The wall behind looks a bit grey and dull. What can we do to make it look less ugly?
后面那堵墙看起来有点暗。我们能不能让它漂亮点？
高三英语课文 Unit 7 Angkor wat

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

wall [wɔl] 词频1
n. 墙;屏障;隔阂;壁垒; vt.& vi. 筑墙围住，用墙隔开;围以墙; adj. 墙壁的;
💡 vall- 墙,壁垒;桩线
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房内铺满地毯的新办公室
近义：hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament 反义：level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
behind [bɪ'haɪnd] 词频1
prep. （表示位置）在…的后面;支持;（表示顺序）在身后;（表示比较）落后于; adv. 在后面;向后;在后面较远处;（落）在后面; n. 〈口〉屁股;
💡 be构成一些介词+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late 反义：quick, rapid, accelerated
grey [ɡre] 词频3
adj. 灰色的;灰白的; vt. 使变成灰色;使变老; vi. 变成灰色;老化; n. 灰色;
"His face turned grey as he heard the bad news."
当听到这个坏消息时,他的脸色变得灰白.
近义：gray, grizzle, grayish, bleak
dull [dʌl] 词频2 词根: /də/
adj. 钝的;迟钝的;呆滞的;阴暗的; v. 缓和;减轻;使阴暗;
💡 杜甫(du)智商只有11，是 白痴
"Life in a small town could be deadly dull."
小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
近义：boggle, numb, bleak, colourless, colorless, drab 反义：hone, point, strap, strop, taper, whet
look [lʊk] 词频1
vt.& vi. 看，瞧; vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像; n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子; int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area

📚 更多「高三英语课文」例句

Look out! There's a kangaroo!
当心！一只袋鼠！
I've promised to take my pound of flesh.
我说过一定要拿走我应得的那一磅肉。
Bones were carved into needles and tools, and the teeth were used to make necklaces.
骨头则雕琢成针和工具，牙齿用来作项链。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
It was important to carry out the work quickly, so an extra team of men were asked to work on the repairs one evening.
因为尽快投入修理工作显得十分重要，于是一天晚上加派了一支工作队来参加维修工作。
Many people will sleep and eat on the marae during these three days and share their memories of the dead person.
许多人还会在这3天期间吃住在集会地，以共同悼念亡人。