英语专业四级词汇冲刺练习第二十期

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　　Word
　　drought : a prolonged period of dry weather with little nor no rain .
　　TYPICAL USE: The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.
, W5 G5 H! T+ \9 y' M1 h- O　　exterior :outer;on or from the outside
　　TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight.
- E0 x3 g! o" f　　eliminate :remove ;get rid of ;leave out
　　TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
: B) z! @1 |' H( O( W　　gorgeous : splendid in appearence or coloring
　　TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
9 {9 |9 u' ]! a! @9 F　　illegal : not legal;unlawful .
　　TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
$ \9 G8 d! C$ y) [6 {* W　　lad : a boy or young fellow .
7 I# h5 z! _2 N4 R( p# B* D& l, ~　　TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.
. @$ k3 p- |$ |4 e9 E　　retain : keep in one's possession;hold .
　　TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women do not retain their maiden names.
+ r8 P0 y5 v4 o　　tilt :cause to slope or slant ;lean.
2 d  L5 ]$ a. A/ m　　TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when you bow.
　　veto :a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent
　　TYPICAL USE: His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
# e+ a3 U# D" T+ Z; {% L6 j& i　　abbreviate :shorten by cutting out part .
$ K' ^  g& w/ A- |　　TYPICAL USE: His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.
　　练习:
　　1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
　　2. Please straighten the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .
) O) U+ {% u  ?# N4 N　　3. A(An)of three months __3__ ruined the wheat crops .
　　4. It is difficult to judge a person by his __4__ .
　　5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
" }) A/ }3 A7 n  _　　6. The old man put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
6 O( @! g+ b) ]/ a) E　　7. How have you been lately, my __7__ ?
/ `0 f" N/ I$ \" V8 j1 k　　8. What a __8__ day it is !
　　9. Our goal is to __9__poverty.
　　10. All he has done is __10__ .
　　答案：
　　1. retain v.保留
　　2. tilted v.倾斜
　　3. drought n.干旱
" ?% p# c5 z, D" n5 G  e" P　　4. exterior n.外表 adj.外部的
　　5. abbreviated v. 缩写
2 e2 X: I, p& ^" [; [% C- Z　　6. veto v.& n.反对
" g2 }  O$ L) h　　7. lad n.年轻男子;小伙子
　　8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的
( i" X, P* e* _　　9. eliminate vt.排除,消除,消灭
( n; M* Q4 U& W. ]( T　　10.illegal adj.不合法的,非法的