[四級詞匯] CET4淘金詞匯第四十五課 lesson45
來源:滬江論壇
2007-02-24 11:24
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annoy vt.使惱怒,使煩惱; 打攪,騷擾,干擾
The mosquitoes annoyed me so much that I couldn't sleep. ;蚊子攪得我無法入睡.
clarify vt.澄清,闡明
The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women ;政府已經(jīng)反復(fù)闡明政府 對男女同工同酬的立場.
confidence n.信任;信心,自信
Most Chinese students lack self-confidence when speaking English. ;大多數(shù)中國學(xué)生在講 英語時缺乏自信心.
criticize vt.批評,批判; 評論,評判
Some Internet literary works were criticized as skin-deep. ;一些網(wǎng)上文學(xué)作品被 批評為膚淺.
criticism n.批評;評論, 評論文章
The film Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon still met with sharp domestic criticism ;電影《臥虎藏龍》受到 尖銳的國內(nèi)批評
although it had won several international prizes. ;盡管獲得了一些 國際獎項.
consequence n.結(jié)果,后果
If you don't pay your bills you'll have to take the consequences. ;你如果不把賬給付了, 就得承擔(dān)一切后果.
distinguish vt.區(qū)分,辨別;看出, 聽出;杰出,使揚(yáng)名
A common person usually can't distinguish ;常人一般不會區(qū)分
a genuine antique from a reproduction. ;真古董和贗品.
flock n.羊群, (鳥獸等)一群,一伙人 vi.群集,聚集,成群
Birds of a feather flock together. ;[物以類聚, 人以群分.
fragment n.碎片,碎塊 v.(使)成碎片
A kaleidoscope is a tube-shaped optical instrument ;萬花筒是一種管狀 光學(xué)儀器,
rotated to produce symmetrical designs ;經(jīng)旋轉(zhuǎn)產(chǎn)生對稱圖案,
by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns ;經(jīng)鏡子的反射而形成的 不斷變化的圖形
made by fragments of colored glass at one end of the tube. ;這是通過管一端的有色 玻璃碎片.
herd n.獸群,牧群 vt.使集中在一起, 把…趕在一起
Dogs are often trained to herd sheep. ;狗常被訓(xùn)練來放羊.
imitate vt.模仿,效仿; 仿制,仿造
Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past. ;一些年輕的流行樂隊 試圖模仿過去樂壇的 英雄.
motive n.動機(jī),目的
Money is the motive that drives so many people to work so hard. ;許多人這么賣命干活的 目的在于他們需要錢.
overtake vt.追過,趕上,超過; 突然降臨于,意外地碰上
After only two years in the American market ;進(jìn)入美國市場僅兩年后,
our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe. ;我們的美國市場銷量已經(jīng) 超過了我們在歐洲的銷量
prejudice n.偏見,成見 vt.使有偏見; 對…不利,損害
A judge must be free from prejudice. ;法官不應(yīng)存有偏見.
prime a.主要的,首要的; 最好的,第一流的 n.壯年,青春;全盛時期 vt.使完成準(zhǔn)備工作
Spring is the prime time for planting trees. ;春天是植樹的最好時間.
resemble vt.像,類似于
The ancients thought that gold resembled the sun, ;古代人認(rèn)為黃金與太陽 相像
so they represented this chemical element with a solar symbol. ;所以他們用太陽符號 來代表這種化學(xué)元素.
resolution n.正式?jīng)Q定,決議; 決心;解決,解答; 分辯率,清晰度
The United Nations passed a resolution to increase aid to the Third World. ;聯(lián)合國通過決議增加對 第三世界的國家的援助.
spin vi.旋轉(zhuǎn);暈眩;紡 (紗)vt.使旋轉(zhuǎn);絞干, (用洗衣機(jī)等)甩干 n.旋轉(zhuǎn),自轉(zhuǎn)
Let's spin a coin to decide who'll have the first turn. ;讓我們拋硬幣(猜正反 面)來決定誰先開始.
squeeze vt.擠,擠出;壓榨,榨取; 捏,握 vi.擠,擠入 n.擠;握;拮據(jù),緊缺, 經(jīng)濟(jì)困難
No matter how busy parents are, ;無論父母有多忙,
they should squeeze some time to stay with their children. ;都應(yīng)該擠出點(diǎn)時間 陪陪孩子.
stake n.樁,標(biāo)樁;利害關(guān)系; 股份;賭本,賭注 vt.以…打賭,拿…冒險
Firemen must act quickly because lives are at stake. ;消防員必須行動迅速, 因為生死攸關(guān).
stale a.不新鮮的;陳腐的, 過時的
Running water never gets stale. ;流水不腐.
static a.靜的,靜態(tài)的; 靜止的,停滯的 n.靜電;(~s)靜力學(xué)
Civilization does not remain static,but changes constantly. ;文明不是靜止的, 而是不斷變化的.
surrender vi.投降,屈服;讓步 vt.交出,放棄 n.投降,放棄
The enemy troops surrendered themselves to the PLA. ;敵軍向中國人民解放軍 投降.
No surrender to the fascists! ;決不向法西斯分子投降!
suspect vt.對…表示懷疑 (或不信任) n.嫌疑犯,可疑分子 a.可疑的
Lawyers are easily suspected of special pleading. ;律師很容易被人懷疑 強(qiáng)詞奪理.
suspend vt.暫停;懸,掛,吊 a.可疑的,不可信的
Hao Haidong was suspended from playing football for a year ;郝海東被禁賽一年
after calling the referee names. ;在辱罵裁判后.
vibrate v.(使)震動; (使)搖擺
The whole station seemed to vibrate as the express train rushed through. ;當(dāng)高速列車疾馳而過時, 整個車站都仿佛在震動.