泥吧的部落格

blunder  [ˋblʌndɚ]

原句:She tried to locate it, but as usual she blundered.

解釋:

<noun>

1.a stupid or careless mistake

ex.to make a terrible blunder

<verb>

1.to make a stupid or careless mistake

ex.The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.

sedulous [ˋsɛdʒələs]

原句:Miss Bartlett sedulously denied disapproving of anoyone, and added.

解釋:showing great care and effort in your work

ex.sedulous attention to detail

synonym:diligent

sedulously (averb.)

benign  [bɪˋnaɪn]

原句:Fortunately one of the little old ladies, who for some time had been smiling very benignly, now approached and asked if she might be allowed to sit where Mr Beebe had sat.

解釋:

1.kind and gentle; not hurting anybody

ex.You would never have guessed his intentions from the benign expression on his face.

2.not dangerous or likely to cause death

opposite:malignant

embankment [ɪmˋbæŋkmənt]

原句:the Arno gurgling against the embankment of the road.

解釋:

1.a wall of stone or earth made to keep water back or to carry a road or railway/railroad over low ground

2.a slope made of earth or stone that rises up from either side of a road or railway/railroad

knapsack [ˈnæpsæk]

原句:Then soldiers appeard－good-looking,undersized men－wearing each a knapsack covered with mangy fur, and a greatcoat which had been cut for some larger soldier.

解釋:a small rucksack