每天背單詞 第151期

tenant

英 [?ten?nt] 美 [?ten?nt]

n. 承租人；房客；佃戶；居住者

vt. 租借（常用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)）

n. (Tenant)人名；(法)特南

例句：

The decorating was done by a previous tenant.
裝修是一位前房客搞的。

The rent is a matter for negotiation between the landlord and the tenant.
租金可以由房東和租戶協(xié)商確定。

Under the provisions of the lease, the tenant is responsible for repairs.
按契約規(guī)定，房客負(fù)責(zé)房屋維修。

trousers

英 [?tra?z?z] 美 [?tra?z?rz]

n. 褲子，長(zhǎng)褲

例句：

These trousers are a bit tight.
這條褲子有點(diǎn)緊。

He was dressed in khaki trousers.
他穿著一條卡其色的褲子。

The trousers have a fly fastening.
這條褲子是前開(kāi)口。

distraction

英 [d??str?k?n] 美 [d??str?k?n]

n. 注意力分散；消遣；心煩意亂

例句：

The children are driving me to distraction today.
今天孩子們鬧得我心煩意亂。

A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
依賴性很強(qiáng)的孩子會(huì)讓父母發(fā)瘋。

Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him.
盛怒之下，他謀殺了拋棄他的那個(gè)女人。

confrontation

英 [?k?nfr?n?te??n] 美 [?kɑ?nfr?n?te??n]

n. 對(duì)抗；面對(duì)；對(duì)峙

例句：

Confrontation is not always the best tactic.
對(duì)抗并非總是上策。

The government backed off from a confrontation.
政府放棄對(duì)抗。

They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation.
他們會(huì)懇求他不要再對(duì)抗下去。

chill

英 [t??l] 美 [t??l]

n. 寒冷；寒意；寒心

adj. 寒冷的；冷漠的；掃興的

vt. 冷凍，冷藏；使寒心；使感到冷

vi. 冷藏；變冷

例句：

September is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings.
9月到了，帶來(lái)了清晨的寒意。

A chill stole over her body.
她突然感到渾身發(fā)冷。

A chill shiver rippled over his skin.
一陣寒顫傳遍了他全身。

回顧

1. tenant
2. trousers
3. distraction
4. confrontation
5. chill