:My boss has reduced to begging and borrowing.
我的老板最后淪落到得要飯和借債的地步。
Overwork has reduced him to a physical wreck.
他過度勞累而損害了健康。
The fire reduced the house to ashes.
這場火災把那所房子化為灰燼。
相關短語:reduce sb to tears, silence, despair, obedience
使某人流淚﹑沉默﹑絕望﹑順從
第三、副詞精講
1. evidently
雙語釋義:clearly; that can be seen or understood easily
明顯地,顯著地,顯而易見地
典型例句:She walked slowly down the road, evidently in pain.
她慢慢地沿著這條路走,很明顯地看出她的腿很痛。
The cat was evidently incurable and the old couple had to get it put away.
這只貓的病顯然沒法治好了,老夫婦只得請人把它殺掉。
第五、介詞精講
雙語釋義:during the whole duration of (sth)
在(某事)的整個期間
典型例句:Food was scarce throughout the war.
在戰爭期間食物匱乏。
Throughout his life he had always kept bees.
他有生之年一直養蜂。
Throughout their marriage he had only once seen her cry.
在他們婚后的日子里, 他只看到她哭過一次。
第四、詞匯泛講
1. neurotic:adj. 神經過敏的
2. ambassador:n. 大使,使節
3. creamy:adj. 奶油色的
4. complexion:n. 膚色,面色
5. puddle:排尿
6. witty:adj. 機智的,詼諧的