每天背單詞 第146期

warfare

英 [?w??fe?(r)] 美 [?w??rfer]

n. 戰(zhàn)爭；沖突

例句：

These clashes could develop into open warfare.
這些沖突可能會發(fā)展成公開的戰(zhàn)爭。

The debate soon degenerated into open warfare.
爭論很快惡化，演變成了公開的論戰(zhàn)。

Lenin dismissed guerrilla warfare as "adventurism."
列寧輕視游擊戰(zhàn)，認為它是“冒險主義”。

tendency

英 [?tend?nsi] 美 [?tend?nsi]

n. 傾向，趨勢；癖好

例句：

He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency toward snobbery.
他被寵壞了，很傲慢，而且有勢利傾向。

There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
雇主雇用臨時職員有增加的趨勢。

They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
他們有一種炫耀的傾向,幾乎任何情況都要大肆渲染一番。

indirect

英 [??nd??rekt; ??nda??rekt] 美 [??nd??rekt,??nda??rekt]

adj. 間接的；迂回的；非直截了當?shù)?/p> 例句：

He took an indirect route back home.
他選擇了一條迂回的路線回家。

The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
暴雨間接造成了那座樓房的倒塌。

What people had to pay in direct and indirect taxes had not gone up since 1979.
人們須繳納的直接稅和間接稅從1979年開始沒漲過。

grove

英 [ɡr??v] 美 [ɡro?v]

n. 小樹林；果園

例句：

I might as well recommend you to go to the "Grove".
我倒不如推薦你去 “Grove”。

It's how we can get our grove back or find our mojo.
這就是如何找回我們的小樹林或找到我們的魔力的辦法。

When I finished the minimill story, Grove said, "OK, I get it."
當我結束小鋼鐵廠的故事時，格羅夫說：“好，我明白了?！?/p>

patriot

英 [?p?tri?t; ?pe?tri?t] 美 [?pe?tri?t]

n. 愛國者

例句：

He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.
他也被認為是一個偉大的愛國者，不僅因為他的卡通贊揚美國，而且，在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，他的工作室為美國士兵制作訓練電影。

He regards himself as a patriot.
他自認為是個愛國者。

Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
沙文主義者的或與其有關的。

回顧

1. warfare
2. tendency
3. indirect
4. grove
5. patriot