car
n. 汽车,轿车;<美>(火车的)车厢;(火车上作分外用场的)车厢(如餐车、卧铺车厢);(电梯的)梯厢,(索道或气球的)吊舱;<文>战车
carve
v. 雕,刻;切下,割下;首创,赢得(carve out);铺(路),修(路);侵蚀,冲刷;减少,减少
The old man was a maker of picture frames.For this work he used smooth pieces of wood, on which he carved little pictures of animals and flowers.
这位老人是画框制造者。为了这项事情,他利用光滑的木块,在上面雕刻小动物和花朵的小图案。
scarce
adj. 缺少的,不敷的;罕有的,少见的;故意缺席的
adv. <文>险些不
The thing the time traveller held in his hand was a glittering metallic framework,scarcely larger than a small clock,And the very delicately made.
ubiquitous
美:/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ 英:/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/
adj. 普遍存在的,无所不在的
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【英文释义】seeming to be everywhere at the same time; widely and constantly encountered.
constanly
adv. 总是,常常地,不断地
encountered 在en +countered 反击回嘴 (counter柜台,打算器)
【近义词】omnipresent(adj. 无处不在的),omniprensent=omni+prensent现在,目前,在场的,出席的
“omnipresent” 读音:[ˌɒmnɪˈpreznt] ,形容词,意思是“无所不在的;普遍存在的”
例如:“The smell of coffee seemed omnipresent in the small town. ”(在这个小镇上,咖啡的喷鼻香气彷佛无处不在。)
widespread(adj. 广泛的)
【反义词】scarce(adj. 罕有的),rare(adj. 罕见的)
【搭配短语】ubiquitous technology(普遍存在的科技),ubiquitous advertising(无处不在的广告)
“advertising” 读音:[ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ] ,作名词时意为“广告;广告活动;广告业”,作动词时意为“做广告;登广告;(在报纸、公共场所公告牌、互联网等上)公布;征请”。
例如:“Television advertising could do with a boost. ”(电视广告须要推陈出新。)
boost
v. 使增长,推动;<美,非正式>盗窃;鼓吹,推广
n. 推动,促进;广告,鼓吹
【例句】Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern life.(智好手机在当代生活中变得无处不在。)
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