1.senior n.前輩;學(xué)長(zhǎng) ; 大四 adj.年長(zhǎng)的,地位較高的,資格較老的
Senior politicians met today to discuss the future of European economic unity.
高級(jí)政要今天會(huì)晤,探討歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)一體化的未來。
seniority 資格,資歷
I sacrificed two years'seniority by taking the overseas posting.
由于去國(guó)外任職,我犧牲了兩年的資歷.
2.elderly adj.過了中年的,稍老的
The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
那輛失控的車猛沖到一條長(zhǎng)椅上,撞傷了一對(duì)老夫婦。
3.isolated adj.孤立的,隔離的,分離的
Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas.
很多難民村落都在偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)。
isolate v.孤立
A chemist can isolate the oxygen from the hydrogen in water.
一個(gè)化學(xué)家能把水中的氧和氫分解.
isolation n.隔離;孤立
I wanted quiet, isolation, to do some troublesome writing.
我需要安靜, 與世隔絕, 好從事艱辛的創(chuàng)作.
isolating adj.孤立的;絕緣的
【真題例句】 Once inhousing, formerly homeless people can become isolated and lonely.(2014.6.2)
一旦被安置,以前無家可歸的人會(huì)變的孤獨(dú)。
solitude n.孤獨(dú)
One Hundred years of Solitude《百年孤獨(dú)》
4.ignorance n.無視;無知
Ignorance of people brings fear, fear of the unknown.
人們的無知會(huì)帶來恐懼,對(duì)未知事物的恐懼。
ignorant adj.無知識(shí)的,幼稚的,不知道的
【派生詞】 ignore v.忽視
5.identity n.相同,身分,恒等式,特性,一致
self-identity 自我
6.identification n.認(rèn)出,鑒定;身份證
identify v. 識(shí)別,鑒定;認(rèn)同
7.pension n.退休金;撫恤金;養(yǎng)老金;v.發(fā)給...退休金
8.possession n.擁有;所有物;占有;財(cái)產(chǎn)
9.property n.財(cái)產(chǎn),性質(zhì),所有權(quán)
【聽力例句】 W: Get the branches off my property or I'll have to sue you.
快把你家的樹枝從我這兒撿走,不然我就起訴你.
M: Yeah?
你咬我呀?
10.inheritance n.遺傳;遺產(chǎn)
inherit v. 繼承;經(jīng)遺傳而獲得;接受遺產(chǎn)
【派生詞】inheritable adj.可繼承的;會(huì)遺傳的
inheritor n.繼承人;后繼者
【真題例句】 Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion.
我們消費(fèi)的幾乎所有文化物品都包含著前人傳承下來的評(píng)價(jià)。
11.heir n.后嗣,繼承人
His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews.
他的繼承人把這幅畫賣給了倫敦藝術(shù)品經(jīng)銷商阿格紐斯。12.heritage n.遺產(chǎn),繼承物,傳統(tǒng)
13.legacy n.遺贈(zèng)的財(cái)物,遺產(chǎn)
She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一筆遺產(chǎn)留給凱瑟琳。
14.succession n.連續(xù),繼位,繼承權(quán)
【真題例句】 The trend has continued with a succession of experts and would-be experts who promise to distil the essence of excellence into three (or five or seven) simple rules. (2014.12.2)
連續(xù)不斷的專家和準(zhǔn)專家們承諾會(huì)將卓越的本質(zhì)提煉成三條(或五條或七條)簡(jiǎn)單的規(guī)則,這使得這一潮流得以繼續(xù)發(fā)展。
15.successive adj.連續(xù)的,后繼的;繼承的
【真題例句】 But brains are the superior choice when you want information to change, in interesting and useful ways: to connect up with other facts and ideas, to acquire successive layers of meaning, to steep for a while in your accumulated knowledge and experience and so produce a richer mental brew. (2014.6.2)
但是當(dāng)你想要以有趣、有用的方式改變信息時(shí),人腦是更好地選擇:關(guān)聯(lián)其他事實(shí)和想法,獲取連續(xù)性的不同層面的含義,在你所積累的知識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)中沉浸一會(huì)兒以便結(jié)出更豐碩的精神果實(shí)。
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