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单词解析速记 JV544:Sloth.and.Paramount
日期:2012-04-16 10:56

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LAMPOON = (n.) an artistic work that pokes fun or ridicules; (v.) to poke fun or ridicule

Synonyms:(n.) joke, parody, satire, skit, (v.) ridicule, make fun, satirize

Antonyms:documentary

Examples:
- No matter how good a leader he may be, there will always be comedians lampooning the President of the United states.
- The magazine that Liza is working for always includes a section that lampoons a popular movie.
- The magazine is famed for its merciless political lampoons.
LEVEE = 1. a natural or artificial embankment by a river, to contain flooding; 2. a river landing place

Synonyms:bank, embankment, lakefront, lakeshore, cliff, barrier, wharf, jetty, pier, dock

Examples:
- After the levee broke, more than 20% of the field was flooded.
- In order to make a natural fish habitat, the Fish and Wildlife Service had to destroy a part of the lake’s levee.
- Marc and Joanne we’re on a sailing trip. For the weekend they docked their sailboat alongside the levee.
- In the morning Marc decided to go for a swim, After his morning swim he cam ashore on the levee.

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重点单词
  • satiren. 讽刺文,讽刺
  • lampoonn. 讽刺文章 vt. 嘲讽
  • mercilessadj. 无慈悲心的,残忍的
  • habitatn. (动植物的)产地,栖息地
  • cliffn. 悬崖,峭壁
  • artificialadj. 人造的,虚伪的,武断的
  • skitn. 滑稽短剧,讽刺文章
  • leveen. 堤岸,码头 vt. 筑堤
  • artisticadj. 艺术的
  • popularadj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的