Lesson 36

第36课

peck

v.啄

The bird pecked a hole in the tree.

那只鸟在树上啄了个洞。

extent

n.广博，程度

When the smoke blew away, we could see the extent of the damage.

浓烟消散后， 我们就能看清破坏的程度了。

tide

n.潮

They liked to walk along the beach at low tide.

他们喜欢在落潮时沿着海滨散步。

identify

v.认出

There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.

通过其诸多与众不同的特点,你可以识别出好莱坞的史诗影片。

slender

adj.苗条的

She is a very slender blonde.

她是个非常苗条的金发女郎。

innocent

adj.无罪的

She exclaimed that she was innocent.

她大声呼喊她是无辜的。

multiply

v.增加

The population of the city is multiplying rapidly.

该市人口正迅速地增加。

saddle

n.马鞍

The odd man added an additional riddle to the middle of the saddle.

那个怪人把一个额外的谜语添加到鞍座中间。

stretch

v.伸出

The beggar stretched out his hand for the money.

那乞丐伸出手要钱。

cabin

n.客舱，船舱

During the fire, he was trapped under the cabin and was suffocated to death.

火患发生时，他被困在舱底下窒息而死。

cid，cis

置于词根前表示“切开，杀”

pesticide

杀虫剂(pesti+cide 杀虫剂）

suicide

自杀(sui+cide 自杀）

excise

割去，删去(ex+cise 割去，删去）