monster [ˈmɔnstə] n. 怪物
【扩】freak 怪人
【搭】an ugly monster 丑八怪
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A: I saw a big monster in the bush just now.
B: Are you kidding me?
A:我刚才在灌木丛中看到一只大怪物。
B:你是在跟我开玩笑吧?
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sailor [ˈseilə] n. 海员
sight [sait] v. 看见
creature [ˈkriːtʃə] n. 生物,动物
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A: How many kinds of creatures are there in this forest?
B: Nobody knows it now.
A:这片森林有多少种生物?
B:现在没人知道。
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peculiar [piˈkjuːliə] adj. 奇怪的,不寻常的
【扩】unusual 不寻常的 unaverage 不寻常的,出众的
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A: His performance is peculiar today.
B: I have also noticed it.
A:他今天的表现很奇怪。
B:我也注意到了。
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shining [ˈʃainiŋ] adj. 闪闪发光的
oarfish [ˈɔːfiʃ] n. 桨鱼
noun [具体名词]怪兽,怪物;残忍的人,恶魔;小恶棍,捣蛋鬼;巨大的东西,庞然大物;难以驾驭的人,难以掌控的事物;畸形动物(或植物) - Both movies are about a monster in the bedroom cupboard.
adjective [原级]很受欢迎的;庞大的,巨大的 - Monster means extremely and surprisingly large. 庞大的
verb [vt. 及物动词]严厉批评,斥责 - He drew a monster and coloured it green.
noun [具体名词]水手,船员;驾船人,帆船驾驶者;喜好航海的人(尤指富有经验者) - A sailor carrying a sawn-off shotgun was arrested in Los Angeles. 一位携带着锯短的散弹枪的水手在洛杉矶被捕。
noun [专属名词]视力,视觉;看见,见到;视野,视域;景物,景象;名胜,景点(sights);志向,目标;(枪或炮上的)瞄准器,(光学仪器的)观测器;<非正式> 奇怪的人,滑稽的人(或事物);<非正式> 许多,大量;<旧> 观点,见解 - I faint at the sight of blood.
verb [vi. 不及物动词](突然)看到,(远远)看见;把(枪)瞄准;(用观测器)观测;调整(火器)的瞄准器,调整(光学仪器)的观测器 - I can't stand the sight of him!
adjective [原级]见票即付的;即席的 - The disease has affected her sight.
catch sight of… 看见
- catch sight of the bird =see the bird 看见那只鸟
out of sight 在视线之外
- Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见心不烦
in sight 在视线之内
- The bird is in sight.
long sighted 眼光长远, 远视眼
- sb. is long sighted
- short sighted 目光短浅, 近视
noun [集合/集体]生物,动物;(具有某种特征的)人;怪物;受支配的人,产物 - Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
adjective [原级]奇怪的(a most peculiar story),不寻常的;特别的,独特的;不舒服的(a peculiar smell) - Mr. Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour. 肯尼特先生有一种相当不寻常的幽默感。
noun [专属名词]<英>特殊教区(或教堂);特权,特有财产 - I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. 我有一种奇怪的感觉,觉得我们以前见过面。
adjective [原级]发光的,反光的;(成就)辉煌的,(品质)出色的 - The stars were shining bright.
verb [vi. 不及物动词](太阳或其他光源)发光,照耀;(用电筒等)照射;(表面)发亮(shine 的现在分词) - She is a shining example to us all.
noun [具体名词]皇带鱼;桨鱼 - Oarfish have a small mouth and no teeth. 它们的嘴和带鱼不同,很小而且没有牙齿。
verb [vt. 及物动词]声称,断言;索取,索要(钱);要求(拥有),认领;使丧生,致命;赢得,获得;值得,需要(花时间或精力) - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. 他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。
noun [抽象名词]声称,断言;索要,索赔;权利,所有权;要求得到的土地使用权;专利新特征申明 - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. 他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。
claim = take 拿, 索取
claim 可以表示(疾病、意外等)夺去(生命)
- The accident claimed a few lives.
① vt. &vi.(对……)提出要求,认领,索取
- Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?
② vt. 声称,断言
- They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
- He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.