2020.01.31
| Words | Meanings | characters | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| bloc | 集团 | n | The five countries formed a reginal trade bloc. |
| microphone | 麦克风 | n | Please speak into the microphone during the interview. |
| aisle | 走道 | n | He prefers an aisle seat on the train since it’s faster to get off. |
| cotton | 棉花 | n | bales of cotton |
| hook | 钩子 | n | Hang your towel on the hook. |
2020.02.01
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| patronage | 赞助，资助 | n | Many small and micro businesses have engjoyed the patronage of their local governments. |
| insanity | 精神错乱，疯狂 | n | It would be insanity to dump radioactive waste in the sea. |
| melody | 旋律，曲子，曲调 | n | The pianist played a famous melody. |
| bride | 新娘 | n | In the presence of partents and friends, the birde and groom exchanged their wedding rings. |
2020.02.02
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| likewise | 同样，亦 | adv | Just water these flowers twice a week, and likewise the ones in the living room. |
| permeation | 渗透 | n | The thin film can not prevent the permeation of harmful liquids. |
| malicious | 恶毒的 | adj | She was charged with spreading malicious gossip. |
| ambassador | 大使 | n | We’re dining the ambassador this week. |
| crave | 渴望 | v | These orphans desperately crave attention from others. |
2020.02.04
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| sincerity | 诚实 | n | Their sincerity has never been questioned. |
| reproach | 责备 | n/v | The look of reproach on his mother’s face made Tom feel guilty. |
| militia | 民兵组织 | n | He joined the local militia as soon as he was eighteen. |
2020.02.05
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparingly | 节俭的 | adv | This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly. |
| desolate | 无人居住的 | adj | He woke up to find himself lying on a bleak and desolate island. |
| culmination | 巅峰 | n | Winning the Nobel prize was the culmination to his writing career. |
| customs | 海关 | n | The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin. |
| paradoxical | 悖论的 | adj | The article is not only illogical, but also full of paradoxical statements. |
2020.02.06
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| biographer | 传记作家 | n | His uncle used to be an important biographer of contemporary artists. |
| greasy | 多油的 | adj | Her greasy hair left a bad impression on me. |
| henceforth | 从今往后 | adv | The man said that he would work hard henceforth. |
| blaze | 燃烧 | v/n | He blazed up without warning. |
| mechanization | 机械化 | n | The future of agriculture lies in mechanization. |
2020.02.07
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| disputable | 可质疑的 | adj | The suspect claimed that he wasn’t there at the time of the crime, but the police thought that’s disputable. |
| wholesome | 有益健康的 | adj | This has had a wholesome effect on babies. |
| civilize | 教化 | v | Many barbarian were civilized under the influence of the Roman Empire. |
| heroine | 女英雄 | n | She defended her country with her life and was respected as a war heroine. |
| radical | 激进的 | adj | This thesis led to a radical reshaping of their policies. |
2020.02.09
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| subordination | 从属 | n | The low was designed to maintain the subordination of the masses to the emperor. |
2020.02.15
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| scout | 侦察 | v | He scouted around to see what he could find. |
| peculiar | 奇怪的 | adj | We are often surprised by her peculiar ideas. |
| identity | 身份 | n | The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer. |
| scorn | 轻蔑 | v/n | Other team members poured scorn on my suggestions which they thought unrealistic. |
2020.02.17
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaol | 监狱 | n | The murderer has spent twenty years in gaol. |
| satirical | 嘲讽的 | adj | The movie is a satirical comedy. |
2020.02.19
| Words | Meanings | character | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| tyre | 轮胎 | n | He got a flat tyre after driving over the broken glass. |
| alternation | 交替 | n | We have an alternation system of duty. |
| cabinet | 橱柜，内阁 | n | The cabinet minister votes for a proposal of environmental protection. |
| flour | 面粉 | n | Mix the wheat flour and water to form a paste. |
| speculation | 猜测 | n | Rumours that they are about to divorce have been dismissed as pure spectulation. |
| feminine | 女性的/娇柔的 | adj | That dress makes you look very feminine. |
