Lesson 70

第70课

spoil

v.破坏

She spoiled the meat by burning it.

她把肉烧坏了。

positive

adj.确实的

“Judith's never late. You sure she said eight?”“ Positive.”

“朱迪丝从来不迟到，你肯定她说的是8点？”—“肯定。”

overlook

v.俯视

Our garden is overlooked by the neighbor's window.

邻人的窗口可俯视我们的花园。

elementary

adj.基本的

With a funny rate that contains all the elementary rate constants as part of it.

一个有趣的速率包含所有基本的速率常数,作为它的一部分。

behave

v.举止

He has behaved well to his wife and children as well.

他对妻儿的态度都很好。

widow

n.寡妇

Tony hobnobbed with an attractive widow when he lived in Metz.

托尼在梅斯居住期间曾与一名漂亮的寡妇交往甚密。

silverware

n.银器

Her silverware consists of knives, forks, spoons, a water pitcher, and candlesticks.

她所有的银器包括刀、叉、匙、一个水壶，还有烛台。

patch

v.缝补

The collar on my coat has worn thin, so I must patch it.

我大衣的领子已经磨薄了，所以我得补一补。

grind

v.磨

That mill grinds corn into meal and wheat into flour.

那家制粉厂将玉米磨成玉米粉，小麦磨成面粉。

conclude

v.推断

Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul's words as the truth.

拉里断定他别无选择，只能相信保罗所说为实。

dem(o)

置于词根前表示“人民”

democrat

民主主义者（demo-crat民主主义者）

democratism

民主主义（demo-ism民主主义）

democratize

民主化（demo-ize民主化；使民主化）