英语日积月累2023-05-27

reputation r e p u t a t i o n reputation 名声，声誉
tatters t a t t e r s tatters 支离破碎
她已名誉扫地。
Her reputation was in tatters.

representation r e p r e s e n t a t i o n representation 表示，代表
蛇含其尾表示无穷无尽。
The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity.

flatter f l a t t e r flatter 奉承，谄媚 使高兴
你是想讨好我？
Are you trying to flatter me?

巧妙的裁剪可以使你的身材显得优美。
Clever tailoring can flatter your figure.

clatter c l a t t e r clatter 咔嗒响;n.卡嗒响
别把刀叉碰得咔嗒响。
Don't clatter your knives and forks.

shatter s h a t t e r shatter 粉碎，毁坏
一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。
A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.

chatter c h a t t e r chatter 喋喋不休，啁啾
简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。
Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.

baby-sitter b a b y - s i t t e r baby-sitter 看护小孩的人
你帮我请了个保姆?。
Did you send me a baby-sitter?

headquarters h e a d q u a r t e r s headquarters 司令部，总部
通过无线电向总部发出了警报。
The warning was radioed to headquarters.

batter b a t t e r 打击 面团；
面糊烘烤时膨胀。
The batter rises as it bakes.

mattress m a t t r e s s mattress 床垫
床垫最好放在结实的床座上。
The mattress is best on a solid bed base.

iron i r o n iron 铁，熨斗;v.熨平
那扇巨大的铁门被锁上了。
The huge, iron gate was locked.

我能用这个插座插一下熨斗吗？
Can I use this plug for my iron?

大家都称她为“铁娘子”。
She was known as the 'Iron Lady'.

diversion d i v e r s i o n diversion 转移，消遣
晚会会是一个很不错的消遣。
The party will make a pleasant diversion.

immigration i m m i g r a t i o n immigration 移居入境
curbs c u r b s curbs 限制
他呼吁对移民实行更为严格的限制。
He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.

irrigation i r r i g a t i o n irrigation 灌溉
这片农田多丘陵，而且灌溉条件很差。
The agricultural land is hilly and the irrigation poor.

discretion d i s c r e t i o n discretion 慎重
他是谨慎的典范。
He is the soul of discretion.

indecipherable i n d e c i p h e r a b l e indecipherable 无法解释的
玛吉的笔迹几乎无法辨认。
Majid's writing was virtually indecipherable.

indispensable i n d i s p e n s a b l e indispensable 必不可少的
她成为这个部门不可缺少的一分子。
She made herself indispensable to the department.

geometry g e o m e t r y geometry 几何学
他们还可以通过组装自行车来学习几何。
They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.

geometric g e o m e t r i c geometric 几何
许多图画是以简单的几何图案为基础的。
Many pictures have been based on simple geometric designs.