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sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
, A6 F1 v' N; H: F6 o2 n) R! l TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.
3 a6 b% E% Y& H" V! R' W% `. k adjoin :be next to, be very close or near, l* F& p" |7 p* h
TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.
6 r0 N( ~1 }9 Y9 Y5 A8 g ally :join or untie by agreement
7 \3 F e+ k* Y0 Y: A+ f" I' d TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.
2 [$ e: ]6 ~, {0 V( R5 N chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed
6 e9 s5 T# g- a+ m) y) c1 ]4 j TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.
8 e( f* L6 ?3 P* K0 t9 J confide : tell as a secret( V% \1 h# M8 D2 H% Y$ @) ~3 n( W$ _) T
TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.
- _( D0 z2 z6 u) x defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to) M+ w% E4 a' [, F m$ m9 K
TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.$ e Y* x2 p5 d9 H) H# I4 g* @
disrupt :bring or throw into disorder0 V/ P4 z7 z: w3 D: A, q- O
TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.$ Q: b B- Z) R3 e! |% {
练习:
( x S0 M( ^- g9 ?6 J 1.His speech __1__ the meeting9 U0 o7 `$ S# O+ k/ f) M
2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.
, p* s& ]* p8 ` 3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I- x1 j+ B9 ?7 R, ~/ O8 r' X
4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.; m5 B' d0 Y# L9 F0 l5 [- J3 g
5.Our house __5__theirs./ } [) }- W" i, A2 O5 {
6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
# [+ e$ V: [1 d$ U! ?4 } 7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.
% \' |2 ?: @/ ^ 答案:: q P' }/ \6 p9 L" ~
1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断
- s Z: I% l7 u' |; ^* e; I& | 2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的3 F( ?& U) l+ p. c6 R& x. E
3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系
x' `3 E% G' A5 B' l! R 4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖9 `9 a: D5 A W% y/ y
5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接
, L8 W3 d- ^& t/ t$ C 6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑" D2 q! J; V1 B+ X& [1 K+ L6 B
7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
