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barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
' D9 X1 V+ |% J* T$ a" D TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.% k* V' @$ F! z
Synonym：sterile7 {/ a- Q @' W* e& K
bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock# d5 F- b& ^+ M. j& H
TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
2 {) {5 G7 |# {$ |/ E6 o Synonym: collide" j6 i9 X4 W/ `% b
devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive
" |) ~, H/ t1 m G5 a6 A TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.# S7 E0 \' F3 j
Synonym: invent
0 x) ^ x+ A w% H% N% x9 f( T3 n7 f exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise
, \* t! B, T5 e0 i& I TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.+ x0 d; t: W1 @/ H$ Q% k% z
Synonym: use% W5 w/ L! I. g
oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
. W' \- F' k0 ^ A TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office& O6 f* l+ m% t! }1 S2 S
Synonym: pledge
2 P+ z0 C" k' x4 B: ^# e) f% x2 H shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces8 o9 f+ e+ l! i" g7 C1 I+ _& x
TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.; F$ k7 ]7 ?" l: O8 ?4 b
Synonym：smash
/ o! i. @; u( z. ^$ D8 J Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空+ `" Z9 u/ b+ t" |* O
Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
- f5 f7 @- N1 ] The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.6 e% d( ~- i3 W- B4 _
Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__. w+ M1 p$ W8 F/ s
He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.9 Y" x- W9 U6 ]
She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength
) r1 C$ R$ D: y8 h; ^) T* h 答案:
9 _1 B" i, e+ [) _. N+ ` 1.shattered1 r1 c. t! L, F4 r2 i
2.devise
& T# b" G* I+ ]3 X& ^$ l# x8 G3 _ 3.barren
( J( `( G" j4 _3 b$ l- R4 G 4.oath4 U) m- f# `/ _1 n
5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
