2022年12月

New Words:

disappointed [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd]

adj.失望的;沮丧的;失意的
v.“disappoint”的过去式和过去分词

disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ]

adj.令人失望的;令人沮丧的;令人扫兴的
v.“disappoint”的现在分词


Sample Sentences:

I am very disappointed with you.
We were disappointed at the results.
He was disappointed to hear they were not coming.

He said in a disappointing voice.
Her exam result was disappointing but she tried to put a brave face on it.


New Words:

disappoint [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] v. 使失望;使破灭;使落空


Sample Sentences:

I don't want to disappoint you. I'll do my best.
I'm disappointed in you ─ I really thought I could trust you!
I promised to buy my son a new bicycle but I had to disappoint him.


New Words:

Antarctic [ænˈtɑːrktɪk] n. 南极
the Antarctic Pole n. 南极
the South Pole n. 南极


Sample Sentences:

It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.
The South Pole is one of the coldest areas on the earth.


New Words:

Arctic [ˈɑːrktɪk] n. 北极
the Arctic Pole [poʊl] n. 北极
the North Pole [poʊl] n. 北极


Sample Sentences:

Ice covers much of the Arctic Ocean.
The North Pole has no land, only thick ice.


New Words:

decorate [ˈdekəreɪt] v. 装饰;装点;装潢
decoration [ˌdekəˈreɪʃn] n. 装饰;装饰品


Sample Sentences:

We decorated the house for Christmas.
The cake was decorated to look like a car.

She put some decorations on the Christmas tree.
Paper cut has changed from decoration to a kind of art.