英语单词 | contented |
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英美音标 | [kən'tentid] |
中文释义 | adj.满足的,心安的 |
vocab简明 | If you're contented, you're happy and not complaining. |
vocab扩展 | In the early 1900s, a dairy company cleverly used the word in their advertising slogan — "Milk from contented cows." Who wouldn't like to imagine cows without a care, contented and grazing in sunny, green pastures, every now and then emitting a satisfied moo? The company, which is still in business, became known by that slogan, which they used for many years. They even sponsored a radio show called "The Contented Hour," broadcast from 1931 until 1951. |
真题原句 | His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]满足的;满意的 If you are contented, you are satisfied with your life or the situation you are in.
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来源 | 2017.6 |
Tags: 单词::2017
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