The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他书房的书柜里摆着那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 瓶子;一瓶（的量）;（婴儿）奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…装入瓶中;控制;
vi. （街头艺人演出后）收拢钱币;
💡 butta(桶)+le(表示缩小的名词后缀)→瓶
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
n. 书橱，书架，书柜;
💡 book书 + case箱 → n.书架, 书柜
"The bookcase contains fifty volumes but holds a hundred."
这书橱装有50册书,但它能装下100册.
近义：shelf, bookshelf, bookstall
v. 购买;采购;换得;依靠机械力移动;
n. 购买;购买行为;购置物;紧握;
💡 pur(pro-=for)+chase(追)→获得；购买；所购物；收益
"The saleslady compacted a neat package out of my wife's purchase."
那位女售货员把我妻子买的东西齐齐整整包装成一个包裹.
近义：obtain, procure, secure, acquire, buy, get
反义：merchandise, merchandize, retail, vend, flog, expend
adj. 罕见的，特殊的;优秀的，不寻常的;稀薄的，经过稀化的;
💡 rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常见的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他从易趣网上购买珍稀的棒球卡。
近义：infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反义：regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent