Disguise (pp. & pt. disguised)
vt.隱瞞,掩飾;偽裝,假裝;化裝;掩蓋
n.偽裝;偽裝品;用作偽裝的東西;托辭,借口
She's adopted so many disguises her own mother wouldn't recognize her.
她如此喬裝改扮,連她媽媽都認不出她了。
She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield.
她女扮男裝,這樣就可以上戰場了。
Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods...
它們看上去有益健康,實則掩蓋了其為精加工食品這一事實。
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Exposed
adj.裸露的,暴露的
v.揭露;暴露
This part of the west coast of Scotland is very exposed to Atlantic winds.
蘇格蘭西海岸的這一段完全暴露在大西洋海風前。
They were exposed to plague and cholera.
他們被暴露于瘟疫和霍亂面前。
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Confiscate (pp. & pt. confiscated)
vt.沒收;充公;查抄;征用
adj.被沒收的,被充公的;被征用的
There is concern that police use the law to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offences...
有人擔心警方利用該法罰沒犯下輕罪的人的財產。
The customs officer would confiscate the tv and miss the rest.
這樣海關關員就僅會沒收電視機而忽略其他的走私商品。
劇情百科
Are you out of your mind?!這么狗血的劇情,編劇你是怎么想出來的?雖然不排除這種可能,但是這還是讓人難以接受!!!
幾經波折,雖然Sherlock的歸來未能讓John一時消氣,但是一直關心的他的人都非常激動和開心。最后,Sherlock的高調復出也暗示了倫敦存在碩大的隱患,等著他去解決。。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.He described himself and Altman as _____ rather than participants in the scandal...
他把他自己和奧爾特曼描繪成這一丑聞的受害者而不是參與者。
2.Despite careful _____ work, many items have never been recovered.
盡管進行了悉心探查,許多物品還是一直沒有找回。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.Many bloggers and other e-mailers may lose protective anonymity.
許多博客和電子郵件作者可能不再享受匿名保護。
2.Photography often blurs the distinction between art and reality.
攝影技術經常模糊了藝術和真實之間的區別。