Find the antonyms: “A penny will sink in water, but a cork will float.”
译句:找到句中的反义词:“一分钱的硬币放在水中会沉下去,但软木塞会漂浮起来。”
答案:sink, float
词汇:
antonym/'æntənɪm/ n. 反义词
[反义词]:
n. synonym
[惯用语]:
root antonyms 词根反义词
antonym dictionaries 反义词词典
[例句]:
• The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.
单词“湿”是“干”的反义词。
• Antonyms are words of opposite meaning.
反义词是指意思相反的词。
penny /ˈpɛni/ n. 便士;(美)分
[近义词]:n. coin
[惯用语]: have not a penny 很穷,不名一文
penny pincher 守财奴;小气鬼
[例句]:
• He paid 50 pence for the book.
他付了50便士买这本书。
• A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一文则赚一文。”
sink /sɪŋk/
vt. & vi. (使)下沉; (使)沉没
n. 水池, 水槽
[近义词]:v. fall, go down, come down
[反义词]:n. float
[惯用语]:
sink in 渗入;完全被理解
kitchen sink 厨房洗涤池
sink down 沉落
heart sink 感到沮丧
[例句]:
• The dirty dishes are in the sink.
脏碟子在洗涤槽中。
• The sun was sinking in the west.
太阳正在西下。
float /flot/
vt. 使漂浮
vi. 浮动;摇摆;飘动
n. 漂流物;浮萍;彩车
[反义词]:n. sink, go down, go under
[惯用语]:
float on 浮在…上
free float 自由浮动
air float 气垫,气托
float switch 浮动开关
float off 浮起,漂浮
[例句]:
• Wood floats on water and dust floats in the air.
木头浮在水面上而灰尘飘浮在空中。
• It floats slowly away in the air.
它在空中慢慢飘走。