本周我们来学习和疲倦有关的词汇。
1. grumpy /'grʌmpɪ/
adj. 脾气坏的;感到烦躁的
e.g. Lack of sleep can make us grumpy and grouchy.
e.g. I was feeling grumpy and grouchy after a long flight.
补充:grouchy与grumpy相近:爱发牢骚的
e.g. I get grouchy when I'm tired.
n. grump 爱发牢骚的人
e.g. If you mope around all week during a rainy vacation with your family, don't be surprised if they call you a grump.
补充:mope around 没精打采的四处转。
2. weary /'wɪərɪ/
adj. 疲劳的;疲倦不堪的
e.g. I need to rest my weary eyes.
e.g. The miners were weary after a long shift.
注:shift 轮班制
adj. 厌倦的;厌烦的
搭配:be weary of
e.g. Young people weary of countless restrictions and fetters.
fetter n. 束缚
v. weary 使厌倦,使失去兴趣
e.g. Endless tasks completely weary me.
3. fatigue
n. 疲惫;疲劳;疲倦
e.g. Fatigue may affect a pilot's judgment of distances.
e.g. Some of the men were obliged to fall out from fatigue.
syn. tiredness
adj. fatigued 某人疲惫的
adj. fatiguing 某件事令人疲惫的
e.g. mentally, emotionally fatigued 心累;精神疲劳
e.g. Long distance flight is undeniably fatiguing.
4. release /rɪ'liːs/
v. 发行,推出(唱片、碟片或电影)
e.g. The album was originally released in 1974.
e.g. Her last hit movie was released in 2009.
注:hit movie 热门电影
n. 发行;发布
常见搭配:be on general release
e.g. The film was on general release last week.
同义词:come out
n. 新发行的影片;新片;新碟;发行物
e.g. You can find almost all new releases on this website.
e.g. As recently as 2002, a new release of Elvis's hits sold more than any other collection in the country.
以上就是本周的词汇,我们下期见!