时间:2019-02-27 作者:英语课 分类:突破英文词汇


英语课
1. ambrosial 2 /æmˈbrəuzjəl/
-- exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent
ambrosia 1是神享用的美味可口的食物。在神话中,一些神仙们所吃的鲜果、食物、香料、油膏,有人称为仙果、仙食,据说凡人吃了以后会得长生不老。另外关于ambrosial还查到了一些乱入的信息:1)一种豚草 2)法国的珠宝品牌 3)伊利的安慕希酸奶。
The ambrosial aroma 3 of the roast whetted 4 our appetites.
烤肉的香味刺激了我们的食欲。
 
 
2. atlas 5 /ˈætləs/
-- book of maps
Atlas是以双肩背负天的巨人,而过去的地图集卷首有Atlas肩负地球的图画。
阿特拉斯或译亚特拉斯是希腊神话里的擎天神,属于泰坦神族。他被宙斯降罪来用双肩支撑苍天。
1595年,比利时地理学家和制图家Gerardus Mercator第一次在他的一册地图集的卷首使用了atlas作为地图集的书名,并绘有Atlas肩负地球的形象就流传开来。
拓展:1)一些当代大建筑物的巨型石柱雕成巨人形象,支撑着整座建筑,这种雕像英语统称atlas,大概是因为他们很象被罚作苦役的大力神Atlas的形象吧。
2)浩瀚的大西洋的名字也是从Atlas的名字来的,叫做the Atlantic Ocean。其中的Atlantic就是Atlas的形容词,意思是“巨大无比的”。
3)人体的第一颈椎被称为“寰椎”(atlas),原因自然是寰椎支撑头部“身背地球的巨人”。
For reliable information about present national boundaries, consult an up-to-date atlas.
要得到现在各国边界的可靠知识,查阅一下最新的地图吧。
 
 
3. auroral 7 /ɔ:ˈrɔ:rəl/
-- 1. pertaining 8 to or resembling the dawn 2. rosy 9
Aurora 6是曙光女神。古希腊女神奥罗拉(也叫厄俄斯)是曙光女神,她在将光明带往人间的时候,爱上了忧郁的特洛伊王子梯托诺斯,并将王子带回了奥林匹斯山。月亮女神阿尔忒弥斯帮助她将王子藏了起来,并告诉他去宙斯的神殿祈求王子得到长寿。奥罗拉向宙斯求得了王子的长寿,却忘记了求得他永葆青春。于是王子迅速地老去,并被奥罗拉嫌弃,扔回了人间。但是奥罗拉为他生下了孩子,想把孩子留在奥林匹斯,可是宙斯不同意。趁奥罗拉不在,宙斯把孩子带回了人间,奥罗拉悲痛欲绝,却毫无办法,因为女神的悲伤,世界失去了光明。最后奥罗拉被宙斯劝说,继续为人间带来光明。
奥罗拉 (Aurora, Colorado)是美国科罗拉多州第三大城市。
我觉得最好记的还是张韶涵的那首欧若拉,仿佛如北极光黎明女神Aurora在吟唱大地之歌。
The darkness waned 10 and a faint auroral glow began to appear in the east.
黑暗即将过去,一道微弱的曙光开始出现在东方。

n.神的食物;蜂食
  • Later Aphrodite herself brought ambrosia.后来阿芙洛狄特亲自带了仙肴。
  • People almost everywhere are buying it as if it were the biggest glass of ambrosia in the world for a nickel.几乎所有地方的人们都在买它,就好像它是世界上能用五分钱买到的最大瓶的美味。
adj.美味的
  • The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.烤肉的美味香气刺激了我们的食欲。
  • Are you nostrils a quiver and tingling as well at that delicate,luscious ambrosial smell?您是否感到香气扑鼻、熏人欲醉、垂涎欲滴?
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
  • The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
  • The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的过去式和过去分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等)
  • The little chicks had no more than whetted his appetite. 那几只小鸡只引起了他的胃口。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
  • The poor morsel of food only whetted desire. 那块小的可怜的喜糕反而激起了他们的食欲。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
n.地图册,图表集
  • He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
  • The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图,其中包括3幅英国地图。
n.极光
  • The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
  • Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
adj.曙光的;玫瑰色的
  • This high result was interpreted to reflect previous aurora activity.这一高结果可以用以前的极光活动来解释。
  • The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
与…有关系的,附属…的,为…固有的(to)
  • Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
  • She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
  • She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
v.衰落( wane的过去式和过去分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
  • However,my enthusiasm waned.The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished. 然而,我的热情减退了。我在做操上花的时间逐渐减少了。 来自《用法词典》
  • The bicycle craze has waned. 自行车热已冷下去了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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5'-Deoxyadenosyl-B12
acid fast red
Aegerita
albumin milk
almeida pilosa
amoralists
amphoteric ion-exchangeresin
anti-impact gear
batouti
blast furnace smelting
bunss
cabinetmaker
cauliflora
CD Video
Churumuco
COBOL transaction program
collapsible keel block
corecipients
dihydropyrimidinase
direct exporttrade
draw-
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escrowing
esterifiable
Ethydan
ethyl cyanamide
filtered signal
fire bricks
flamdoodle
Florence crystals
foam solution
folded potential
forestry production statistics
fully arisen sea
general fixed assets group of accounts
genus Hamamelis
genus irenas
Grecian nose
groaners
Guengant
Haskins
hcb
ill-humo(u)redly
in conjunction with
input/output stream control
inseminating catheter
insured risk
joint buying office
Kentish fire
lande's g factor
Lincolnshire
look-at-me signal
magon
managed economies
merphenyl
metropolitan broadband network
mobile control room
Muncimir
national switching network
network for arc welding
non-metered tap
not the done thing
nuclei cochleares
Oetinghausen
pastures newer pastures
Pelargonium limoneum
pen lid
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Ping Pong buffer
powerful radio-frequency cable
pump for sludge tank
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Quinalspan
redalder
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regulating error
requirement for tax exemption
self-skill
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shelf front
ST_including-and-excluding_covering-and-adding-layers
suele
taper-reamer
taste acuity
technico-
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transiliac
travel card
triatic
uncountry
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vibroplatform
Villaputzu
Virtual File Allocation Table
vision distance
well-illuminated
what are we waiting for
yester-morrows
z transform inverse