泥吧的部落格

hamper  [ˋhæmpɚ] verb

原句:Ocean exploration ws also hampered by theconditions below the surface.

1. to prevent something from happening or progressing normally

Ex. The search was hampered by heavy snowfall.

2. ro limit someone's freedom to move=hamstring

cylinder [ˋsɪlɪndɚ]  noun[C]

原句:One type enclosed the diver's body in a cylinder, making it difficult to move around.

1.an object shaped like a wide tube

2. a metal container for gas or liquid

3. the tube in an engine that a piston moves backwards and forwards in

leverage [ˋlɛvərɪdʒ]  noun

 原句:It was a body capable of enormous leverage — a cruel body.

1.the power to make someone do waht you want=contol

2. the power that a lever gives you to move things

gruff  [grʌf] adjective

His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.

1.rude and unfriendly =brusque

Ex. Don't let his gruff manner put you off.

2.a gruff voice has rough low sound=gruffly

husky  [ˋhʌskɪ] adjective

His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.

1. a husky voice is deep and sounds, often in an attractive way

2. a husky boy or man is big and strong

詞類變化: huskily (adverb)

                  huskiness noun[C]