英语专业四级词汇冲刺练习第二十期

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, |+ c$ Y: P3 n9 L( X. R% ?3 A　　drought : a prolonged period of dry weather with little nor no rain .
　　TYPICAL USE: The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.
　　exterior :outer;on or from the outside
　　TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight.
/ M2 [" q: C4 ]　　eliminate :remove ;get rid of ;leave out
　　TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
% |% y6 @. h! L3 o　　gorgeous : splendid in appearence or coloring
　　TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
# d0 T1 c2 w; E8 E1 ~# L　　illegal : not legal;unlawful .
, F+ _3 }! {/ A7 L　　TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
　　lad : a boy or young fellow .
　　TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.
　　retain : keep in one's possession;hold .
　　TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women do not retain their maiden names.
　　tilt :cause to slope or slant ;lean.
0 d& c7 D$ Y' z6 r  c　　TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when you bow.
7 O4 \$ N) \- R) ~+ E　　veto :a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent
. g! t0 D. H" X　　TYPICAL USE: His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
/ m! E5 ~% X* x( Y% j" Y( G  v　　abbreviate :shorten by cutting out part .
　　TYPICAL USE: His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.
$ s. L8 a9 ]! `2 w　　练习:
　　1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
　　2. Please straighten the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .
　　3. A(An)of three months __3__ ruined the wheat crops .
　　4. It is difficult to judge a person by his __4__ .
3 I5 ^7 }$ x- R, \# u　　5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
7 k$ J0 F. M3 ~- T9 l  D( m　　6. The old man put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
3 a$ z* h  J/ m$ b$ G' A　　7. How have you been lately, my __7__ ?
　　8. What a __8__ day it is !
　　9. Our goal is to __9__poverty.
4 q0 \8 ?1 v  P2 {5 B　　10. All he has done is __10__ .
- r/ }/ X" h7 ]8 J　　答案：
- c+ I! L7 ?2 x& D5 C　　1. retain v.保留
3 |# Y, T5 M' m- V6 B/ A  I/ m　　2. tilted v.倾斜
　　3. drought n.干旱
　　4. exterior n.外表 adj.外部的
　　5. abbreviated v. 缩写
& I5 S( z0 e7 |( f3 ~1 f0 K9 f7 c2 f. j　　6. veto v.& n.反对
　　7. lad n.年轻男子;小伙子
; i% ]2 e2 B4 B4 P4 o　　8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的
# f8 V: V0 f$ Q' g3 b　　9. eliminate vt.排除,消除,消灭
3 \' i: w9 }+ }) B; e, D) ?　　10.illegal adj.不合法的,非法的