1.dim v.使變暗淡;變模糊 adj.暗淡的
【例句】Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.
皮特的火把映出了鮑勃和張的模糊身影。
【核心講解】vague多指因語言不確切,太籠統(tǒng)或因構(gòu)思含糊、不完善而造成模糊難解。
faint指對某事物印象不深,或指聲音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
dim側(cè)重指或因光線暗淡,或因年代久遠(yuǎn)、身體欠佳等因素而產(chǎn)生視覺或察覺方面的困難。
2.luxury n.奢侈,豪華 adj.奢侈的,豪華的
Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.
體驗(yàn)私人游艇的樂趣和奢華。
3.frustrate v.挫敗,破壞,擊敗
Both difficulty and failure did not frustrate his passion.
困難和失敗都沒有挫傷他的熱情.
4.drainage n.排水;下水道
【常考搭配】
drainage system
排水系統(tǒng)
drainage facility
排水設(shè)施;排水設(shè)備
5.correspond v.符合;通信;協(xié)調(diào)
Your account of events does not correspond with hers.
你對事情的陳述與她說的不相符。
correspondent 通訊記者
Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.
弗蘭克·德福特是《新聞周刊》雜志的特派記者。
6.enduring adj.持久的;耐久的
What is the reason for the game's enduring appeal?
這種游戲?yàn)槭裁淳哂薪?jīng)久不衰的吸引力呢?
7.measurable adj.可測量的,恰當(dāng)?shù)模m度的
Economists emphasize measurable quantities — the number of jobs, the per capita income.
經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家看重的是可測定的量——崗位數(shù)量、人均收入等。
8.rigorous adj. 嚴(yán)格的;苛刻的;嚴(yán)厲的;嚴(yán)酷的
Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.
出租車必須遵守警方的嚴(yán)格規(guī)定。
9.blush v.臉紅,害臊 n.臉紅
I felt myself blush. Then I sniffed back a tear.
我覺得自己的臉紅了,接著我吸吸鼻子,不讓眼淚掉下來。
10.abnormal adj.不正常的;變態(tài)的
【反義詞】normal
normal university
師范大學(xué)
11.equivalent n.相等物,等價(jià)物 adj.相等的;相當(dāng)?shù)?/span>
【常考搭配】 be equivalent to 相等,相當(dāng)于…;等同,與… 等效
12.pore n.毛孔,氣孔,細(xì)孔
Waves of misery penetrated every pore.
痛苦深徹骨髓。
13.attraction n.吸引;吸引人的事物
The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.
最吸引人注意的是皮埃爾·奧古斯特·雷諾阿的油畫。
14.preach v.布道;鼓吹;反復(fù)灌輸;宣揚(yáng)
Don't preach me that.
不要以那件事說教我.
15.sunrise n.日出,拂曉,黎明
【真題例句】Even if Hollywood has gone into depression, it still boasts an unequalled array of sunrise industries and the most brisk venture-capital industry on the planet. (2014.6.3)
即使好萊塢已經(jīng)進(jìn)入蕭條狀態(tài),它仍然擁有一批無可比擬的朝陽產(chǎn)業(yè)以及全球最活躍的風(fēng)投資本。
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