Lesson 38

树干, 树身

The old oak tree had an enormous bole nearly 6 feet in diameter at its base.

那棵老橡树的树干巨大，基部直径近6英尺。

波莱罗, 短款波莱罗外套

蒴果, 棉铃（棉花或亚麻的特定术语）

Farmers monitored the cotton fields closely as the bolls began to ripen, looking for signs they were ready to harvest.

农民们密切关注棉花田，当棉铃开始成熟时，寻找它们可以收获的迹象。

加强, 支持

Recent scientific findings have bolstered the theory that climate change poses severe risks.

最近的科学发现强化了气候变化带来严重风险的理论。

征收, 收取

The HOA levied $50 fines on homeowners who didn't shovel their sidewalks during the snowstorm.

业主协会对在暴风雪期间没有铲除人行道上积雪的房主征收了50美元的罚款。

轻率, 不严肃

The after-dinner speeches were delivered with a light levity to keep the mood cheerful.

晚餐后的演讲以轻松的轻松方式进行，以保持气氛愉快。

悬浮, 飘浮

Scientists claim they have developed a method to levitate small objects using sound waves.

科学家们声称他们已经开发出一种利用声波悬浮小物体的方法。

利维坦, 巨人

Assembling a supercomputer capable of handling quintillions of calculations per second, IBM has built a literal leviathan of processing might far beyond all others.

通过组装一台能够每秒处理五百万次计算的超级计算机，IBM构建了一个处理能力的真正巨兽，远超其他所有。

悲哀的, 忧伤的

The doleful wailing of the woman could be heard throughout the neighborhood as she mourned the loss of her child.

当那位妇女哀悼她失去的孩子时，她那悲伤的哀嚎在整个街区都能听到。

授予人, 转让人

In the property deed, Jane Smith is listed as the grantor who transferred ownership of the house to Michael Johnson.

在房产契约中，简·史密斯被列为将房屋所有权转让给迈克尔·约翰逊的授予人。

受赠人, 受款人

The local homeless shelter was approved as the grantee for a $50,000 grant to fund their job training program.

当地无家可归者收容所被批准为5万美元赠款的受赠人，以资助他们的职业培训计划。

不信任, 怀疑

His suspicious nature causes him to instinctively mistrust people's intentions until they prove otherwise.

他多疑的天性使他对人们的意图本能地不信任，直到他们证明并非如此。

误传, 不准确地描述

In retelling the story, Steve misrepresented a few minor details but meant no harm.

在重述这个故事时，史蒂夫歪曲了一些小细节，但没有恶意。

曲解, 错误表述

In my haste to meet the deadline, my article likely contained some misrepresentations resulting from insufficient fact-checking.

在我急于赶截止日期时，我的文章可能包含了一些由于事实核查不足而导致的错误表述。

放错地方, 丢失

I misplaced my wallet and tore the whole house apart but still couldn't find where I put it.

我放错了钱包，把整个房子都翻遍了，但还是找不到我把它放在哪里了。

治理不善, 无能的统治

The province fell into disorder due to misrule by inefficient bureaucrats.

由于效率低下的官僚的治理不善，该省陷入混乱。

滥用, 误用

The tool was misused by the apprentice who didn't understand its proper function.

这个工具被不理解其正确功能的学徒误用了。

管理不善, 不充分地管理

The previous CEO mismanaged the company's finances and drove it into bankruptcy.

前任CEO管理不善公司财务，导致公司破产。