一.Professor McGonagall showed the class how it had gone all silver and pointy and gave Hermione a rare smile.
rare:adj. 罕见的,珍贵的,煎得嫩的
【词义辨析】
occasional, uncommon, scare, rare,
occasional: 指偶然、不时或间或发生的事,侧重无规律可循。
uncommon: 指一般不发生或很少发生的事情,故显得独特、异常与例外。
scare: 指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足,供不应求的东西。
rare: 指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事,侧重特殊性。
【例句用法】
1.It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.
这样的天才现在很少见。
2.A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
一位稀有昆虫采集家将给我们看一些他的最新发现。
3.Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
国会通过了一项法令,禁止捕杀珍稀动物。
4.These rare tigers are protected by special laws.
这些珍贵的老虎受到专门法律的保护。
5.Those rare books are shelved in the East Library.
那些珍贵的书籍都放在图书馆东馆的架子上。
6.It's very rare for him to be so late.
他很少迟到。
7.He's devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals.
他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。
二...and the Weasley twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well...
insist:vt. 坚持,坚决主张 vi. 坚持,强调
【词义辨析】
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling,
insist: 通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
persist: 用于褒义指坚持继续做某事,但更常用于贬义,指不听劝告,顽固坚持。
persevere: 含褒义,强调坚持不懈的努力。
adhere: 与to连用,指坚持意见、计划或承诺等,含坚持不懈之意。
cling: 和to连用,指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。
【例句用法】
1.The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size.
银行对这样的大笔贷款一定要有抵押物。
2.Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
既然你坚持,我就只好修改信用证。
3.He insisted that he had done right.
他坚决认为自己做对了。
4.He insisted on paying for the meal.
他坚持要付饭钱。
【短语词组】
insist on 坚持,强调
insist upon 坚持,强调
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