一分钟英语趣问答 144

Which word begins with a different sound: Sally sells spiny shells?

译句：下列句子中哪个词是以不同的发音开头的：萨丽卖带刺的贝壳？（答案附在文末）

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Sally/'sæli/  n. 萨丽（女子名）

[例句]:

• On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum ．

在一个阳光明媚的星期六,我和莎莉开车去了博物馆。

• Sally and I became friends.

萨莉和我成了朋友。

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sell /sɛl/  vt. & vi. 卖, 售,出卖; n. 卖, 销售

[反义词] ：n.buy, purchase

[惯用语]：

sell oneself 自荐

sell well 畅销

sell out 卖光

[例句]:

• We do not sell any alcoholic beverages.

我们不出售含酒精的饮料。

• She sells sea shells on the seashore.

她在海边卖海类贝壳。

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spiny /'spaɪni/  adj. 长满刺的,带刺的; n. 多刺的东西

[例句]:

• Some small animals have a spiny covering to protect them.

有一些小动物的身上覆盖了刺用来保护自己。

• It is a large, round, spiny fruit unlike any other.

它和其他的水果不一样，它又大又圆且多刺。

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shell /ʃɛl/  n. 壳, 贝壳；vi. 剥落；vt. 剥皮

[惯用语]：

in the shell 尚未成熟，在酝酿之中

coconut shell 椰子壳

soft shell 软壳

[例句]:

• He liked to look for shells on the seashore.

他喜欢在海滨捡贝壳。

• The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.

蛋壳有许多重要的功能。

• Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.

她那平时很害羞的儿子已经开始与人交往了。

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答案： shells

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