英语专业四、八级词汇表之专八词汇天天记3
1. litigationn. process of going to law; lawsuit 打官司,诉讼eg: The lawyer has prepared for litigation.
2. magistrate n. a civil officer with power to a administer and enforce law 地方行政官,有权执法和实施法律的公务员
eg; I find but only two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to take notice of: those either blasphemous and atheistical, or libelous.
我发现这些地方官员们只关心两种文字:那些无神论者亵渎神明的或者是中伤他人作品的。
3. affidavitn. a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officers. 宣誓书,在公证人或其他裁判官员面前经宣誓而立下的书面声明
eg: You must make an affidavit when you give witness on behalf of the accused person.
必背搭配: make an affidavit; swear an affidavit; take an affidavit
4. loophole
n. ①an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
漏洞,逃避困难的一个办法,逃避遵守的方法
eg: Don’t try to find loophole in the law.
②a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
枪眼,墙上的小洞或小缝,尤指通过其可以进行观察和射击的
eg: The soldiers fired at the enemies through the loopholes.
5. buttermilk n. residue from making better from sour milk
酪乳,将乳脂从牛奶或一次提制的奶油中除去之后的剩余物
eg: No one enjoyed buttermilk.没有人会喜欢喝乳酪。
6. picklen. vegetables(especially cucumbers) preserved in bring or vinegar 腌菜,泡菜
eg: Baoding produces excellent mixed pickles.
7. cronyn. a long-time close friend or companion 密友
eg: He and I were cronies at school. 8. sootyn. covered with or as if with soot 被煤烟覆盖的或似乎被煤烟覆盖的
eg: In the center of the house stands a sooty stove.
The boy began to smile at us, revealing two rows of white teeth under his sooty face.
9. unrollvt. ①reverse the winding or twisting of 解开
eg: Richards unrolled his quilt to make the bed.
②to unfold and present to view; reveal 揭示,使之能被人看到
eg: The captain unroll the map. 10. inexplicable adj. incapable of being explained or accounted for 难以或无法解释或说明的
eg: the inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women workers worried everyone.
派生词汇 inexplicability n. 不可解释性 inexplicably adv. 无法解释地
inexplicableness n. 费解 explicable adj. 可解释的
Exercise: 从以上单词中选出最恰当的词,填入空格内。
1. They are not familiar with the insurance against_____.
2. The merchants should not take advantage of the ____ of law to earn more money.
3. The peasants usually prepare_____ in autumn for winter to save money, for vegetables are expensive in the last season of the year.
4. Every schoolboy has one or two____ to accompany him in his activities.
5.the old man left house at three in the morning for____ reasons.
答案: 1. litigation 2. loopholes 3.pickles 4.cronies 5.inexplicable
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