泥吧的部落格

facet  [ˋfæsɪt] noun.

 原句:But although many aspect of European society made great progress, this era is best remembered for its artistic merits-a facet which Michelangelo contributed to for virtually his entire life.

解釋:

1.a particular part or aspect of something

  ex.The report examines every facet of the prison system.

2.one of the flat sides of a jewel

 pupil [ˋpjup!] noun.

原句:When he was 13, he served as a pupil under the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.

解釋:1.a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school

          ex. How many pupils does the school have?

     2.a person who is taught artistic, musical, etc. skills by an expert

       ex.The painting is by a pupil of Rembrandt.

     3.the small round black area at the centre of the eye

        ex.Her pupils were dilated.

cement [sɪˋmɛnt]  noun/verb

原句:This cemented his reputation as sculptor, and he was soon in great demand.

 a 解釋:

1.grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to   stick bricks together and to make very hard surfaces

ex.Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand.

2. the hard substance that is formed when cement becomes dry and hard

ex.a floor of cement

3.a soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things together or filling in holes

ex.dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)

4.something that unites people in a common interest

ex.values which are the cement of society

backbreaking [ˋbæk͵brekɪŋ] adjective

原句:Nangan, the capital of Matsu, is famed for its stunning granite tunnel, which was finished in 1968 and required the backbreaing toil of thousands of men to complete.

解釋:very hard and tiring

whirl  [hwɝl]

原句:Leaves whirled through the air in the cool autumn breeze.

 t 解釋:

<verb>

1.to move, or make somebody/something move, around quickly in a circle or in a particular direction

ex.She whirled around to face him.

2. if your mind, thoughts, etc. whirl, you feel confused and excited and cannot think clearly

ex.I couldn't sleep—my mind was whirling from all that had happened.

<noun>

1.a movement of something spinning round and round

ex.Her mind was in a whirl.

2.a number of activities or events happening one after the other

ex.The next few hours passed by in a whirl of activity.