Daily English Dictation 56 - 2026/05/13 - beginner
🎧 Listening Practice
My listening:
He sold his hair with cake around him.Answer:
You sold us a hair with a cake around it！Pronunciation:
You sol<u>d us a</u> hair wi<u>th a</u> ca<u>ke a</u>roun<u>d i</u>t！
这句表达不规范，不推荐这么用，rude。应该用 on it 的表达形式
📖 Accumulation
sarcastic /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/
(adj.) 讽刺的，挖苦的:
- Don't be so <u>sarcastic</u>; I was just trying to help.
Collocations: sarcastic remark sarcastic tone sarcastic comment sarcastic humor sarcastic laugh
Related: ironic sarcasm mocking cynical biting deadpan witty
sarcasm /ˈsɑːrkæzəm/
(n.)(u) 讽刺，挖苦:
- I could detect a hint of <u>sarcasm</u> in her voice.
Collocations: biting sarcasm heavy sarcasm hint of sarcasm sense of sarcasm dripping with sarcasm
Related: irony mockery cynicism wit satire taunt sarcastic
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/
(n.)(c) 神秘的事物，谜:
- The disappearance of the cake is a complete <u>mystery</u>.
(n.)(u) 神秘，秘密:
- Her past is shrouded in <u>mystery</u>.
Collocations: solve a mystery murder mystery shrouded in mystery ~ novel ~ shopper
Related: puzzle riddle enigma secret intrigue detective clue
gross /ɡroʊs/
(adj.) 令人恶心的，很讨厌的:
- There's a hair in my soup? That's so <u>gross</u>!
(adj.) 总的，毛的 (仅用于名词前):
- His <u>gross</u> income doubled this year.
Collocations: gross smell totally gross gross income ~ weight gross negligence
Related: disgusting revolting nasty net overall total vulgar
disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
(adj.) 令人作呕的，很讨厌的:
- The smell from the garbage is absolutely <u>disgusting</u>.
Collocations: absolutely disgusting disgusting habit find sth. disgusting disgusting smell disgusting taste
Related: gross revolting repulsive sickening nasty appalling repellent