monastery [ˈmɔnəstri] n. 寺院,修道院
【扩】temple 寺院 cloister 修道院,寺庙
【例】Before leaving, he said goodbye to each member of the monastery.
离开前,他与修道院中的每个人道别。
St. Bernard [ˌseint-bəˈnɑːd] n. 圣伯纳德
pass [pɑːs] n. 关隘
watchdog [ˈwɔtʃdɔɡ] n. 看门狗
rash [ræʃ] adj. 轻率的,鲁莽的
【派】rashness 轻率
【扩】madcap 轻率的 overbold 鲁莽的
【反】cautious 谨慎的
【搭】make a rash decision 匆忙下结论
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A: Don't you think it's rather rash to make a decision now?
B: OK. Let's consider it carefully.
A:这会儿做决定是不是有点儿草率啊?
B:好吧,我们仔细考虑考虑吧。
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enclosure [inˈkləuʒə] n. 围场,圈地
monk [mʌŋk] n. 和尚,僧侣,修道士
privacy [ˈpraivəsi] n. 清静,隐居
【扩】tranquility 宁静 restfulness 宁静
【搭】in privacy 秘密地
【例】We don't have enough privacy living in a dorm.
在宿舍里住我们没有足够的隐私。
skier [ˈskiːə] n. 滑雪者
【扩】skiing 滑雪
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A: Feel like going skiing with me?
B: You're a good skier? I didn't know that.
A:想跟我去滑雪吗?
B:你是滑雪好手吗?我原来不知道。
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Easter [ˈiːstə] n. 复活节
noun [专属名词]修道院;僧侣 - The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
noun [专属名词]圣伯纳德 - The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]经过,越过;前行,穿过;使穿过;传递,传送;传达(信息);传(球);(所有权)转移,转让;转变,转化;交流,交换;(数量上)超过,突破;(时间)流逝;度过,消磨 - When someone or something passes in a particular direction, they move in that direction.
noun [具体名词]出入证,通行证;及格,合格;传球;山道,山口;阶段,步骤;(计算机)一次浏览,一次扫描;飞越;变戏法;(击剑中的)戳刺;(不好的)境遇,处境;(桥牌)不叫 - A pass in an examination, test, or course is a successful result in it.
noun [专属名词]看门狗;监察人 - A watchdog is a fierce dog that has been specially trained to protect a particular place.
verb [vt. 及物动词]监督(活动,人等) - These must be agreed by the watchdog.
adverb [方式副词]轻率地;鲁莽地;无见识地 - She had rashly promised to lend him the money.
noun [具体名词]围场,围墙,圈占地;附件;围住,圈起 - This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen.
noun [专属名词]僧侣,修道士 - He disguised himself as a monk.
noun [抽象名词]隐私,秘密;清静,(不受干扰的)独处;<古>隐居处 - He resented the publication of this book, which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.
protect / respect / invade sb.'s privacy 常用搭配
noun [专属名词]滑雪的人 - He is an enthusiastic skier.
noun [专属名词]复活节 - Most villagers took communion only at Easter.