每天背單詞 第306期

conviction

英 [k?n?v?k?n] 美 [k?n?v?k?n]

n. 定罪；確信；證明有罪；確信，堅定的信仰

例句：

It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.
我們堅信已經(jīng)向前邁進了一步。

'Not true!' she said with conviction.
“不真實！”她肯定地說道。

He will appeal against his conviction.
他將對判決進行上訴。

walnut

英 [?w??ln?t] 美 [?w??ln?t]

n. 胡桃；胡桃木

adj. 胡桃科植物的

例句：

She watches him plane the surface of a walnut board.
她看著他刨一塊胡桃木板。

King among the nuts is the walnut.
堅果中的王者是核桃。

They were perfectly round white things a trifle smaller than an English walnut.
它們是完美的圓形白色物體，比英國胡桃小一點。

merit

英 [?mer?t] 美 [?mer?t]

n. 優(yōu)點，價值；功績；功過

vt. 值得

vi. 應受報答

例句：

The plan is entirely without merit.
這個計劃毫無價值。

The case does not merit further investigation.
這個案子不值得進一步調(diào)查。

The argument seemed to have considerable merit.
這個論點似乎有相當大的價值。

geography

英 [d?i??ɡr?fi] 美 [d?i?ɑ?ɡr?fi]

n. 地理；地形

例句：

I'm revising Geography today.
我今天復習地理。

I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
恐怕地理不是我的強項。

I still haven't done my geography homework.
我還沒做完地理科家庭作業(yè)呢。

statement

英 [?ste?tm?nt] 美 [?ste?tm?nt]

n. 聲明；陳述，敘述；報表，清單

例句：

We've got her statement on tape.
我們已經(jīng)把她的陳述錄在磁帶上了。

The statement is really confusing.
該聲明確實令人困惑。

The White House has issued a statement.
白宮已經(jīng)發(fā)表了一項聲明。

回顧

1. conviction
2. walnut
3. merit
4. geography
5. statement