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sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
- G- [0 g$ \' y# ^ TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.6 s$ L. ~% h7 m3 r# q9 F
adjoin :be next to, be very close or near
. w9 f; i6 k# B6 d, N TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.! J2 k+ P5 ?$ s+ s
ally :join or untie by agreement% s8 }. H7 h+ \0 f; C
TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.
" S8 {( C+ J5 _, e3 W; D chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed6 Y. c: {5 _$ Q% @, Q3 o! n: S
TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.: {: J( b. v3 O/ i
confide : tell as a secret
/ ^; v; a0 n% m3 w7 k TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.
( N% T D6 s/ d$ i defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
( o! c' d7 k# x TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.
, u: C% a- n! O9 Z5 O disrupt :bring or throw into disorder
) b* p. a, U7 _! ?& H- q0 A7 f: m0 u TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.
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1.His speech __1__ the meeting
6 O9 X# u4 c' m D9 o, u 2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.* ] _$ V, H9 |* Q1 e
3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I+ a w3 v, x* l# b( G' _
4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.) l# M8 r& h' }% O+ z
5.Our house __5__theirs.2 k* j6 H/ a b: f2 ?
6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
" ?# A- g, Y/ a" b* O7 D 7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.
, V4 Q! t7 \7 | 答案:5 J+ p$ z: E# U3 g$ `
1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断& I1 b$ h q# ?+ F7 ]1 j
2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的
. }' u; {$ j+ z4 A; E 3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系
. {5 p; p; U7 @8 o a% A# D 4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖
B* x) W% k9 |; H8 L 5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接
, m% e3 ]# g" R* i* {2 @ 6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑+ D+ M& V/ M0 E& [, |' j
7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
