(amble,deleterious, lackadaisical, ameliorate, diatribe)
709. amble['æmb(ə)l]
The horse is walking at an amble. 这匹马正在溜蹄行走。
Pedestrians ambled along the roads. 行人在公路上从容不迫地行走。
Let's go for an amble. 我们去散步吧。
710. deleterious[,delɪ'tɪərɪəs]
adj. 有毒的,有害的
deleterious: 有害的 | 有毒的 | 有害于
Such weather is deleterious on plants. 这种天气对植物有害。
deleterious water 侵蚀性水
711.lackadaisical [,lækə'deɪzɪk(ə)l]
adj. 懒洋洋的;无精打采的;伤感的
Lackadaisical: 松劲 | 无精打采的 | 懒洋洋的
There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops.
等到麻烦显现时再纠正动作迟缓的驾驶技术就来不及了。
His will was sapped and his whole attitude was lackadaisical.
心里松懈,身态与神气便吊儿啷当。
So, Cicero first warned us against the danger of being lackadaisical.
西塞罗首先警告我们要注意萎靡不振的危险。
The lackadaisical clerk threw my change on the counter.
那个懒散的店员将我的零钱扔在柜台上。
712. ameliorate[ə'miːlɪəreɪt]
vt. 改善;减轻(痛苦等);改良
vi. 变得更好
ameliorate: 改善 | 改良| 改进
ameliorate housing conditions 改善住房条件。改良,变好。
The situation has ameliorated. 情况好转。
Serfdom ameliorated with the advance of civilization.
713. diatribe['daɪətraɪb]
n. 诽谤;恶骂
diatribe: 苛评 | 抨击| 谩骂
He launched a diatribe against the younger generation.
他对年轻一代发起了长篇抨击。
The book is a diatribe against the academic left.
这本书对学术左派进行了长时间的谩骂。
(amble,deleterious,
lackadaisical, ameliorate, diatribe)
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