【单词搭配】ecological catastrophe生态灾难
【单词例句】
A: The flood in their country last year wasa major catastrophe.
A:去年他们国家的洪水是—场大灾难。
B: Yes, many buildings were destroyed.
B:是的,很多房子都被毁了。
crockery ['krɒk(ə)rɪ] 陶器,瓦器
【单词扩充】ceramics陶瓷 porcelain瓷器
【单词例句】
A: I'd like to have something typically Chinese.
A:我想要具有典型中国特色的东西。
B: May I suggest you buy some crockery?
B:我可以建议您买些陶器吗?
prelude ['preljuːd]序幕,前奏;
suburb ['sʌbɜːb] 郊区
【单词扩充】prelusion前奏,序幕
【单词搭配】prelude sb.from sth.阻止某人做某事
【单词例句】
The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble.
街头打斗可能是更严重纠纷的序曲。
collide [kə'laɪd] 碰撞
learner ['lɜːnə] 初学者
【单词扩充】beginner初学者
【单词例句】
A:Let's play chess.
A:我们下盘国际象棋吧。
B: I'm a leamer. I'm afraid I can't play it。
B:我是初学者,我怕我下不好。
unforeseen [ʌnfɔː'siːn] adj.意料
series ['sɪəriːz; -rɪz] 系列
【单词搭配】a series of -系列 in senes连续
【单词例句】
A: He proposed to hold a series of informal meenngs.
A:他建议举行一系列非正式会议。
B: But it needs much time in that way.
B:但那样的话,我们兢需要很多时间。
catastrophe [kə'tæstrəfɪ] 大祸,灾难
【单词扩充】disaster灾难
【派生词】panicky恐慌的
【单词搭配】get into a panic惊慌起来 press the puuc button惊慌失措
【单词例句】
The audience were thrown into a panic when the frre started.
一起火,观众顿时陷入一片恐慌。
windscreen ['wɪn(d)skriːn] <汽车的)挡风玻璃
alongside [əlɒŋ'saɪd] prep在的旁边,与并排
【单词例句】
A: Jack is not satisfied with the result.
A:杰克对这个结果并不满意。
B: The greedy man is always insatiate
B:贪心者从不满足。
【单词构造】along(沿着)+side(边的)
devour 狼吞虎咽地吃
【单词扩充】alongside(在……的旁边)
【单词例句】
A: The car pulled up alongside.
A:那车在旁边停下了。
B: Is there anything wrong with it?
B:车有什么毛病了吗?
slide [slaɪd] (slidj, slid) 回避
【单词搭配】slide over回避 slide into不知不觉陷入
【单词例句】
A: You can't slide over the fact that the quality is good.
A:你回避不了这样一个事实,那就是这质量确实很好。
B: Yes, but the price is really too high.
B:是的,但是这价钱确实是很高