New Words -2024 Flashcards
1
Q
Bou’tiques
A
Window shop the high-end boutiques for clothing, shoes, and accessories .
–fashionable clothes or accessories
2
Q
Stroll
A
Stroll down the Main Street
.. 漫步
3
Q
Sanctuary
A
Protect, safe place. Examples
.. Sanctuary City.
.. a bird sanctuary
4
Q
staggering
A
/ˈstaɡ(ə)riNG/
deeply shocking; astonishing.
“the staggering bills for maintenance and repair”
5
Q
embers
A
em·ber
/ˈembər/
noun
plural noun: embers
a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.
“the dying embers in the fireplace”
Similar:
glowing coal
live coal
6
Q
Sputnik
A
人造衛星,
Sputnik crisis
Sputnik moment
