1. drowsy adj. 昏昏欲睡的
eg. He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
他感覺昏昏欲睡,只好盡量克制睡意。
eg. The story took place on a drowsy summer afternoon.
這個故事發(fā)生在一個令人昏昏欲睡的夏日午后。
eg. Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.
廢氣把他熏得昏昏沉沉,還引起了頭疼。
2. opiate n. 麻醉劑
eg. One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it.
有一位婦女劇痛難忍,不得不服用鴉片制劑來鎮(zhèn)痛。
eg. It was Karl Marx who said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people'.
卡爾·馬克思曾說,“宗教是人民的精神鴉片。”
3. incoherent adj. 語無倫次的
eg. As the evening progressed, he became increasingly incoherent.
隨著夜色加深,他說話越來越前言不搭后語了。
eg. The man was almost incoherent with fear.
那個人嚇得幾乎語無倫次了。
eg. She dissolved into incoherent sobs.
她語無倫次地抽咽起來。
4. privileged adj. 有特別恩典的,享有特權的
eg. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
他們基本上是一些非常有錢有勢的精英。
eg. Her privileged position now proved her undoing.
她的優(yōu)越正是她的禍患。
eg. Only the privileged few could afford to send their children to private schools.
只有少數(shù)享有特權的人才能負擔得起送孩子去私立學校就讀。