Lesson 16

鱼贩, 卖鱼的人

The fishmonger proudly displayed a variety of freshly caught fish on ice at the market stall.

鱼贩自豪地在市场摊位的冰上展示了各种新鲜捕获的鱼。

食品储藏室, 食物柜

钳子, 螯

The crab scuttled across the sand, its powerful pincers snapping defensively at any perceived threat.

螃蟹在沙滩上匆匆爬过，它强大的钳子对任何感知到的威胁都防御性地 snapping。

预言家, 先知

The seer claimed to have visions of future events, offering guidance and predictions to those who sought their counsel.

先知声称拥有对未来事件的异象，为寻求其建议的人提供指导和预测。

五行打油诗, 一种五行的幽默诗

She wrote a clever limerick for the poetry contest.

她为诗歌比赛写了一首聪明的五行打油诗。

起重机, 钻塔

The construction crew assembled the derrick to lift heavy materials to the upper floors of the building.

施工队组装了井架，将重型材料吊到建筑物的上层。

未打烙印的动物, 离群的小牛

The rancher rounded up the mavericks before branding season.

牧场主在烙印季节前围捕了未打烙印的牛。

机械师, 技工

She took her car to the mechanic to fix the engine problem.

她把车开到机械师那里去修理发动机问题。

产科

马赛克, 马赛克艺术

田园的, 牧歌式的

They rented a cottage in a bucolic valley to escape the city heat.

他们租了一间小屋在一个田园山谷中，以逃离城市的炎热。

贪婪, 贪心

His avarice drove him to exploit his workers for more profit.

他的贪婪驱使他剥削工人以获取更多利润。

牙膏

After breakfast, she applied a small amount of dentifrice to her toothbrush before brushing her teeth.

早餐后，她在刷牙前在牙刷上涂了一小量牙膏。

使产生偏见, 负面影响

Her negative experiences prejudiced her against people from that particular ethnicity.

她的负面经历使她对那个特定种族的人产生了偏见。

裂缝, 裂隙

Hikers should use caution when traversing rocky terrain to avoid slipping into deep crevices.

徒步旅行者在穿越岩石地形时应小心，以避免滑入深裂缝。

孔, 开口

新手, 初学者

檐口, 装饰边框

The living room was beautifully decorated with an elegant cornice along the ceiling.

客厅用优雅的檐口沿着天花板装饰得很漂亮。