Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 【单词列表】

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

 

monster

🇬🇧/ˈmɒnstə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈmɑːnstər/n. 怪物
A monster is a large imaginary creature that looks very ugly and frightening. 怪物

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.

sailor

🇬🇧/ˈseɪlə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈseɪlər/n. 海员
A sailor is someone who works on a ship or sails a boat. 船员; 船只驾驶员

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。

sight

/saɪt/v. 见到
Someone's sight is their ability to see. 视力

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

creature

🇬🇧/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈkriːtʃər/n. 动物,生物
You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind.(尤指不明的或想像中的) 生物; 动物

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.

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🇬🇧/pɪˈkjuːliə(r)/ 🇺🇸/pɪˈkjuːliər/adj. 奇怪,不寻常的
If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. 不寻常的; 古怪的

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。

shining

/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/adj. 闪闪发光的
A shining achievement or quality is a very good one which should be greatly admired. 杰出的

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.

oarfish

🇬🇧/ˈɔːfɪʃ/ 🇺🇸/ˈɔːrˌfɪʃ/adj. 桨鱼
a very long ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne, with long slender ventral fins 皇带鱼 (Also called king of the herrings)

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。

claim

/kleɪm/v. 声称
If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称

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.