#英语笃学# words&phrases

1、detest

vt.厌恶,憎恨,痛恨

The internet bullies bothered the boy because they detest him so much.

网络暴民对他的百般憎恨让他苦恼不已。

2、disdain

n.蔑视,鄙视;

vt.鄙视

Her facial expression shows her disdain for the girl beside her.

她的表情表明了她很鄙视她旁边的女生。

3、set on sb.

v.攻击

She set on the attacker with a high kick.

她用高踢腿攻击了她的那个进攻的人。

:attack someone physically or emotionally

4、dreary

adj. 乏味的;沉闷的

It is very dreary to do the same job every day.

每天都做同样工作是很乏味的。

5、get somewhere

v.有所成就

As the blue bar shows, this year we’re finally getting where with our company.

蓝色柱状图显示,今年我们公司终于有所成就。

6、degenerate

v.堕落,衰减;

adj.腐化的,颓废的,退化的;

n.堕落者

How had his life degenerated to the point that he was living in a public park?

他怎么会堕落到住在公园里的地步?

7、mackintosh

n.雨衣,防水胶布

I wear this stylish mackintosh when it rains.

下雨我这就穿这件时髦的雨衣。

8、differentiate

v. 区别;使有差异

It's easy to differentiate between the orange and purple flowers.

很容易区分橙色和紫色的花。

:to recognize or show that two things are not the same

9、turmoil

n. 骚动,骚乱

The naughty dog has caused absolute turmoil!

那个淘气的狗把房间弄得一团糟!

10、mar

v. 毁坏,弄糟,玷污

The wedding was marred by the terrible weather.

婚礼被这糟糕的天气给毁了。

:to damage or spoil something good

11、grim

adj. 严酷的,无情的;令人沮丧的,令人失望的

It‘s very hard for the patient accept the grim result.

12、nowhere

adv.任何地方都不

Water was nowhere to be found.

没有地方可以找到水。

not in. at. or to any place, not anywhere

13、impair

v.损害

She was born with impaired hearing.

她天生听力就不好。

:to damage something or make something worse

14、at its best

phr. 处于最好状态

A banana is at its best when it is yellow.

香蕉黄色的时候是其最好的状态。

:at the best state

15、proclaim

v.宣告;声明,声称;表明

He proclaimed on social media that his team had won the world gaming championship.

他在社交媒体上宣告他的战队获得了这项电竞游戏的冠军。

16、hold one’s ground

phr. 坚持立场

He is holding his ground against the three men.

他在三个人间坚持着自己的立场。

:stick to one’s guns

17、come to nothing

phr. 失败,落空

All my shooting came to nothing; I never hit the target!

我所有的射击都告失败;我一次都没有打中目标。

:be unsuccessful

18、tract

n. 器官系统;一大片地

The digestive tract allows your body to use food for energy.

消化系统可以让你的身体把食物转化成能量。

19、cane

n.手杖;茎;藤条;甘蔗

The old lady uses a cane to help her walk.

老太太拄着拐杖行走。

:a piece of cane or a thin stick used to help

20、frantic

adj. 疯狂的;狂乱的;慌乱的

The staff are greatl frantic before the deadline for the project.

员工在项目日期截止前异常狂躁。

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