标题: The gift of the Magi [打印本页] 作者: etthink 时间: 2023-1-21 16:17 标题: The gift of the Magi penny
I have to watch every penny.
我必须掂量着花每一分钱。 bulldoze
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home to build a supermarket.
她打败了那些想推倒她家房屋兴建超市的开发商们。 imputation
I could not rest under the imputation.
我受到诋毁，无法平静。 flop
Jamie flopped down beside me.
杰米在我身边猛然躺下。 howl
Another hour elapsed and still the wind continued to howl.
又过了一个小时，风却仍在怒号着。 instigate
They were accused of instigating racial violence.
他们被控煽动种族暴力。 mendicancy They were reduced to mendicancy. 他们沦落成了乞丐
The vestibule is small, as are the two dining rooms on either side.
前厅很小，两侧各有一间餐厅。
作者: etthink 时间: 2023-1-23 00:49
mendic= beg 乞讨
mendicancy n. 乞丐，行乞修道士
mendic 乞讨 + ancy 状况 → 乞丐，行乞修道士
mendicant n. 乞丐
mendic 乞讨 + ant 表人 → 乞丐