[六級詞匯] CET6淘金詞匯第三十三課 lesson33
apt a.易于,有…傾向; 恰當?shù)?適宜的; 聰明的,反應(yīng)敏捷的
The former world heavyweight boxing champion,Tyson,is apt to get irritable. ;世界前重量級拳擊冠軍泰 森很愛發(fā)怒.
blunt a.鈍的,爽直的, 直言不諱的 vt.使遲鈍,使減弱
Too much alcohol made the young driver's sense blunt. ;大量喝酒使得那個年輕 司機感覺遲鈍.
brutal a.野獸般的,殘忍的; 無情的,冷酷的
Those white four Los Angeles policemen ;四個洛杉磯白人警察
gave the black suspect brutal treatment and killed him. ;野蠻拷打那個黑人 嫌疑人,使其斃命.
burial n.葬,掩埋,葬禮
In view of her popularity,Diana's burial was a worldwide event. ;由于戴安娜深受人們喜 愛,她的葬禮令全球 矚目.
certify vt.證明,證實;發(fā)證書 (或執(zhí)照)給
This butter is certified Grade A and is certainly of the best quality. ;這黃油被驗證為A級, 當然是質(zhì)量最好的.
climax n.高潮,最令人興奮 (感興趣)的部分
The play was brought to a climax when the colossal ship ;當那艘龐然大物般的輪船 載著男主角
slowly went down with the male protagonist. ;緩緩下沉時,故事達到 高潮.
cordially ad.熱情友好地,熱誠地
On arriving at the station, ;友好代表團到達火車站時
the goodwill delegation was cordially welcomed by the mayor. ;受到市長的熱誠歡迎.
Have you heard that your teeth are your second name card? ;你有沒有聽說過,牙齒是 人的第二張名片?
dentist n.牙科醫(yī)生
Perhaps you should make an appointment with the dentist. ;或許你該去看看牙醫(yī).
diploma n.畢業(yè)文憑,資格證書, 畢業(yè)證書
The Nobel Foundation give a Peace Prize to Kim Dae Jung and along with it a diploma. ;諾貝爾基金會向金大中頒 發(fā)了和平獎并附有一張 證書.
electrician n.電工,電器技師
The electricity has gone out send an electrician as soon as possible. ;沒電了,盡快找個 電工來.
enclosure n.圍場,四周有籬笆(或 圍墻等)的場地; (信中的)附件
There's a special enclosure where you can look at the horses before the race starts ;這里有一處特備的圍場, 在比賽前你可以先看看 馬.
fragile a.易碎的,脆的,依損 壞的;虛弱的,脆弱的
These thin glass wares are fragile.Put them in wooden boxes. ;這些很薄的玻璃器皿依 碎.把它們放進木箱子 里吧.
geology n.地質(zhì)學;地質(zhì)情況
Geology is useful in many ways, ;地質(zhì)學在許多方面都是有 用的,
such as helping decide whether a high-rise may be built in a certain spot. ;比如,可以幫助確定能否 在某處地段上修建高樓.
hug vi.(熱烈地)擁抱;緊抱, 懷抱 vt.互相擁抱,抱緊在一起 n.緊抱;互相擁抱
Seeing her son safe and sound after the accident,the mother bugged him tightly. ;眼見兒子在事故后平安 無恙,母親緊緊擁抱著 兒子.
inland a.內(nèi)地的,內(nèi)陸的 ad.在內(nèi)地,向內(nèi)地 (或內(nèi)陸)
Brazil moved its capital inland to Brasilia ;巴西把首都內(nèi)遷到巴西利 亞
in order to develop its economy around the new capital. ;以發(fā)展新都一帶的經(jīng)濟.
limp a.松軟的,無生氣的,無 精神的;軟的,松沓的 vi.一瘸一拐地走 n.跛行
Injured when trying to get the ball,that footballer limped off the football field. ;爭球的時候受了傷,那個 足球隊員一瘸一拐地走出 足球場.
meadow n.草地
The cattle are grazing in the meadow. ;牛養(yǎng)在草場上吃草.
monster n.怪物;巨人,巨大的 東西;極其殘酷的人 a.巨大的,龐大的
Frankenstein is a monster created by Mary Shelley, ;弗蘭肯斯坦是瑪麗.雪萊
A laboratory creature that brought near-disaster. ;塑造的產(chǎn)自實驗室的怪物 差點帶來災(zāi)難.
motel n.汽車旅館
In the U.S. people driving over long distance like to spend their nights in motels ;在美國,長途驅(qū)車的人喜 歡在汽車旅館過夜,
because their cars can be serviced there. ;因為他們的車可以得到 檢修.
novelty n.新奇事物; 新奇,新奇感,新奇性; 新穎小巧而廉價的物品
Cars were a novelty in 1900 but now hundreds of millions of people drive them every day. ;在1900年,汽車是個新 奇的玩意,但時至今日, 每天上億人開著車.
outbreak n.(戰(zhàn)爭,情感,火山, 疾病等)爆發(fā),(疾病, 蟲害等)的突然發(fā)生
The outbreak of the Great Depression in the 1930's ;20世紀30年代“大蕭條” 的爆發(fā)
shocked everyone because there was no sign of it whatsoever. ;讓所有的人震驚不已,因 為在那之前似乎毫無跡象
presume vt.推測,假定,(沒有證 據(jù)地)相信;認定,推定 冒昧(做),擅(做) vi.擅自行事
I presume from your pronunciation and intonation that you are a foreigner. ;按你說話的語音語調(diào), 我推測你是個外國人.
If a person is missing for 7 years he is presumed dead. ;假如一個人失蹤7年,即 作已經(jīng)亡論.
reclaim vt.要回;開墾(荒地); 回收
A legend goes that Holland reclaims more land from the sea than its original size. ;傳說荷蘭填海造地獲得 的土地面積比它原來的 國土面積還大.
resemblance n.相似,形似
Twins often show great resemblance. ;孿生兒常顯示出酷似的 相貌.
scar n.傷疤,傷痕; (精神上的)創(chuàng)傷 v.(給…)留下傷痕 (或創(chuàng)傷)
A long scar across his cheek makes him look fiendish, but he is very good-natured. ;他棉頰上的長疤令他看起 來很兇惡的樣子,但是他 卻很善良.
skeleton n.骨骼,框架,骨干; 梗概,提要
This is just the skeleton of the plan. The details will come later. ;這只是計劃的梗概.細節(jié) 稍后才出來.
spacious a.寬敞的,寬廣的
China has the most spacious square in the world-the Tian'anmen Square. ;中國有世界上最大的廣 場,那就是天安門廣場.
tilt v.(使)傾斜,(使)傾側(cè) n.傾斜,傾側(cè)
During a conversation, he likes to tilt his head forward,to show he is very attentive. ;和人說話的時候,他喜歡 把頭往前傾,表明他很 專注.
tract n.傳單,小冊子; 大片(土地或森林)
Under this wild tract of desert,a large reserve of oil was found last year. ;去年,在這大片的沙漠地 帶之下,發(fā)現(xiàn)了大量的石 油儲備.
versus prep.與…為對手,對; 與…相對, 與…相比之下
The coming competion is actually Beijing versus Toronto. ;最后的競賽實際是北京對 多倫多.
Which will laugh till the last? ;誰會笑到最后呢?