bankruptcies n. (尤指经法院宣告的)破产者;无偿还力的人【认知】词根 ldquo;-rupt- rdquo bankruptcies n. (尤指经法院宣告的)破产者;无偿还力的人 【认知】词根 -rupt- 含义为 打破 。如 erupt 与其同源。 bestowed v. (~ on, upon)把 赠与;把 给予 【例句】Praise is bestowed on virtue but vanishes more quickly than frost in spring. 人们赞扬美德,可是赞扬消失得比春天的霜还要快。【认知】词根 -dow- 与 -dot- 为变体,含义为 给;给予 。如 donate 与其同源。 betrayal n. 1.背叛,出卖 2.失信于,辜负 3.泄露(秘密等) 【例句】From that black day of betrayal onward he vowed to have his revenge. 他自从不幸被出卖的那一天起就立誓要报仇。 bewildered a. 1.迷惑的;胡涂的;被难住的 2.迷路的,迷失方向的 【例句】 to be ~ by the maze of streets in the town 给城里纵横交错的街道弄得晕头转向 boastful a. 自负的, 喜夸耀的, 自夸的 【例句】It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said Mate! in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious. 赢棋做不到优雅。还没有人喊 将 的声音在对手听起来不是尖刻、自负和恶意的呢。 |