【核心词汇】DAY 131

参考例句

1 . I should like to retrieve my umbrella which I left in the car.
我想取回我留在车上忘记带走的雨伞。

2 . The company is fighting to retrieve its market share.
这个公司正在为恢复其市场份额(占有率)而奋斗。

scrub [skrʌb]

n. 用力擦洗，矮树，渺小之物
v. 用力擦洗

词根：源于：shrub（n 灌木丛）

参考例句

1 . To help scrub the building interior clean.
帮忙把建筑的内部擦洗乾 。

2 . The space agency had to scrub Tuesday morning's launch because of thunderstorms.
由于雷暴天气，宇航局不得不取消了星期二上午的发射。

litter ['litə]

n. 垃圾，杂乱，一窝(幼仔)，褥草，轿子
v. 乱丢垃圾，弄乱，产(幼仔)，用草等给动物铺窝

词根：litter做动词是随便乱丢的意思，引申为垃圾

参考例句

1 . There were piles of litter in the streets.
街道上垃圾成堆。

2 . He was fined for littering on the sidewalks.
他因在人行横道上乱扔杂物而被罚款。

3 . Our cat has a litter of four kittens.
我们家的猫一窝养了4只小猫。

disguise [dis'gaiz]

n. 假面目，伪装物，假装
vt. 假装，假扮，掩饰

词根：guise（n 外观；姿态；装束；伪装v 伪装）

参考例句

1 . She could not disguise her amusement at his mistake.
她对他的错误忍俊不禁。

2 . The supposed beggar was really a police officer in disguise.
那个众人眼中的乞丐，其实是化了装的警察。

3 . It proved difficult to disguise his anxiety.
他的焦虑难以掩饰。

loom [lu:m]

n. 织布机
n. 若隐若现
vi. 隐约可见，迫近

参考例句

1 . I don't know how to use a hand loom .
我不知道怎样使用手工织布机。

2 . The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。

3 . The convention looms as political battle.
这场大会将是一场政治角斗。

protest [prə'test]