n. 污染(作用);腐敗;墮落;沾污;
?? pollut污染 + ion 表示行為、行為的過程或結(jié)果、情況、狀態(tài) → n.污染
"Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution."
成千上萬的鮭魚和鱒魚的魚苗因污染而死亡.
近義:contamination, profanation, defilement, desecration
反義:purging, purifying, refining, straining, cleansing, depuration
adj. 害怕的;擔(dān)心的;恐怕;畏懼,害怕;
?? 詞根af-向,詞綴raid打、襲擊,“擔(dān)心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都結(jié)束了?,F(xiàn)在沒有什么可怕的了。
近義:apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck
反義:intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash
vt.& vi. 殺死…;
vt. 使停止[結(jié)束,失敗];破壞,減弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 殺死;獵;被捕殺的動(dòng)物;獵物;
adj. 致命的;
?? 作“殺”的手勢,說“k”掉那只雞。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能會(huì)扼殺旅游業(yè)這只產(chǎn)金蛋的鵝。
近義:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反義:enliven