泥吧的部落格

shambles  /ˋʃæmb!z/   noun

原句:The beginning of 20 century saw the Qing Dynasty in a shambles.

意思:

1.something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively.

 Ex.In a shambles Government corruption has left the  economy in a shambles.

 2.an extremely untidy place.

  Ex.His desk is a shambles.

 ineffectual   /͵ɪnəˋfɛktʃʊəl/     adjective

原句:Unfortunately, his attempts to organize a revolution proved ineffectual.

意思:

1.an ineffectual person does not have the ability or confidence to do something well.

Ex.a gentle but ineffectual man

 2.something that is ineffectual fails to achieve what it is intended to achieve

Ex. a slow and ineffectual response to the crisis

weave  /wiv/    verb

原句:They weave back and forth and don't notice other people around them.

意思:

1.to make cloth by crossing long threads over and under each other on a machine called a loom

 Ex. The women shut themselves behind closed doors to weave their cloth.

  2.to create a story or plan with many complicated details

Ex. Grisham's new novel weaves a tale of mystery and suspense.

 3.to move somewhere by going around and between things

Ex. The taxi weaved in and out of traffic.

片語: weave sth into sth: to include something in a story,plan etc.

 Ex. The sound of his cello is woven into my childhood memories.

provisional  /prəˋvɪʒən!/   adjective

原句:The Qing Dynasty failed to respond for two crucial weeks,enabling the rebels to declare a provisional government.

意思:

1.intended to be temporary, and likely to be changed when other arrangements are made.

Ex. a provisional government

2.If an arrangement is provisional, the people involved have not yet said that they definitely want to do it

Ex. We've made a provisional reservation for next week.

scrutinize  /ˋskrutn͵aɪz/   verb

原句:From scrutinizing all of Edison's inventions in this field, one sees he was obviously a believer in improving communication between people.

意思:to examine something very carefully