Day 99 每日记18个单词 英语考试轻松过关
1. surreptitious:adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的,暗中的,秘密的
eg. He tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at her test paper.
他想暗中偷瞄一眼她的试卷。
2. generate: v. 产生,引起,造成,创造
eg. The man is riding the bicycle to generate electricity.
这个人骑着自行车来发电。
3. craven: adj. 懦弱的,畏缩的
eg.He’s so craven, even a small insect can cause him to start screaming.
他非常懦弱,即使一只小昆虫也能让他大叫。
4. mortgage: n. 抵押贷款 v. 抵押
eg.He took out a mortgage, meaning he borrowed money to buy his home.
他办理过抵押贷款,这意味着他是借钱买的房子。
5. taciturn: adj.沉默寡言的
eg.He’s so taciturn , we never know what he’s thinking because he doesn’t tell us.
他特别沉默寡言,我们从不知道他在想什么,因为他都不告诉我们。
6. uncouth :adj. 笨拙的,粗野的,不舒适的,陌生的
eg. His uncouth eating manner shocked the lady to some extent.
男子粗野的吃相让那位女生受到了不少惊吓。
7. grovel: v. 摇尾乞怜,奴颜婢膝,匍匐
eg. The spineless servant groveled at emperor’s feet.
这个没骨气的仆从对帝王奴颜婢膝。
8. rigmarole: n. 冗长无聊的废话
eg. He keeps giving me the same old rigmarole, even though I’ve heard it all before.
他一直跟我讲同样的陈词滥调,哪怕我以前全都听过。
9. appendix: n. 附录,阑尾,附属物
eg. She has an acute pain in her appendix.
她的阑尾痛得厉害。
10. coverage : n. 新闻报道,可达范围,覆盖范围
eg.All of the media coverage is just about the lottery winner.
所有的新闻报道都是关于那个中彩票的人的。
11. fester: v.溃烂,化脓,使...恶化 n. 溃烂
eg. The would on her knee began to fester since it wasn’t treated well.
她的伤口因为没处理,开始溃烂了。
12. hypothesis: n. 假说,假设
eg. There is a hypothesis that there was only one whole continent.
有个假说认为所有的陆地曾属于一块完整的大陆。
13. corpulent: adj. 肥胖的
eg.This cat is corpulent but so cute.
这只猫很肥但是很可爱。
14. finicky: adj. 苛求的,过分讲究的
eg.My daughter is so finicky about her food.She never eats my cooking.
我女儿超级挑食,她从不吃我做的菜 。
15. inquisitive: adj. 好奇的,好打听的
eg.The inquisitive boy with the magnifying glass is eager for knowledge.
这个手拿放大镜的好奇男孩非常渴望知识。
16. charisma:n. 魅力
eg.Marilyn Monroe was full of charisma and charm.
玛丽莲.梦露充满了魅力。
17. ineluctable:adj. 不可改变的,无法逃避的
eg.Death is an ineluctable fact of life.
死亡是人生无法逃避的事实。
18. dividend: n. 红利,回报,效益,被除数
eg.The company paid dividends to its inveators.
公司给投资者分了红。