第194期-每天背單詞
relative
英 [?rel?t?v] 美 [?rel?t?v]adj. 相對(duì)的;有關(guān)系的;成比例的
n. 親戚;相關(guān)物;[語] 關(guān)系詞;親緣植物
例句:He's a distant relative of the mayor.
他是市長(zhǎng)的遠(yuǎn)房親戚。
She enjoyed the relative informality of island life.
她喜歡相對(duì)輕松隨意的島嶼生活。
The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm.
戰(zhàn)斗在一段相對(duì)的平靜之后重新開始。
physicist
英 [?f?z?s?st] 美 [?f?z?s?st]n. 物理學(xué)家;唯物論者
例句:He's known to be an outstanding physicist.
他被公認(rèn)為杰出的物理學(xué)家。
Although Einstein was the better physicist, Hilbert was the better mathematician.
盡管愛因斯坦是更好的物理學(xué)家,但希爾伯特是更好的數(shù)學(xué)家。
I think it promises enrichment for any reader from those who know little about science to the career physicist.
我認(rèn)為它為任何讀者都提供了豐富的知識(shí),不論是對(duì)科學(xué)知之甚少的人,還是職業(yè)物理學(xué)家。
width
英 [w?dθ; w?tθ] 美 [w?dθ; w?tθ]n. 寬度;廣度
例句:It's about 10 metres in width.
它寬約10米。
The terrace runs the full width of the house.
露臺(tái)里鋪砌的地面和房子一般寬。
The road was reduced to 18 ft in width by adding parking bays.
這條路增加了停車區(qū)域后,寬度減少為18英尺。
hasten
英 [?he?sn] 美 [?he?sn]vt. 加速;使趕緊;催促
vi. 趕快;急忙
例句:But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
但是如果他這樣做,他也許就會(huì)加速自己國(guó)家的滅亡。
He has been described as a 'charmless bore'—not by me, I hasten to add.
他被說成是“無聊的啰唆鬼”—不是我說的,我趕忙加了一句。
Hasten, Pinocchio, I beg you!
快點(diǎn),皮諾喬,求你快點(diǎn)!
positive
英 [?p?z?t?v] 美 [?pɑ?z?t?v]adj. 積極的;[數(shù)] 正的,[醫(yī)][化學(xué)] 陽性的;確定的,肯定的;實(shí)際的,真實(shí)的;絕對(duì)的
n. 正數(shù);[攝] 正片
例句:I adopted a positive outlook on life.
我選擇了一種積極的人生觀。
The athlete tested positive for steroids.
這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員類固醇檢測(cè)呈陽性。
Two athletes tested positive for steroids.
兩名運(yùn)動(dòng)員的類固醇試驗(yàn)呈陽性。
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