bathetic

/bəˈθetɪk/

Meanings

adjective

矫揉造作，假惺惺.

Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.

Examples :

"The graduation speech, which started with inspiring stories of perseverance, ended with a bathetic plea for everyone to recycle, completely undermining its earlier impact. "

那篇毕业演讲，开头讲的是鼓舞人心的奋斗故事，但结尾却变成了一段矫揉造作的、呼吁大家回收利用的恳求，完全破坏了前面营造的效果。

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undermining verb

/ˌʌndərˈmaɪnɪŋ/

暗中破坏，逐渐削弱。

"His constant criticism was undermining her confidence in her ability to do the job. "

他不停的批评逐渐削弱了她对胜任这份工作的信心。

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

开始，启动，发起

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

电影七点开始放映。

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

属于，关于。

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

关于我的汽车保险索赔的所有文件现在都已经提交了。

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

完全地，徹底地。

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

请用2号铅笔完全填满你答案对应的方框。

perseverance noun

/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹəns/ /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/

坚持不懈，持之以恒

"Even though she failed her driving test twice, her perseverance paid off when she finally passed on her third attempt. "

虽然她考了两次驾照都没通过，但是她的坚持不懈最终得到了回报，第三次终于考过了。

recycle noun

/ɹiˈsaɪkəl/

回收利用，循环利用

"The recycle of old newspapers was a successful project at the school. "

学校里旧报纸的回收利用是一个成功的项目。

inspiring verb

/ɪn.ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

启发，激励，鼓舞。

"The teacher's passionate speech inspired the students to work harder on their projects. "

那位老师充满激情的演讲激励学生们更加努力地完成他们的项目。

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

graduation noun

/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/

毕业，毕业典礼.

"After years of hard work, Maria's graduation from university was a joyful celebration. "

经过多年的努力，玛丽亚从大学毕业并拿到毕业证，这真是一场令人高兴的庆祝。

earlier adjective

/ˈɜː.lɪə/ /ˈɝliɚ/

更早，提前，较早.

"at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"

中午十一点我们就去吃了午饭，时间比平时午饭时间要早；她很小就开始阅读了；他的母亲过早地去世了。

stories noun

/ˈstɔːriz/ /ˈstoʊriz/

楼层, 楼。

"The new apartment building has twenty stories. "

这栋新公寓楼有二十层。

characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。