首页 有道英语四级英语词汇

decent

【发音】

美 /'disnt/ 英 /'diːs(ə)nt/

【翻译】

  1. adj.体面的;正派的

    英释:acceptable to people in a particular situation

【例句】

  1. a decent burial

    得体的葬礼

  2. Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.

    保罗过于频繁地光顾当地酒吧,不太合乎高级讲师的身份。

  3. The chairman did the decent thing (= did what people thought he ought to ) and resigned.

    主席体面地辞去了职务。

  4. Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.

    勤劳、正派的普通人

【真题例句】

  1. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...But there is plenty of decent food in the grocery stores...

  2. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens...

【单词相关测试】

  1. This movie is not __________ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.

    A. profoundB. validC. decentD. upright

【同、近义词】

  1. adj.正派的;得体的;相当好的

    proper/goodish/

【同根词】

  1. adv

    decently : 合适地;高雅地;正派地;亲切地

  2. n

    decency : 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌

上一篇
December
下一篇
decide