Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 【单词列表】

pioneer [ˌpaiəˈniə] n. 先驱

lord [lɔːd] n. 对(英国)贵族的尊称,勋爵

Calais [ˈkælei] n. 加来(法国港口城市)

overland [ˌəuvəˈlænd] adj. 陆上的

【构】over(在……之上)+land(陆地)=overland(陆上的)

【搭】going overland to 从陆地上去

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A: Do you plan to travel overland to India?

B: I haven't decided it yet.

A:你打算横越大陆去印度旅行吗?

B:我还没有最终决定呢。

pioneer

🇬🇧/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/n. 先驱
Someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it. 先驱

noun [抽象名词]拓荒者;先锋;(前苏联等共产党国家的)少年先锋队队员(Young Pioneers);(先头部队的)工兵;<爱尔兰>(天主教禁欲团体)完全禁欲先锋联盟的成员;先锋号(Pioneer) - Pioneers are people who leave their own country or the place where they were living, and go and live in a place that has not been lived in before.

adjective [原级]先驱的;拓荒的 - Confucius was a pioneer in the field of education.

verb [vt. 及物动词]做先锋,倡导;开辟(道路) - Someone who pioneers a new activity, invention, or process is one of the first people to do it.

lord

🇬🇧/lɔːd/ 🇺🇸/lɔːrd/n. 对(英国)贵族的尊称;勋爵
A lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example, an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. 贵族

noun [专属名词]主,上帝;(英国)贵族,勋爵;大人,阁下(英国对某些官员的尊称);(中世纪欧洲的)领主,庄园主;(英国)上议院议员;(某一领域的)巨头,巨擘 - She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds.

verb [vt. 及物动词]对某人举止霸道(或逞威风);把…封为贵族 - He likes to Lord it over the junior staff.

interjection [惊讶]天哪,上帝啊(表示对某事的惊讶、恼怒或忧虑) - Lord is used in exclamations such as "good Lord!" and "oh Lord!" to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something. (

Calais

🇬🇧/ˈkæleɪ/ 🇺🇸/kæˈleɪ/n. 加来(法国港市)
a seaport in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the French port nearest England.

noun [专属名词]加来(法国城市);卡莱斯牌汽车 - We crossed from Dover to Calais.

overland

🇬🇧/ˈəʊvəlænd/ 🇺🇸/ˈoʊvərlænd/adj. 陆上的
An overland journey is made across land rather than by ship or aeroplane. 陆路的

adjective [原级]陆上的;经由陆路的 - ...an overland journey through Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.  …

adverb [方式副词]经由陆路 - They're travelling to Baghdad overland.

verb [vt. 及物动词]转地放牧;由陆路长途跋涉 - They're travelling to Baghdad overland.

  • an overland journey
  • overland adv. 通过陆路 = by land
  • We travelled overland / by land to Hangzhou.
  • by sea / by air 坐船、飞机
  • by bus / train / car / ship / boat / plane etc. by + 交通工具(单数)= 通过某种交通工具
  • take a bus / taxi / train / ship / boat / plane etc. take + a/an 交通工具(单数)= 乘坐某种交通工具
  • on foot 步行
  • drive (from....) to ... 开车去某地
  • fly (from ...) to ... 坐飞机飞过去
  • sail (from....) to ... 坐船