parkway林荫大道
Some words are created in a preposterous way. For instance, we drive on a parkway.
cast描述,过去式和过去分词也是cast;cast…as…
Putin in his annual state of the nation address yesterday cast Russia as the victim of the infringement on the part of the West led by the USA.
misdirection误导,可数
The winner of the battle carried out many misdirections tricking their opponent.
hop 还有短途旅行的意思,可数
Last summer holiday my family took several hops to Italy to enjoy ourselves.
Arduous艰苦地
There is always an arduous journey to be undergone before we realize our fantastic dream.
Be Shrouded in secrecy被秘密地掩盖(shroud vt掩盖)
司马昭’s intention of becoming the emperor isn’t shrouded in secrecy.
strategize vi想策略
I always strategize with my close friends on weekends regarding the future of my business.
fraught with充满注意fraught的读音中间是/ɔ/音
A lot of expeditions he made in the south-west of China in the 60s were fraught with danger.
commander-in-chief总司令
The commander-in-chief of this country was assassinated last night.
morale不可数
operative =secret agent特工人员,可数service行政部门,可数
The intelligence service suggested last month the president have some operatives assassinate the head of the enemy.
foil使…失败vt
My attempt to study abroad was foiled by the insufficient score on the IELTS exam.
president-elect已被选举但仍未就职的总统
hazardous危险的;有害的
I suppose going to a middle-east country without any plan in the first place could be extremely hazardous.
serenade 作名词是小夜曲的意思,可数,作动词是对…唱小夜曲(情歌)的意思 gondola 一种威尼斯特有的船,可数
People living in the floating city of Venice are fortunate that they are serenaded in gondolas everyday.
be a stark contrast from….和…有一个鲜明的对比
Her appearances are a stark contrast from those a decade ago.
relief不可数flooding可作不可数名词
crypt教堂地下室
bobblehead漫画性的大头人儿