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vesta

/ˈvɛstə/

Meanings
noun

火柴，洋火。

A short match, made of wood or wax

Examples :

"Grandpa used a vesta to light the fireplace. "
爷爷用一根洋火点燃了壁炉里的火。
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Related Words

Illustration match

match noun

/mæt͡ʃ/

比赛，竞赛

"My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."

今天我的家乡球队和他们的死对头有一场比赛。

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration wax

wax noun

/wæks/

蜂蜡，蜡。

"The beekeeper carefully collected the wax from the honeycomb. "

养蜂人小心地从蜂巢里收集蜂蜡。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration fireplace

fireplace noun

/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/

壁炉，火炉。

"The cozy living room had a fireplace, perfect for warming up on cold winter evenings. "

那个舒适的客厅里有个壁炉，非常适合在寒冷的冬夜取暖。

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

Illustration short

short noun

/ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔɹt/

短路

"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

故障的电线导致了短路，整个房子顿时陷入一片黑暗。

Illustration grandpa

grandpa noun

/ˈɡɹæmpɑː/

爷爷，外公

"My grandpa told me a funny story about his childhood. "

我爷爷给我讲了一个关于他童年的有趣故事。

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

使用，利用。

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

这个学生使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

Illustration light

light noun

/lʌɪt/ /laɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]

光，光线。

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

正如你所见，这个宽敞的餐厅早上能照进很多光线。

Illustration wood

wood noun

/wʊd/

木材，木料。

"There was lots of wood on the beach."

海滩上有很多木头.