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sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
m4 i8 i8 A: c TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.) M: c: T' }9 Z6 Y
adjoin :be next to, be very close or near
) d- D8 H4 l+ q4 e0 _2 U9 g) E TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.
+ B. k+ N' J) _& P: ?$ ~ ally :join or untie by agreement
- O. ?+ h5 i! X" ` TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.1 k! S$ ~" _. R
chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed* K4 \9 {9 k" r$ P. _" `1 p' }7 N
TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.
9 V$ [; y6 {# P# `* t: Z2 z9 F7 p confide : tell as a secret
4 L/ a* I4 y6 [9 _/ K9 R6 n6 l TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister." Y% U* I/ u6 ?( |9 R
defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
) {9 h2 l$ v. e( K: r: M TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.
% m1 L; k3 m4 v/ a/ ? disrupt :bring or throw into disorder
/ X0 y+ P; h( w: ?- _1 A+ K( K TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.' M. }" o8 C/ j" L8 W( K' ]
练习: A4 J& d+ x+ z! v9 i( A" ]) b; T
1.His speech __1__ the meeting: P/ r" r; |5 T! e
2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.9 ^( u. x' O" e0 Y F3 W) t+ W# l
3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I8 H# y/ l! y1 l: ^ J: e( K
4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.
5 I% E7 `; u6 H 5.Our house __5__theirs., I, h3 Z8 o4 f' A* B0 f3 i
6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
" V( Y5 ?7 x# L+ a 7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.% ?( S# q" _7 w( t( U
答案:
T# f/ m" ~& K' u N0 c- w 1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断8 \( J% f& s% }! C4 D; U5 {
2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的: [3 \; e* J4 s+ w5 D
3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系- C" M, h: J0 d/ N# P4 D W+ g% Q
4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖; N2 a9 R& y8 J- o; N( J
5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接- h; t* p. t* g8 ]! |
6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑' k1 e' T ~" ^4 Q; z; ?: t% `
7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅 |