WORD
0 R: Y F( r- s. c barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
0 g/ L$ u. r3 H& x6 q* Q5 @* f TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.* @! M1 Q6 X+ \0 ?! v( E5 H" \& p; v
Synonym：sterile
6 B2 ]% q- ]6 i; j3 w6 a. `- U bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock
3 p, a/ l X' E TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
/ k( }# m( t9 u Synonym: collide5 B) ?3 B) ]/ _: Y- p4 L; Y; P
devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive5 M$ ^9 }4 V- d
TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.8 w. C- s& M2 t$ M& R
Synonym: invent
- q9 u' y; X9 ]+ ]0 o3 r& b3 y exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise. J3 c* ~! \7 T8 w. @; u1 b4 _
TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.9 [. s# D! f& |* q
Synonym: use0 L# }! C1 c7 B: X2 ^* k
oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God3 q" i M$ j/ k" s
TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office' v2 y- |; k+ c- k
Synonym: pledge8 M0 G, {* r0 @
shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
0 E7 B/ H' i4 |3 g2 Y TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.; Y8 r' u% l6 g5 O" o3 b( i4 ^
Synonym：smash( s+ e6 B7 k+ o& w0 ^9 K
Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空, _+ n+ Z# B" q0 I- @7 M
Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
7 e+ _4 M# o% B5 V7 ]* h The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
1 f' P; X. T, B9 Z: X+ p5 ^5 v Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__./ u$ H/ H8 R' E) z6 w2 Y
He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
* K7 ]4 }% y! z She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength
& F% E2 j% \* f 答案:3 G6 l% w. ^3 n, {
1.shattered
0 A. L# f6 z) P! L8 Y 2.devise K6 J$ z9 l- o- N( R
3.barren0 F+ @3 S+ S* ]# s
4.oath0 z! g) Z5 d7 N$ P' G8 J- I8 `% b
5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
