Lesson 92
第92課
contact
n.接觸
If you bring fire into contact with gunpowder, there will be an explosion.
如果你讓火和火藥接觸,就會發生爆炸。
miserable
adj.悲慘的
The miserable scene was revived in my mind.
在我的腦海里又回憶起那幅悲慘的景象。
permanent
adj.長期的
After doing temporary jobs for a month, he got a permanent position as a clerk in a store.
做了一個月的臨時工后,他找到了一個當店員的長期工作。
tough
adj.強硬的
You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made.
你可能不同意我曾經做出的一些強硬的決定。
slip
v.滑倒
She slipped on the ice and hurt her hand.
她在冰上摔倒傷了手。
grant
n.準許
France has agreed to grant him political asylum.
法國已經同意給予他政治庇護。
spin
v.旋轉
The earth spins as it moves around the sun.
地球在繞著太陽公轉時也自傳。
sentiment
n.情感
They were busy canvassing and drumming up sentiment against the new government.
他們當時正忙于游說,挑起對新政府的不滿情緒。
contest
v.爭斗
The blackbirds contested with one another for nesting territory.
山烏鳥為筑巢的地點互相爭斗。
envy
n.被羨慕的東西
Their economy is the envy of the developing world.
他們的經濟令發展中國家羨慕。
Marin=sea
表示“海洋”
marine
海的,海產的,海運業(marin+e)
mariner
水手,船員(marine+er→海的人→船員)
aquamarine
海藍寶石(aqua水+marine海的→海水一樣的[寶石])