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Unit8 lesson3-reading club
league
词性:名词
中文意思:联盟,同盟
英文释义:a group of people or countries that have agreed to work together for a particular purpose
词源:来自古法语 "leage",意为“契约,协议”
例句:Our team is in the first league of the football competition.
固定搭配:football league, trade league, political league
近义词:alliance, confederation, union
violent
词性:形容词
中文意思:暴力的,猛烈的
英文释义:causing physical pain or injury; using force or anger
词源:来自拉丁语 "violens",意为“有力量的,强烈的”
例句:The protesters clashed with police in violent clashes.
固定搭配:violent crime, violent storm, violent reaction
近义词:forceful, fierce, aggressive
recollection
词性:名词
中文意思:回忆,回想
英文释义:the act of remembering something from the past
词源:来自拉丁语 "recollectio",意为“回忆,回想”
例句:My recollection of that day is hazy.
固定搭配:vivid recollection, fond recollection, happy recollection
近义词:memory, recall, nostalgia
desperation
词性:名词
中文意思:绝望,拼命的努力
英文释义:a feeling of despair or hopelessness; extreme urgency or determination
词源:来自西班牙语 "desesperación",意为“绝望”
例句:He was filled with desperation when he realized he had lost his wallet.
固定搭配:desperation move, desperation tactics, reach desperation point
近义词:hopelessness, despair, urgency
sink
词性:动词/名词
中文意思:下沉,水槽,降低
英文释义:to go down below the surface of water or another liquid; a basin or container used for washing dishes or clothes etc.; to lower in amount, value or quality
词源:来自古英语 "sincian",意为“沉没”
例句:The ship sank in the stormy sea. (动词) I need to fix the sink in the bathroom. (名词) The company's profits have sunk this year. (动词)
固定搭配:sink into depression, sink a ship, kitchen sink
近义词:submerge, descend, drop
ease
词性:动词/名词
中文意思:减轻,缓解,舒适,悠闲
英文释义:to make something less severe or painful; a state of being comfortable and relaxed; not difficult or unpleasant; to make it easier for someone to do something
词源:来自古英语 "ēasian",意为“容易”
例句:The medicine will ease your pain. (动词) She lives a life of ease and luxury. (名词) He found it easy to learn French. (形容词) 固定搭配:ease tensions, ease off, at ease
近义词:relieve, relax, comfort
grab