今日单词:
单词 | globe-trotter |
中文释义 |
全球漫游者(名词,非正式) |
英文释义 |
(noun, INFORMAL) A person who travels to many different countries. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My brother the journalist is a globe-trotter who has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries. 我的当记者的弟弟是个全球漫游者,在十几个国家中生活和工作过。 |
今日短语:
短语 |
to peter out |
中文释义 |
逐渐消失 |
英文释义 |
Phrasal verb meaning to decline gradually; to fade slowly but completely; to lose size or energy. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The huge, previously lucrative silver mine began to peter out after a while, and it produced less and less each year until it finally closed. 这座从前利润很高的大型银矿在一段时间以后开始萎缩,产量一年比一年少,直到最后关闭。 |