Lesson 42
第42課
anonymous
a.無(wú)名的,不具名的;匿名的;無(wú)特色的,無(wú)個(gè)性特征的
- Who wrote the letter? - I don't know. It was an anonymous letter.
-這封信是誰(shuí)寫(xiě)的?-我不知道。這是一封匿名信。
apparatus
n.器械,器具,儀器;機(jī)構(gòu),組織
An automobile is a complicated apparatus.
汽車是臺(tái)復(fù)雜的機(jī)器。
buck
n.一美元;雄鹿,雄兔 vi. (馬等)猛然弓背躍起;反抗,抵抗
The plane bucked a strong head wind.
飛機(jī)頂著強(qiáng)烈的逆風(fēng)飛行。
complication
n.并發(fā)癥;(新出現(xiàn)的)困難,難題
Complications set in, and the patient died.
病人因出現(xiàn)并發(fā)癥而死亡。
composite
a.混合成的,綜合成的 n. 合成物,復(fù)合材料
The police artist made a composite picture of the murderer.
警察局的拼圖師拼出了一幅謀殺罪犯的圖片。
English is a composite of many languages.
英語(yǔ)是多種語(yǔ)言的混合體。
compute
v.計(jì)算,估算
I compute my losses at 500 dollars.
我估計(jì)我的損失有500美元。
disastrous
a.災(zāi)難性的,造成災(zāi)害的;極壞的,很糟的
The result of the flood in 1998 in China was disastrous.
1998年中國(guó)水災(zāi)的后果是災(zāi)難性的。
Carelessness in driving often results in disastrous accidents.
開(kāi)車時(shí)粗心大意常造成嚴(yán)重事故。
disclose
vt.揭露,泄露,透露
Most movie stars are not willing to disclose their true age.
大多數(shù)電影明星不愿透露其真實(shí)年齡。
ethnic
a.種族的
Ethnic discrimination still exists in the U. S.
種族歧視在美國(guó)仍然存在。
evacuate
vt.轉(zhuǎn)移,撤離,疏散
The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood.
由于洪水的威脅,村里人都已撤走了。
Fear will evacuate a man's minds of reason and courage.
恐懼會(huì)使人失去理智和勇氣。
evaporate
vi.蒸發(fā),揮發(fā);消失 vt. 使蒸發(fā)
The sun will evaporate the mist.
太陽(yáng)會(huì)蒸發(fā)霧氣。
The pool of water on the playground evaporated in the sun.
操場(chǎng)上的積水在陽(yáng)光下蒸發(fā)了。
foil
n.箔,金屬薄片;陪襯,襯托 vt. 挫折,使受挫折
The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape.
警察使這個(gè)殺人犯逃跑的企圖成為泡影。
The enemy's attack on the liberated area was foiled.
敵人向解放區(qū)的進(jìn)攻受阻。
grope
vt.摸索(路等) vi. (for, around)暗中摸索;(for)探索,搜尋
We are groping after the mystery of the universe.
我們?cè)谔剿饔钪娴膴W秘。
The Japanese spies grope about for commercial information.
日本間諜到處搜集商業(yè)情報(bào)。
humidity
n.濕度,潮濕,濕氣
Humidity caused me another fit of rheumatism.
濕氣使我的風(fēng)濕病又發(fā)作了。