adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現(xiàn)在分詞);試驗(yàn),嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗(yàn))+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經(jīng)上了年紀(jì)的流行音樂(lè)歌星
近義:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
adj. 對(duì)不起的;無(wú)價(jià)值的,低等的;遺憾的;感到傷心的;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來(lái)她后悔說(shuō)了那些話。
近義:heartbroken, heavyhearted, mournful, pained, regretful, repentant
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡覺(jué);
vi. 睡,睡覺(jué);睡眠狀態(tài);
vt. 為…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡覺(jué)打發(fā)日子;
n. 睡眠;
?? s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡覺(jué) 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只綿羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認(rèn)為睡眠在某種意義上來(lái)說(shuō)類似死亡。
近義:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反義:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness