1 mammoth
n.長(zhǎng)毛象;adj.長(zhǎng)毛象似的,巨大的
參考例句:
You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.資金到位的情況下方可進(jìn)行重大變革。
Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那條新鐵路將是一項(xiàng)巨大工程。
2 calf
n.小牛,犢,幼仔,小牛皮
參考例句:
The cow slinked its calf.那頭母牛早產(chǎn)了一頭小牛犢。
The calf blared for its mother.牛犢哞哞地高聲叫喊找媽媽。
3 tempting
a.誘人的, 吸引人的
參考例句:
It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都愛(ài)把過(guò)去的日子說(shuō)得那么美好。
It was a tempting offer. 這是個(gè)誘人的提議。
4 attentive
adj.注意的,專心的;關(guān)心(別人)的,殷勤的
參考例句:
She was very attentive to her guests.她對(duì)客人招待得十分周到。
The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演講者喜歡注意力集中的聽(tīng)眾。
5 herd
n.獸群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…趕在一起
參考例句:
She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她趕著牛群穿過(guò)荒野。
He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他從無(wú)主見(jiàn),只是人云亦云。
6 vigilant
adj.警覺(jué)的,警戒的,警惕的
參考例句:
He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得學(xué)會(huì)如何在這漫長(zhǎng)的黑夜里保持警覺(jué)。
The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.這只狗警醒地守護(hù)著這所房屋。
7 bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸懷;內(nèi)心;adj.親密的
參考例句:
She drew a little book from her bosom.她從懷里取出一本小冊(cè)子。
A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他內(nèi)心生出一陣惡毒的嫉妒。
8 predators
n.食肉動(dòng)物( predator的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );奴役他人者(尤指在財(cái)務(wù)或性關(guān)系方面)
參考例句:
birds and their earthbound predators 鳥(niǎo)和地面上捕食它們的動(dòng)物
The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性動(dòng)物的眼睛能感覺(jué)到最細(xì)小的動(dòng)靜。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》