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barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
# Z; {) e& L/ c2 [# M; [3 ] TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.
! c C& \+ B& U ^ Synonym：sterile
! x; j5 E3 ^- \* q0 `. D# { bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock" k4 D. w) w* `/ L. [" \) D, B) C
TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.1 X: l6 j: a i' G
Synonym: collide
0 S5 j( b& ~9 Z# _* d! D; [ devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive
: t* K8 i2 c! E4 s0 | TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.8 g# ]# j R& t V, M: e' M; h8 f0 r/ B) {
Synonym: invent) S, |+ u. Q Q& ^
exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise( ?( R: N. G! r1 D' J2 ^5 w8 E" z) o
TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.
+ \. ~9 G8 r) T, Y5 k+ { Synonym: use7 X0 z3 Z. f8 [% n& P9 l% A
oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
3 ]2 u8 w8 t% d" n TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office
4 {! N" ?' ]% p5 D Synonym: pledge
: q5 X1 l2 D: K- _ shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
, S0 \* H9 p/ h" x TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.( \+ A+ r2 Y |/ `
Synonym：smash) A3 z7 E, E* z/ a' O& m' d
Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空, E) R. S' z- w
Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
5 @ B9 S+ C. y: j/ a* j5 b The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
. _3 f+ Y1 z; z' I6 K. h Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.
' a" B1 i ~9 U- ~6 P. m( W, k He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
A3 t8 i2 F d% i6 i She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength
0 U1 H, e: y2 b; m8 ^ 答案:* ]+ o6 E, L0 L, w
1.shattered9 x: ?# w$ R. V3 l3 u: ?
2.devise( j# ~5 G8 e7 E+ c- H5 Z, M
3.barren
+ |* x3 { ?" R; r+ X5 M/ g& u 4.oath
: Y+ z8 [5 Y/ x; p. Q 5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-15 23:04:14
