2023年10月

New Words:

souvenir [ˌsuːvəˈnɪr] n. 纪念品


Sample Sentences:

I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece.
Please accept this as a souvenir for our friendship.
Each of the visitors was presented with a souvenir.
I bought this bag as a souvenir of my visit to London.


New Words:

pray [prei] v. 祈祷;祷告;恳求;乞求
pray for 为...祈祷


Sample Sentences:

I'll pray for you.
He prayed to be forgiven.
The old farmer prays God's forgiveness.
I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.
They prayed that they would defeat their enemies soon.


forgiveness [fə'givnis] n. 宽恕;原谅

New Words:

straighten ['streitn] v. 挺直;(使)变直


Sample Sentences:

He is too old to straighten himself up.
Children straightened the bent key with a hammer.
You must straighten your back when writing at a desk.
Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.


New Words:

gallery [ˈɡæləri] n. 画廊;美术馆
art gallery n. 画廊;美术馆;艺廊


Sample Sentences:

His pictures are on display at the art gallery.
The gallery is having a show of French oil paintings.
Her paintings are being shown (exhibited) at a gallery in London.


New Words:

dizzy ['dizi] adj. 头晕的;眩晕的;头晕目眩的
dizziness ['dizinis] n. 头昏眼花;眩晕
tiredness ['taiədnis] n. 疲倦


Sample Sentences:

When he got up he felt dizzy.
We were dizzy by the strong wind.
Climbing so high made me feel dizzy.

After a hard day's work, the poor girl was half dead with tiredness.
The dizziness happened every two or three days, and lasted most of the day every time.