每天背單詞 第467期

extinguish

英 [?k?st??ɡw??] 美 [?k?st??ɡw??]

vt. 熄滅；壓制；償清

例句：

The firemen did their best to extinguish the fire.
消防隊(duì)員竭盡全力滅火。

However many generations succeed us in coming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish.
無論多少代人在未來幾個世紀(jì)里接替我們，他們誰也不會看到我們消滅的這個物種。

Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.
消防隊(duì)員奮力救火。

doom

英 [du?m] 美 [du?m]

n. 厄運(yùn)；死亡；判決；世界末日

vt. 注定；判決；使失敗

n. (Doom)人名；(泰)倫

例句：

Does this spell the doom of the physical book?
這是否意味著實(shí)體書的末日？

"Proud and insolent youth," said Hook, "prepare to meet thy doom."
“傲慢無禮的年輕人，”胡克說，“準(zhǔn)備迎接你的厄運(yùn)吧?！?/p>

Why are people so full of gloom and doom?
人們的心里為什么滿是悲觀失望？

modification

英 [?m?d?f??ke??n] 美 [?mɑ?d?f??ke??n]

n. 修改，修正；改變

例句：

"I'm trying three methods of breeding," Farrant says, "conventional, genetic modification and gene editing."
法蘭特說：“我正在嘗試三種育種方法，常規(guī)方法、基因修飾和基因編輯。”

These fears are mostly exaggerated: as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with speed and care.
這些擔(dān)憂大多被夸大了：就像對基因改造的瘋狂一樣，我們?nèi)祟愅ǔＷ銐蛎髦?，能夠迅速而小心地處理這些問題。

The controversy began on 1 February, when Ingham testified before New Zealand's Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, which will determine how to regulate GM organisms.
這場爭論始于2月1日，當(dāng)時英格漢姆在新西蘭基因改造皇家委員會面前作證，決定如何管理轉(zhuǎn)基因生物。

party

英 [?pɑ?ti] 美 [?pɑ?rti]

n. 政黨，黨派；聚會，派對；當(dāng)事人

vi. 參加社交聚會

例句：

The party was arranged quickly.
聚會很快就安排好了。

The party began to splinter.
那個黨開始分裂。

Plates overflowed with party food.
聚會上的食物碟滿盤盈。

postman

英 [?p??stm?n] 美 [?po?stm?n]

n. 郵遞員；郵差

例句：

Has the postman been yet?
郵遞員來過了嗎？

The postman sent you here.
郵差把你送到這的。

Listen for the postman.
注意聽著郵遞員的聲音。

回顧

1. extinguish
2. doom
3. modification
4. party
5. postman