評(píng)論
打印
iceberg
n.冰山
The reported cases of SARS were only the tip of the iceberg, showing how bad the situation was in that area.
該區(qū)所通報(bào)出來(lái)的嚴(yán)重急性呼吸道綜合癥（非典型性肺炎）病例只是冰山一角，這顯示出該區(qū)狀況有多糟。
crush
n.迷戀 vt.擠壓
John has a crush on the beautiful girl who was interviewed on the news today.
約翰迷戀今天新聞受訪的漂亮美眉。
The car crushed the bike in the accident.
這起車禍中，車子把腳踏車壓扁廣。
clash
n. vi.沖突
A clash between the union and the administration led to the fight.
工會(huì)與行政部門的沖突釀成打斗場(chǎng)面。
People with different opinions clashed with each other during the strike.
罷工期間，意見(jiàn)相左的人彼此發(fā)生沖突。
promising
a.有為的，有前途的
Jennifer is a promising young girl. I'm sure she will be a success someday.
珍妮佛是個(gè)年輕有為的女孩。我確信她將來(lái)會(huì)成功。
collapse
vi. n.崩塌
Over 50 houses collapsed in the earthquake
至少有50棟房子在地震中倒塌。
The collapse of the world's tallest building was a shock to everyone.
世界最高的建筑物倒塌，讓大家很震驚。
strive
vi.力爭(zhēng)，奮斗
The coach encouraged his team to strive to win the championship.=The coach encouraged his team to strive for the championship.
教練鼓勵(lì)他的球隊(duì)要努力爭(zhēng)取冠軍。
artificial
a.人造的；虛偽的，不自然的
Some artificial flowers are made of paper.
有些人造花是用紙做的。
The official welcomed me with an artificial smile.
這位官員帶著不自然的微笑歡迎我。
genius
n.天分（不可數(shù)）；天才（可數(shù)）
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
天才是百分之一的靈感加上百分之九十九的汗水。——愛(ài)迪生名言
Mozart was a musical genius.=Mozart had a talent for music.=Mozart was talented in music.
莫扎特是音樂(lè)天才。
oral
a.口語(yǔ)的
Our language teacher gave us an oral test instead of a written one.
我們語(yǔ)言老師考我們口試而非筆試。
midnight
n.午夜
An earthquake happened at midnight last night.
昨晚午夜發(fā)生地震。
