胡敏读故事记单词(14)
时间:2019-01-26 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇
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胡敏读故事记单词(14)
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portray 1 vt.1.描写,描绘 2.扮演,饰演
postscript 2 n.1.(信末签名后的)附言,又及 2.(正文后的)补充说明
posture 3 n.1.姿势,姿态 2.看法,态度 vi.摆出(不自然的)姿势,装模作样
potent 4 a.1.(药等)效力大的,威力大的 2.强有力的,有说服力的
pottery 5 n.1.陶器,陶瓷器皿 2.陶器制造(术) 3.陶器厂
poultry 6 n.家禽,禽肉
practicable a.可行的,适用的
practitioner 7 n.开业者(尤指医师、律师等)
prairie n.(尤指北美的)大草原
prawn 8 n.对虾,明虾
preach vt.1.宣讲(教义),布(道) 2.竭力鼓吹,宣传 vi.布道,说教
precarious 9 a.1.不安全的,充满危险的 2.不牢靠的,不稳固的
precede vt.在……之前,先于
precedent 10 n.1.先例,范例,判例 2.惯例
precipitate 11 vt.1.(突如其来地)使发生,促成 2.使沉淀,使沉析 n.沉淀物
v.描写,描述;画(人物、景象等)
- It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
- Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗?
n.附言,又及;(正文后的)补充说明
- There was the usual romantic postscript at the end of his letter.他的信末又是一贯的浪漫附言。
- She mentioned in a postscript to her letter that the parcel had arrived.她在信末附笔中说包裹已寄到。
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
- The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
- He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣,摆出一副打架的架势。
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
- The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
- We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。
n.陶器,陶器场
- My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
- The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
n.家禽,禽肉
- There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
- What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者
- He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
- She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。
n.对虾,明虾
- I'm not very keen on fish, but prawn.我不是特别爱吃鱼,但爱吃对虾。
- Yesterday we ate prawn dish for lunch.昨天午餐我们吃了一盘对虾。
adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的
- Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
- He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
n.先例,前例;惯例;adj.在前的,在先的
- Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗?
- This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
- I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
- The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。