每日句子：读句子掌握单词（9）

a phlegmatic temperament
安之若素的心境

.<贬>不动感情的;不关心的;淡漠的;无动于衷的
a dependable, stolid member of the team
可靠而冷静的队员

The defendant remained impassive as the judge sentenced him to death.
当法官宣布被告死刑时他始终毫无表情。

itinerant musicians
巡回音乐队

peripatetic country preachers
四处游历的乡村传教士

The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.
那天花板瓦能使房间隔热。

The patio was made of stone slabs.
这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。

Spread out all the pieces before you begin the jigsaw.
拼图之前先把所有的小片摊开。

immutable truths
永远不变的真理

“Long” is the antonym of “short”.
“长”是“短”的反义词。[美] [ˈæntəˌnɪm]

profane language
亵渎的言语

recondite reasoning
深奥的推理[ rɪˈkɔnˌdaɪt]

Einstein’s theory of relativity is very abstruse.
爱因斯坦的相对论非常难懂。

He was pilloried, but she escaped without blemish.
他受到公众的批评，她却名声未损地得以逃脱。

You mustn’t ridicule unfortunate people.
你不该嘲笑不幸的人。

Not many French people are in favour of using the guillotine.
没有多少法国人赞成使用断头台

He forged money.
他伪造钱币。

Her voice has a very high pitch.
她说话声调很高

The snake uses its venom to stun or paralyze its victims.
蛇用其毒液使受害者失去知觉或瘫痪。

Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body.
大部分毒素被自然排出体外。

the suggestion of plagiarism
抄袭的建议

be censorious of petty failings
对细微的不足非常挑剔

The judge granted the condemned man a respite to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.
法官同意缓期执行, 以便这个犯人的律师提出上诉。

She drew a wickedly funny caricature of the teacher.
她以老师为对象画了一幅淘气滑稽的漫画。

She was in a trancelike state of religious ecstasy.
她的宗教狂热已使她处于恍惚状态之中。

Nothing will swerve him from his aims.
什么也不能使他改变目标。