Lesson 64
第64課
occur
v.發生
The terrible car accident occurred last Friday.
可怕的車禍發生在上星期五。
queer
adj.奇怪的
Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.
荒謬的錯誤和古怪的服裝常會引起人們的訕笑。
solemn
adj.隆重的
We watched the solemn ceremony in the church.
我們在教堂里觀看隆重的儀式。
wilderness
n.荒地
Roads punched out of the wilderness by massive bulldozers.
巨大的推土機迅猛地從荒野中推出路來。
assure
v.保證
The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.
船長向乘客保證沒有危險。
cause
n.原因
He would immolate himself for their noble cause.
他愿意為他們的崇高事業犧牲自己。
defect
n.缺陷
The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.
這部車不安全,因為構造上有缺陷。
formation
n.形成
These disks are the remnants of planetary formation.
這些圓盤是行星形成的剩余物質。
incidental
adj.附帶發生的
Certain discomforts are incidental to the joys of camping out.
享受露營的快樂時,難免也會有些不便之處。
leap
v.跳
It was the wolf manner of fighting, to strike and leap away; but there was more to it than this.
這是典型的狼的進攻方式:攻擊然后迅速跳開,但是要比這次兇殘的多。
amphi
置于詞根前表示“兩個,兩種”
amphibian
兩棲動物(amphi+bi兩棲動物)
amphicar
水陸兩用車(amphi+car兩用車)