Upper peninsula
n. 密西根上半岛
🧩 词语组成解析
upper
['ʌpə]
adj. 地位较高的;上面的;内地的;地表层的;
n. 鞋帮，靴面;兴奋剂;令人兴奋的经历;
peninsula
[pə'nɪnsələ]
n. 半岛;[史]伊比利亚半岛，（第一次世界大战中指）加利波利半岛;（第一次世界大战中指）加利波利半岛;
pen近似，差不多+insula岛→似岛一样→半岛
🗣️ 情景例句
It's tough getting an O.K. from the boss.
很难从老板那听到声“同意”。
When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.
物以稀为贵。
He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired.
于是他又发了一份传真，通知那位记者说，若再不迅速答复，将被解雇。