1.opulence
一、主要释义
n. 富裕;财富;丰富
二、例句
His eyes had never beheld such opulence.
他从未见过这样的财富.
It's hard to say what you'll find most breathtaking about the eternal city - the arrogant opulence of the Vatican or the timelessness of the Forum.
在这座永恒之城,很难有什么是最激动人心的发现 - 梵蒂冈傲慢的富裕或者是古罗马广场的永恒。
Bruce unveiled a $1,000 ice cream sundae called Golden Opulence.
Bruce推出了一款价值一千美元的冰淇淋圣代“金玉满堂”(Golden Opulence)
把Golden Opulence翻译成金玉满堂,非常妙。
三、近义词
richness
abundance
四、同根词
opulent adj. 富裕的;丰富的;大量的
例句:
Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.
大部分现金都花在了维系他挥金如土的生活方式上。
2.penury
一、主要释义
n. 贫穷;贫困
二、例句
He was brought up in penury, without education.
他从小一贫如洗,没有受过教育。
A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地。
三、近义词
poverty
四、同根词
penurious adj. 吝啬的;缺乏的;贫困的
例句:
He lived in the most penurious manner , and denied himself every indulgence.
他以最简朴的方式生活着 , 抵制一切奢侈.
3.instill
一、主要释义
v. 滴入;灌输
二、例句
Ask the child to sniff after you instill the drops.
你滴入药物后让孩子把药物吸入鼻内。
They tried to instill such new ideas into students'minds.
他们努力将这些新观念灌输到学生的头脑中去。
三、相近词
distill v. 蒸馏
例句:
“When you distill your own liquor, sometimes you end up with a bad batch,” whispered Tom.
“你自己蒸馏造酒,有时会最终弄得一塌糊涂。” 汤姆小声说。