WORD
& ]) F! J) N) d: F; y3 H barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
1 ], {! Y# ?3 m. c( Y TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.
* Z+ L4 p2 l2 |7 ], B Synonym：sterile! q( S5 T6 k6 [( c+ l
bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock
0 s; H( }% r4 F2 f TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
) H- ?1 `8 ~7 V* i( F Synonym: collide3 R. m# M: R3 ?/ e" k1 k4 }0 N
devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive& M2 b" w9 f' Z/ ?' v
TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind. _/ C" F4 q1 f c3 F9 S; N
Synonym: invent) L: {7 z4 \) }- ^' \
exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise, s z- f" R$ m
TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.
% P+ c$ {0 m: B1 L( p# l3 H: s Synonym: use
t! q5 I: G! b6 M+ I. o. U oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
% ]3 Q* q8 j# Y: @5 s4 W5 G) R TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office8 r J0 ~2 ~3 N) m J. \% a# R
Synonym: pledge8 |, u- c) s9 K1 y$ o* P O# o
shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces9 P/ z( F# l5 Z5 G
TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.
4 a/ e4 n! N# v, r8 B' K' k3 z, F Synonym：smash6 }( t8 \* r5 Z' C% x" `6 ^
Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空6 x% J# e2 h$ {' ~& I' F! ]: T4 w7 @$ m
Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
8 a' r; O$ S7 `+ t The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
# D, v( g0 q" u( O; g8 f* k Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.
( r" \ v; M& Q3 i3 a He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.* t8 E8 h% b7 l+ @8 \
She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength( {+ ^ D! E8 Q9 L4 v0 }( Z5 g
答案:! N( A7 N' v6 M7 O! i
1.shattered' {4 }7 Q- H. }; L; w$ f. {, d3 U
2.devise
0 Q: m" u$ q/ b) C; f, K0 P 3.barren; g3 O7 [2 _ k$ k0 R4 [0 ^
4.oath
# D, v/ a' G- c 5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
