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回答: 【开心一刻】英语小笑话一则非文学青年2011-09-27 11:08:10

ovulate vs. oscillate

 

ovu·late    v.
Pronunciation:     'äv-yə-ˌlāt, 'ōv-, -lət
Function:           adjective
Date:               1861

: bearing an ovule
os·cil·late    v.
Pronunciation:     'ä-sə-ˌlāt
Function:           intransitive verb
Inflected Form:    -lat·ed ; -lat·ing
Etymology:          Latin oscillatus, past participle of oscillare to swing, from oscillum swing
Date:               1726

1 a : to swing backward and forward like a pendulum b : to move or travel back and forth between two points
2 : to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories
3 : to vary above and below a mean value

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很惊讶这个笑话的主人会前一个单词,而不会后一个单词。 -beautifulwind- 给 beautifulwind 发送悄悄话 beautifulwind 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/27/2011 postreply 20:16:44

One could have memorized both words and -冲浪潜水员- 给 冲浪潜水员 发送悄悄话 冲浪潜水员 的博客首页 (83 bytes) () 09/27/2011 postreply 22:48:43

Make sense. I am convinced. Thanks. -beautifulwind- 给 beautifulwind 发送悄悄话 beautifulwind 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/27/2011 postreply 22:52:26

another explanation is -非文学青年- 给 非文学青年 发送悄悄话 非文学青年 的博客首页 (42 bytes) () 09/27/2011 postreply 23:14:09

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