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 今天我们要学的词是 bask¹. Bask is spelled B-A-S-K, bask.

 

bask 的原意是晒太阳。 While many Americans celebrated² Veteran's Day Monday watching parades and basking³ in the autumn sun, residents across the mid-west spent much of the day clearing out snow. 在星期一的退伍军人节之际，很多美国人在秋日的阳光下观看庆祝游行，而中西部各地的居民们则花了大部分时间扫雪。

 

bask引申出来有尽情享受，沉浸的意思。President Donald Trump⁴ traveled to the deep South on Saturday to watch a hotly anticipated college football match and bask in adulation from fans in the conservative region. 特朗普总统周六到美国南方去看了一场备受瞩目的大学美式足球比赛，他在那一保守派为主的地区受到球迷们的热情追捧。

 

1 bask   

vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于

参考例句：

• Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
• In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 basking   

v.晒太阳，取暖( bask的现在分词 )；对…感到乐趣；因他人的功绩而出名；仰仗…的余泽

参考例句：

• We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
• A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。