詞匯:
wicked a.邪惡的,惡劣的,缺德的;淘氣的
examine vt.檢查, 調(diào)查, 考試, 仔細觀察
hell n.地獄, 陰間, 苦境, 極大的痛苦
pit n.地洞,坑;煤礦(井)
burn vi.燃燒 vt.點燃;燒毀;燒傷
avoid vt.避免, 逃避
strict adj.嚴(yán)格的, 精確的, 完全的
guard vi.防止,防范
fault n.缺點;錯誤,過錯
tendency n.趨勢, 傾向, 秉性
deceit n. 欺騙, 詭計, 不誠實
tolerate vt.容許, 忍受, 容忍
fit v.適合
humble a.謙遜的
sin n.罪,罪孽
falsehood n. 謊言, 虛假
eternity n.永遠, 來世, 不朽, 漫長的時間
brimstone n.硫黃
deceitful adj.欺詐的, 欺騙的
tame vt.制服;馴化,馴服
unruly adj.難控制的, 無法無天的, 任性的
詞匯精學(xué):
1. wicked
雙語釋義:(of a person or his actions) morally bad; sinful or evil (指人或人的行為)不道德的, 缺德的, 邪惡的
例句:That was very wicked of you. 你干的事可真缺德。 a wicked deed, lie, plot 邪惡的行為﹑ 謊言﹑ 陰謀
2. examine
雙語釋義:question (sb) formally in order to get information; interrogate 詢問, 盤問, 審問, 訊問(某人)
例句:examine a witness in a court of law 在法庭上訊問證人
3. avoid
詞源解說:1300年左右進入英語,直接源自盎格魯法語的avoider,意為清理,退出;最初源自古法語的esvuidier:es(出)+vuidier(空的),意為倒空。
語法用法:avoid后可接動名詞,不可接不定式。例子: You had better avoid reading in the train.你最好避免在地鐵上閱讀。句中的reading不可改成to read。再如:avoid (driving in) the centre of town 避開市中心(行駛)
4. strict
詞源解說:1592年進入英語,直接源自古典拉丁語的strictus,意為緊的,嚴(yán)格的。
例句: Our manager is very strict with us. 我們的經(jīng)理對我們要求很嚴(yán)格。
The doctor put me on a very strict diet. 醫(yī)生嚴(yán)格限制我的飲食。
As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion. 作為清教徒,他的道德和宗教觀念都很嚴(yán)格。
5. guard
語法用法:guard against
雙語釋義:sth use care and caution to prevent sth 預(yù)防某事物
例句:guard against disease 預(yù)防疾病
They've been doing very well, but they should guard against over-confidence, ie not become over-confident. 他們一直干得挺好, 但應(yīng)防止過於自信.
6. tendency
例句:His illness grew out of his tendency to overwork.他的病是由于工作過度所致。
He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him. 當(dāng)別人注意他時,他就會退縮一旁。
7. deceit
例句: He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies. 他陷入充滿詭計和謊言的圈套。
Furious at his deceit, she let fly at him with a stream of abuse. 他欺騙人,氣得她把他大罵了一頓。
He is full of deceit. 他詭計多端。
8. tolerate
例句:He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert. 他忍受不住沙漠的酷熱。
She's not a woman to tolerate being played with. 她不是一個能容忍別人玩弄的女子。
She almost can tolerate any kind of torrid days. 她幾乎能忍受各種酷熱的天氣。
9. humble
例句:He is a humble and submissive servant. 他是個恭順的仆人。
She was born of humble parentage. 她出身卑賤。
10. falsehood
例句:Falsehood can in no way be turned into truth by repetition. 假話不管怎樣重復(fù),也不可能變?yōu)檎嬖挕?/p>
I was less capable than he of telling truth from falsehood. 我判斷真話和謊言的本領(lǐng)不如他。
11. eternity
例句: The dull play seemed to last an eternity. 這場乏味的劇似乎演個沒完沒了。
He gave her an eternity ring when their son was born. 他們的兒子出世後他送給她一枚表示永恒的戒指。
It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.他平安的消息到達她那里之前,那段時間似乎是無限漫長的。
12. deceitful
例句: His political opponents tore away the show of sincerity covering his deceitful intention. 他的政治上的對手揭去了他那欺騙性目的真誠外表。
His political opponents were able to tear off the show of sincerity that had been covering his deceitful intentions. 他的政治對手們能夠戳穿他表面的誠實,揭露他隱藏著的欺詐意圖。
13. tame
例句: I advise you not to cooperate with that deceitful businessman. 我建議你不要和那個不誠實的商人合作。
Many kinds of squirrels are easy to tame. 很多種類的松鼠都很容易馴養(yǎng)。
She is too tame. 她太柔順了。
13. unruly
例句: The headteacher was wrathful with the children's unruly behavior. 校長被那些不守規(guī)矩的小學(xué)生惹得發(fā)怒。
They are unruly mob. 他們是些難以控制的暴徒。