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drought : a prolonged period of dry weather with little nor no rain .& l) W* c. `$ I, M
TYPICAL USE: The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.- v. ` y3 h( e* B
exterior :outer;on or from the outside
0 t( [, ^6 n2 R1 \0 s1 v0 E) |" w TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight., }# e9 S @ U$ ?& o O
eliminate :remove ;get rid of ;leave out0 }1 m2 `. U( G) I3 I8 O- B
TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
; W! P: J4 n& @/ P/ Y* t gorgeous : splendid in appearence or coloring3 N+ m6 j" {+ K8 |
TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
$ s6 N9 {. ?2 G6 R4 `3 r: Z illegal : not legal;unlawful ., Z2 k) L! M) x$ G
TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
4 l0 R1 w: v! e+ x) b! N7 f' n. [( } lad : a boy or young fellow .
( g1 E. T) w/ d TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.$ Q* g5 K( L" S
retain : keep in one's possession;hold .* C; U4 V. z/ R8 U
TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women do not retain their maiden names.$ s/ b; G( v3 v5 W) R0 g$ L
tilt :cause to slope or slant ;lean.6 b0 v4 G+ F% l4 m; @" d) ?
TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when you bow.
/ w. K( t1 M& j0 v u veto :a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent# l& N* W9 i( x! ^( e9 M) q: n
TYPICAL USE: His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.% p8 W3 _* i% A6 [ O7 K. L2 K
abbreviate :shorten by cutting out part .% u& Q) O( {+ c0 y2 C6 t# h
TYPICAL USE: His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.
- _# g5 H% l9 a& _, b 练习:* h0 J! f. F' M# w4 l
1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
' F. K6 X6 [$ d 2. Please straighten the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .9 o$ z$ \8 w4 x1 l. Z* O
3. A(An)of three months __3__ ruined the wheat crops .) S+ X4 x/ f7 [' H2 }5 ?* d
4. It is difficult to judge a person by his __4__ .: g& D* }$ k) p# ~) ]- K& v1 C
5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
+ C6 i% O& J6 r* {# t' j 6. The old man put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
* \, r2 W' s$ S k% M 7. How have you been lately, my __7__ ?3 p1 M4 G" ], z% q* p& E' c8 p) C# c
8. What a __8__ day it is !
9 r4 m/ D9 N# }; y2 { 9. Our goal is to __9__poverty., g3 L8 w: z7 t& L
10. All he has done is __10__ .
! Z. R% q- g3 o! F7 H; k 答案：: Z5 u3 K1 f. |8 l( U, B: M) D
1. retain v.保留9 }8 u% e' @8 A$ \3 E e+ n
2. tilted v.倾斜& l1 Q6 V8 V u% t6 q% J/ H# C
3. drought n.干旱
, J8 R+ z6 i0 K8 i2 ` 4. exterior n.外表 adj.外部的5 _. [& h; E! U+ o; ]; @( z8 ?# z
5. abbreviated v. 缩写! R& e% H4 N7 J& k
6. veto v.& n.反对7 o$ k, z8 z; O( u: R% T
7. lad n.年轻男子;小伙子6 N, T, X; I# y# h/ R
8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的5 Q0 k; ]. x$ V6 n; E4 A8 x
9. eliminate vt.排除,消除,消灭 L$ i1 @: j7 P! }$ C- x/ G
10.illegal adj.不合法的,非法的 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
