The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他書房的書柜里擺著那瓶形狀古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次購買的稀有化妝品。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
?? cur關(guān)心+ious….的→關(guān)心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他們對住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
近義：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反義：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 瓶子;一瓶（的量）;（嬰兒）奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…裝入瓶中;控制;
vi. （街頭藝人演出后）收攏錢幣;
?? butta(桶)+le(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→瓶
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
n. 書櫥，書架，書柜;
?? book書 + case箱 → n.書架, 書柜
"The bookcase contains fifty volumes but holds a hundred."
這書櫥裝有50冊書,但它能裝下100冊.
近義：shelf, bookshelf, bookstall
v. 購買;采購;換得;依靠機械力移動;
n. 購買;購買行為;購置物;緊握;
?? pur(pro-=for)+chase(追)→獲得；購買；所購物；收益
"The saleslady compacted a neat package out of my wife's purchase."
那位女售貨員把我妻子買的東西齊齊整整包裝成一個包裹.
近義：obtain, procure, secure, acquire, buy, get
反義：merchandise, merchandize, retail, vend, flog, expend
adj. 罕見的，特殊的;優(yōu)秀的，不尋常的;稀薄的，經(jīng)過稀化的;
?? rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常見的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他從易趣網(wǎng)上購買珍稀的棒球卡。
近義：infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反義：regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent