英语专业四级词汇冲刺练习第二十期

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　　Word
; f2 Q, A) V- y# F0 A　　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.
　　exterior :outer;on or from the outside
; k0 S1 ^8 J0 S　　TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight.
( u" R4 V& K1 q' n3 f; L　　eliminate :remove ;get rid of ;leave out
( i& k$ ~. f& H8 o# T/ |5 g　　TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
　　gorgeous : splendid in appearence or coloring
" y! {! C. p% ~; H0 B. O6 H0 N　　TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
　　illegal : not legal;unlawful .
　　TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
　　lad : a boy or young fellow .
! b+ q3 L4 ]- \$ P+ r　　TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.
* P% |; f& r  a- m+ U5 H+ g1 o　　retain : keep in one's possession;hold .
　　TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women do not retain their maiden names.
3 J; e9 `7 \) _8 v& E　　tilt :cause to slope or slant ;lean.
　　TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when you bow.
　　veto :a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent
- E+ ^2 ], w2 z) J- [0 c6 a　　TYPICAL USE: His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
　　abbreviate :shorten by cutting out part .
　　TYPICAL USE: His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.
　　练习:
5 n: }1 m" c: I, X' m! x3 L　　1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
　　2. Please straighten the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .
0 O2 b( A+ I5 f1 K8 q　　3. A(An)of three months __3__ ruined the wheat crops .
　　4. It is difficult to judge a person by his __4__ .
6 \) G( Y3 Y! a! _　　5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
　　6. The old man put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
' x5 L; ?0 v# h* N" O, f　　7. How have you been lately, my __7__ ?
. s) {5 E  ]; {1 g5 M0 P5 O　　8. What a __8__ day it is !
　　9. Our goal is to __9__poverty.
# \) P* ?5 W+ s　　10. All he has done is __10__ .
　　答案：
. h8 u# `# G5 z8 X　　1. retain v.保留
* W7 b0 L6 m; E! q5 S( t. o　　2. tilted v.倾斜
- R, f; g# a, Y$ G* N( r　　3. drought n.干旱
7 s; ~- }2 B2 `' i2 d2 v& W4 w　　4. exterior n.外表 adj.外部的
) [* I2 b) ?! E( G6 i% Q　　5. abbreviated v. 缩写
　　6. veto v.& n.反对
% z3 K8 z+ M: ~- ?　　7. lad n.年轻男子;小伙子
. M" y7 F1 \- U8 d0 u　　8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的
! P' h' s, {( n) M　　9. eliminate vt.排除,消除,消灭
　　10.illegal adj.不合法的,非法的