每日三十个英语单词(每日20个英文单词)(1)

1. unguent [ʌŋgwənt]

n.(药)膏;润滑剂;滑油

a thick oily substance for the skin , usually having a pleasant smell

参考例句:

1. The doctor applied an unguent to the wound, which speedily healed it. 医生给伤口涂了些油膏,伤口很快就愈合了。

2. The father smeared the face of his son with a powerful unguent. 父亲用一种非常有效的油膏涂抹在儿子的脸上。

2. tourniquet [tʊənɪkeɪ]

n.止血器,绞压器,驱血带

a strip of cloth which is tied tightly round an injured arm or leg to stop it bleeding

参考例句:

1. Twist the tourniquet tighter. 把止血带扎紧点。

2. The tourniquet should occlude venous and lymphatic return. 止血带应阻断静脉及淋巴回流。

3. arrear [ə'rɪə]

n.欠款

money that is owed and should already have been paid

参考例句:

1. He is six weeks in arrear with his rent. 他已拖欠房租6周。

2. The arts of medicine and surgery are somewhat in arrear in Africa. 医疗和外科手术在非洲稍微有些落后。

4. crochet [krəʊʃeɪ]

n.钩针织物;v.用钩针编制

to make clothes and other things using wool and a special needle with a hook (= curve ) at one end

参考例句:

1. That's a black crochet waistcoat. 那是一件用钩针编织的黑色马甲。

2. She offered to teach me to crochet rugs. 她提出要教我钩织小地毯。

5. discordant [dɪskɔ:dənt]

adj.不调和的

producing an unpleasant sound

参考例句:

1. Leonato thought they would make a discordant pair. 里奥那托认为他们不适宜作夫妻。

2. For when we are deeply mournful discordant above all others is the voice of mirth. 因为当我们极度悲伤的时候,欢乐的声音会比其他一切声音都更显得不谐调

6. winnow [wɪnəʊ]

vt. 簸;把…挑出来;精选 vi. 分出好坏;扬谷 n. 扬谷;扬谷器

to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings ) from grain before it can be used as food

参考例句:

1. You should winnow out the inaccuracies of this paper this afternoon. 你今天下午把这篇文章中不精确的内容删掉。

2. We should winnow out the errors in logic. 我们应该排除逻辑中的错误。

7. loose [lu:s]

adj.松散的,宽松的

not firmly fixed in place

参考例句:

1. It will loose if you don't bind it fast. 你不把它系紧它会松的。

2. Will you nail down that loose board in the floor? 请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗?

8. oxygen [ɒksɪdʒən]

n.氧;氧气

a colourless gas that forms a large part of the air on Earth and which is needed by people , animals and plants to live

参考例句:

1. Oxygen is present in the air. 氧存在于空气中。

2. We need oxygen to support life. 我们需要氧气维持生命。

9. essay [eseɪ]

n.随笔,短文,评论,企图;vt.试图

a short piece of writing on a particular subject , especially one done by students as part of the work for a course

参考例句:

1. There is much food for thought in this essay. 这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西。

2. This is a thoughtful essay. 这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。

10. available [əveɪləbl]

adj.可用到的,可利用的,有用的,有空的,接受探访的

able to be bought , used, or reached

参考例句:

1. My bicycle is not available, and it is being repaired. 我的自行车现在不能用,因为正在修理。

2. This book is not easily available. 这本书可不好买。

11. seed [si:d]

n.种子,萌芽,原由,根据,子孙,精液;vt.播种,结实,成熟,去...籽;vi.结实,播种

a small round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted , a new plant can grow

参考例句:

1. The seed must be covered with soil. 种子必须用土壤盖住。

2. Farmers put seed in the ground. 农民往地里下种。

12. operation [ɒpəreɪʃn]

n.操作,运转;经营,业务;作用,效力;手术;运算

the fact of operating or being active

参考例句:

1. Her mother began operation of a small grocery. 她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。

2. Your operation was very successful. 你的手术非常成功。

13. foolish [fu:lɪʃ]

adj.愚蠢的,傻的;荒谬的,可笑的

unwise , stupid or not showing good judgment

参考例句:

1. The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went. 这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。

2. Don't worry me with such foolish questions. 不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

14. aspect [æspekt]

n.样子,外表,面貌,(问题等的)方面

one part of a situation , problem , subject , etc .

参考例句:

1. The training program covers every aspect of the job. 训练计划的范围包括了这种工作的各个方面。

2. His aspect was frightening. 他那副样子很可怕。

15. dam [dæm]

n.水坝,水闸;堰堤;vt.在…上筑坝,堵住

a wall built across a river which stops the river's flow and collects the water , especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake ) which provides water for an area

参考例句:

1. The villagers went at building a dam with a will. 村民们劲头十足地着手修一座水坝。

2. The Aswan Dam helps to control the River Nile in Egypt. 阿斯旺水坝有助于控制埃及的尼罗河。

16. qualms [kwɑ:lms]

n.不安;内疚

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

参考例句:

1. He felt no qualms about borrowing money from friends. 他没有对于从朋友那里借钱感到不安。

2. He has no qualms about lying. 他撒谎毫不内疚。

17. vying [vaɪɪŋ]

adj.竞争的;比赛的

present participle of vie

参考例句:

1. California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market. 为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹,加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。

2. Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo. 4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

18. asceticism [ə'setɪsɪzəm]

n.禁欲主义

the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

参考例句:

1. I am not speaking here about asceticism or abstinence. 我说的并不是苦行主义或禁欲主义。

2. Chaucer affirmed man's rights to pursue earthly happiness and epposed asceticism. 乔叟强调人权,尤其是追求今生今世幸福快乐的权力,反对神权与禁欲主义。

19. prim [prɪm]

adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地

very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude

参考例句:

1. She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes! 她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话!

2. He is prim and precise in manner. 他的态度一本正经而严谨。

20. purloin [pɜ:lɔɪn]

vt. 偷窃 vi. 偷窃

to steal something

参考例句:

1. Each side purloins the other's private letters. 双方彼此都偷对方的私人信件。

2. Xiao Chen insisted that he didn't purloin. 小陈坚称自己没有偷窃。

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