earthquake n. 地震
【单词构造】earth(陆地,土地)+quake(震动,颤抖)= earthquake(地震)
【单词扩充】quake地震
【单词例句】
A:He was sleeping when the earthquake occurred.
A:地震发生的时候他正在睡觉。
B: Then how did he escape?
B:那他是怎么逃出来的呢?
slumber v.睡眠
ninepin ['nainpin] n. 九柱球戏的木柱
rigid ['rɪdʒɪd] adj. 严格的 ,坚硬的
【单词扩充】petrous坚硬的,岩石般的
【单词例句】
A:She was rigid with fear.
A:她害怕得全身都僵住了。
B: What on earth did she see?
B:她究竟看到了什么?
delicate ['delɪkət] adj.灵敏的
【派生词】delicately微妙地
【单词搭配】
A dog hasa delicate sense of smell.
狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。
seismometer [saɪz'mɒmɪtə] n.地震仪
penholder ['pen,həʊldə] n.笔杆
【单词例句】
A: He can write as neatly and legibly as the other person if he takes his time over it.
A:若他不匆匆忙忙写的话,他能写得和另一个人一样整洁,清楚。
B: OK.I will not urge him next time.
B:好的,我下次不催他了。
drum [drʌm] 鼓状物
wriggle ['rɪg(ə)l] 扭动
【单词扩充】wiggle扭动 twist扭曲
【单词例句】
A:A snake wriggled across the wet path.
A:一条蛇从潮湿的小路上蜿蜒而过。
B:I am so lucky that I didn't see the snake.
B:很幸运我没有看到那条蛇。
bluebottle n.绿头苍蝇
graph n.图表
graphic adj.图示的
【派生词】graphically用图表的方式
【单词搭配】graphic method图解法
【单词例句】
Computer graphics,by which you can display and change pictures on a screen, are used in many areas of industrial designs.
计算机图像可在屏幕上显示和予以更改,已在工业设计方面得到广泛应用。
longitudinal [,lɒn(d)ʒɪ'tjuːdɪn(ə)l; ,lɒŋgɪ-] 纵向的
【单词例句】
This sequence is presented as a longitudinal progression of events.
这个顺序是按照事件纵向进展进行划分的。
transverse adj. 横向的
【单词例句】
A: When we transverse the storm will definitely be very big.
A:我们横渡时风浪一定很大。
B: Is there anything we can do now?
B:现在有没有什么是我们能做的呢?