Lesson 36
第36課
peck
v.啄
The bird pecked a hole in the tree.
那只鳥在樹上啄了個洞。
extent
n.廣博,程度
When the smoke blew away, we could see the extent of the damage.
濃煙消散后, 我們就能看清破壞的程度了。
tide
n.潮
They liked to walk along the beach at low tide.
他們喜歡在落潮時沿著海濱散步。
identify
v.認出
There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.
通過其諸多與眾不同的特點,你可以識別出好萊塢的史詩影片。
slender
adj.苗條的
She is a very slender blonde.
她是個非常苗條的金發女郎。
innocent
adj.無罪的
She exclaimed that she was innocent.
她大聲呼喊她是無辜的。
multiply
v.增加
The population of the city is multiplying rapidly.
該市人口正迅速地增加。
saddle
n.馬鞍
The odd man added an additional riddle to the middle of the saddle.
那個怪人把一個額外的謎語添加到鞍座中間。
stretch
v.伸出
The beggar stretched out his hand for the money.
那乞丐伸出手要錢。
cabin
n.客艙,船艙
During the fire, he was trapped under the cabin and was suffocated to death.
火患發生時,他被困在艙底下窒息而死。
cid,cis
置于詞根前表示“切開,殺”
pesticide
殺蟲劑(pesti+cide 殺蟲劑)
suicide
自殺(sui+cide 自殺)
excise
割去,刪去(ex+cise 割去,刪去)