单词学习
peaceful
adj. 和平的,爱好和平的;平静的
例句:She repined for a peaceful life.
她渴望过平静的生活。
convenient
adj. 方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的
例句:This place is close and convenient to the street-car.
这儿乘电车很近便。
neighbourhood
n.居住区; 周边地区; 大约; 在…附近
变形
复数: neighbourhoods
例句:
He was born and grew up in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn.
他出生在布鲁克林的弗拉特布什一带,并在那儿长大成人。
bottom
n. 底部;末端;臀部;尽头
adj. 底部的
vt. 装底;测量深浅;查明真相
vi. 到达底部;建立基础
n. (Bottom)人名;(英)博顿
例句:The ship sustained damage to her bottom.
这艘船的船底已损坏。
steep
adj.陡峭的,险峻的; 过分的,夸张的; 极高的; 急剧升降的
vt.浸泡; 使渗透或沉溺; 使浸透;
vi.在液体中浸泡;
n.泡的行为或过程; 被浸泡的状态; 浸泡液;
变形
过去式: steeped 过去分词: steeped 现在分词: steeping 第三人称单数: steeps
例句:
She started once again on the steep upward climb.
她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。
step
n.步,脚步; 步骤,手段; 步调; 级别
vt.& vi.举步,行走; 踩,踏上; 跨入; 轻快地走
vi.踏,踩; 走;
vt.跳舞; 迈步; 使成阶梯状;
例句:If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.
如果无法达成协议,军队将会介入。
noisy
adj.嘈杂的; 喧闹的; 充满噪音的; 吵吵闹闹的
n.响声; 嘈杂声;
例句:Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
风力涡轮机个头大、噪音响,还会破坏周边风景。
exciting
adj.使人兴奋的,令人激动的;
v.刺激(excite的现在分词);
例句:The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.
不管怎么说,追求的过程总比得手更为刺激。
pleasant
adj.可爱的; 令人愉快的; 有趣的; 晴朗的
例句:Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant.
劳埃德·乔治极力想表现得平易近人、和蔼亲切。
relaxing
adj. 令人轻松的
v. 放松;休息(relax的ing形式);缓和;松懈
例句:I find it very relaxing.
我发现它非常放松。
financial
adj.财政的; 财务的; 金融的; 有钱的
例句:
Rumours of financial scandals have come bubbling back to the surface.
有关财务丑闻的谣言接连不断地冒出来。
church
n. 教堂;礼拜;教派
adj. 教会的;礼拜的
vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式
n. (Church)人名;(英)丘奇
例句:I heard someone jabbering his prayers in the church.
我听见有人在教堂里喃喃祈祷。
statue
n.雕像,塑像;
vt.用雕像装饰;
例句:A small crowd attempted to pull down a statue.
一小伙人试图推倒一尊塑像。
fountain
n.人工喷泉; 喷水池; 喷射; 源泉
例句:Snape wrote a receipt with a gold fountain pen.
斯内普用金笔开了一张收据。
storybook
n.故事书,小说;
例句:It was a real storybook romance.
这是发生在现实中的童话般的罗曼史。
glove
n.手套; 棒球手套; 拳击手套;
vt.给…戴手套; 用…的手套;
例句:The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies.
联合国观察员和西方情报机构之间密切合作。