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发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年04月14日17:31:13 星期一), 站内信件
有关Size,Quantity“大小,数量”的词群
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gamut n 整个范围;全部
After the test I thought at first I had done very well,then quite
well,and finally,poorly.I ran the gamut from confidence to
despair.
iota n 些微
If you make the same mistake again,despite all my warnings,I will
not have one iota of sympathy for you.
magnitude n 大小;重要
Shopping for clothes can be a small matter for some,but a problem
of the greatest magnitude for others.
pittance n 微薄的薪水;少量
At those low wages,few will apply for the job.Who wants to work
for a pittance?
superabundance n 极多;过多
Our committee doesn't need any more help.We have a
superabundance of helpers.
inflate vt 灌入空气、瓦斯使膨胀
Since the football has lost air,we shall need a pump to inflate it.
colossal adj 巨大的
The game will be played in a colossal sports arena with a seating
capacity of more than 60,000.
commodious adj 宽敞的
Even during change of calssses there is no crowding because the halls
and stairways are commodious.
infinite adj 无限的
In our science lesson tomorrow we shall consider whether space is
bounded or infinite.
infinitesimal adj 微小的
If there is any salt in this soup,it must be infinitesimal.
I can't taste it.
incordinate adj 过度的
Frank kept my book for such an incordinate length of time that I
shall never lend hime anything again.
picayune adj 微小的
The trouble with your studying is that you spend too much time
on picayune details anf not enough on the really important matters.
puny adj 微不足道的
The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings.By comparison to
it,they seem puny.
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