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gnomes

/noʊmz/

Meanings
noun

格言，箴言。

A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.

Examples :

"My grandfather often shared gnomes about hard work and perseverance. "
我的祖父经常分享关于努力工作和坚持不懈的格言。
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noun

小矮人，侏儒。

(fantasy literature) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually even smaller than dwarves and more focussed on engineering than mining.

Examples :

"In the children's story, friendly gnomes used their engineering skills to fix the broken clock in the village square. "
在这部儿童故事里，友善的小矮人们用他们的工程技术修好了村广场上坏掉的钟。
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Related Words

Illustration birdwatcher

birdwatcher noun

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɘ(ɹ)/

观鸟者，爱鸟人士。

"My grandfather is a birdwatcher and can identify almost any bird by its song. "

我的爷爷是位观鸟者，几乎能通过叫声辨认出任何鸟。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration engineering

engineering verb

/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/

设计，建造，管理。

"The students are engineering a new system for managing their study group projects. "

学生们正在设计一套新的系统来管理他们的学习小组项目。

Illustration perseverance

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。

Illustration thunderstorms

thunderstorms noun

/ˈθʌndərˌstɔrmz/ /ˈθʌndərˌstɔːrmz/

雷暴，雷雨。

"The picnic was cancelled because the forecast predicted thunderstorms. "

因为天气预报说会有雷暴雨，所以野餐取消了。

Illustration atmospheric

atmospheric adjective

/ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk/ /ˌætməˈsfɪrɪk/

大气的，有关大气的。

"The atmospheric pressure in the classroom was tense after the surprise announcement. "

突如其来的宣布之后，教室里的气氛变得压抑，像是空气都凝固了一样 (Tū rú qí lái de xuānbù zhī hòu, jiàoshì lǐ de qìfēn biàn dé yāyì, xiàng shì kōngqì dōu nínggù le yīyàng.)

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

区分，辨别

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

老师根据深刻的分析，将学生们优秀的作文和其他的区分开来。

Illustration reflection

reflection noun

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/

反映，反射，倒影

"The reflection in the window showed the changing colors of the sunset. "

窗户上的倒影映出了日落时变幻的色彩。

Illustration thunderstorm

thunderstorm noun

/ˈθʌn.də(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)m/

雷暴，雷雨。

""The baseball game was canceled because a severe thunderstorm was approaching." "

由于一场强烈的雷暴天气即将来临，棒球比赛被取消了。

Illustration associated

associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

联合，结盟。

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

我们公司与一家当地慈善机构联合起来，帮助他们筹集项目资金。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration international

international noun

/ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

国手，国际选手。

"The United team includes five England internationals."

联合队包括五名英格兰国手。