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tourist : a person travelling for pleasure) q6 o; r% y6 H7 l7 L
TYPICAL USE: Each year,many foreign tourists visit Taiwan for sight-seeing
4 \8 t! S5 x) o v, e) S utility :the ability to be used ; power to satisfy people's wants .
( H* T0 c( Y; a: J TYPICAL USE: The furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance
- D1 B( _: h% E, m7 V blunt :having a sick or dull edge or point ;not sharp ;dull .: o& l( m+ p; o; v* W
TYPICAL USE:Too much alcohol makes your senses blunt .
. o7 f3 `! y) s; H elastic : not stiff ,stick or strict ;able to be changed to fit all cases .
1 o: s* b) P1 k; w7 J; f TYPICAL USE: Toy Baloons ,sponges and steel springs are elastic.
/ d1 `1 X1 ~; @! u% P. ^$ q8 u exit : 1 a place through which to go out;a way out 2 .the act of going out ;departure
# l# {) w3 ]7 q TYPICAL USE: He left the building through the rear exit .
/ S5 z4 U# l- X/ J When the cat came in, the little mouse made a hasty exit .: x2 n$ J2 u) A, E" L
shun : keep away from; avoid
) X8 X& @8 ^( D3 c/ A6 Y" o TYPICAL USE: You can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office, I9 F/ a% d. |3 A& {4 f7 a
fatigue : weariness ;the state of being tired .
. g Y: E; n$ ^+ M, `- [ TYPICAL USE: He was pale with fatigue after his sleepless night4 f0 u" S" `, d- d# }( n. V
heir :a person who inherits property;successor0 _- S; C% o8 c7 E
TYPICAL USE: When he died ,his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth .
. l7 [2 d$ j6 s: O4 V% Q# p inflate :cause to swell by filling with air or gas ;expand ;enlarge .
9 U' H- B+ Z4 }1 i, n7 T) ^ TYPICAL USE: As a currency of a country is inflated ,the prices of goods begin to rise0 O3 \$ a/ y: H# f
练习:
% a* b* S7 E- V2 D" g$ T" [4 ? 1. She was __1__by her former friends after she went astray4 k/ v7 p( G) t8 i! g) W
2. It is a treat to have a drink after the__2__ of the day.
: t1 k% x A1 x" u- k$ }, m# W3 p* x 3. Let me ask a __3__question.
- x" J. K; g# k: ^ 4. He fell __4__to a large fortune.. V b8 m7 H1 j7 ~) V
5. Clothing has __5__ in price.
# G) l. {+ t) U$ ]) z7 O 6. My plans are fairly __6__4 a' `/ W7 ~' h+ s. o2 d
7. The store deals in objects of domestic__7__
Z D) S4 q4 Y6 G% e8 g7 r 8.The beautiful sight attract many__8__ here every year .; S p9 ?7 z& B1 S; }* j- R1 g7 M
9. There is only one __9__from the theater.5 h& }1 C9 Z+ x
答案:
! _8 y+ E8 }) k6 H; M6 j+ j1 q4 [ 1. shunned v. 避开9 c% S: x9 j5 R7 s
2. fatigue n.疲劳; t" M; `( g' K
3. blunt adj. 钝的
& G+ P3 k9 g+ ~" h, L 4. heir n.(男)继承人# @0 @/ B) k, U% |0 X% A! u, |
5. inflate v.膨胀
/ B0 a. K4 l" i$ j# m- X 6. elastic adj.有弹性的% Y' V* p" m; [; V2 }/ F
7. utility n.效用# [6 j+ K0 k) L! k7 m" l2 n
8.tourists n. 参观者
$ x3 ~$ H( H. @ 9.exit n.出口 ;离去 |