Lesson 25

盟友, 伙伴

During the war, each nation relied heavily on its allies for resources and support.

在战争期间，每个国家都严重依赖其盟友提供资源和支持。

神化, 奉为神

Ancient cultures often deified natural elements, such as the sun and the moon, attributing divine qualities to them.

古代文化经常神化自然元素，如太阳和月亮，赋予它们神圣的品质。

看见, 发现

She descrys distant ships on the horizon from her beach house.

她从她的海滩别墅望见了地平线上的远船。

使羞辱, 使难堪

His insensitive remark mortified her in front of the whole class.

他不敏感的言论在全班面前羞辱了她。

使失去兴趣, 使丧失动力

The monotonous job stultified his creativity.

单调的工作扼杀了他的创造力。

安抚, 平息

She mollified her upset friend by apologizing sincerely.

她通过真诚地道歉安抚了她心烦的朋友。

谴责, 批评

The activist decried the new policy as harmful to the community.

活动人士谴责新政策对社区有害。

批准, 正式认可

The members of the parliament convened to ratify the newly proposed constitution for the country.

议会成员召开会议批准国家新提议的宪法。

骨化, 变成骨头

Over time, the cartilage will ossify, becoming a solid bone structure.

随着时间的推移，软骨会骨化，变成坚固的骨结构。

使害怕, 使恐惧

The sight of the enormous spider lurking in the corner terrified the arachnophobe.

角落里潜伏的巨大蜘蛛的景象吓坏了蜘蛛恐惧症患者。

分类, 归类

The scientist classified the organisms into different species based on their genetic traits and physical features.

科学家根据遗传特征和物理特征将生物分类为不同的物种。

反驳, 否认

No one could gainsay the evidence presented by the prosecution; it was indisputable.

没有人能够否认检方提出的证据；这是无可争议的。

突袭, 突然袭击

锚点, 保护点

伏击, 埋伏

大赦, 特赦

The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.

政府宣布对所有政治犯实行大赦。

玷污, 败坏

来回投掷, 互相传递

They bandied the tennis ball across the net for hours.

他们数小时来在网来回投掷网球。

看见, 发现

I often espy rabbits in the field while walking my dog.

我遛狗时经常在田野里看见兔子。