WORD
; g) ~' |( H) M4 j/ [+ I4 M( a4 ?( q barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive; }5 W) M) \' z- Z0 p1 S
TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.5 h) T# w! G4 \- L; c/ @
Synonym：sterile
$ s# x% M1 `4 Q+ [$ t7 z1 c/ D' y( b bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock* I1 D% X+ Z7 j" \
TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
5 S% H- ?: o1 ` Synonym: collide/ t# l0 ~! |" a" o% p/ }) n) h* }
devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive
4 O! d! F+ T' Z& L9 M) ~ TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.+ E% m" a+ L' }- u C1 r& s
Synonym: invent
P! e# |9 s/ @) Z. V. F exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise# P& T' h: G% O8 i6 v
TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.
: d9 \" p. f: r& r4 h; M* b Synonym: use9 X% U U* V% v
oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
" {9 Y$ S0 e; L6 [ TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office
, s1 A* F d2 M Synonym: pledge
' V; A+ T9 ^/ [, f3 V shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
; w9 E. I6 _1 j2 x8 Y TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.7 e5 \3 l' q0 h0 J
Synonym：smash4 |! i, w- |8 A5 ^
Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空3 g3 `0 f' o8 N2 i% [) q% T" S6 d' O! k
Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
) T Z" O; q7 P4 x D0 h: [ @0 k' a The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation./ n1 K) Y/ ?0 G. U M
Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.# r5 M/ o6 `4 _* ^- R
He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
$ n/ Q* B. _7 b; D( n3 p She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength1 ^" ]- g8 [5 b
答案:
( |6 {6 J* U& j 1.shattered
6 A8 r5 ]0 G# g$ A 2.devise
- ] f! L. a+ F0 {! V 3.barren
0 {+ V/ B6 c! j6 ^ 4.oath
9 k2 e3 \8 w. t* z4 ~( W7 x 5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-15 23:04:14
