英语专业四级词汇冲刺练习第二十期

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　　Word
5 T2 i" m0 W2 ~/ x% |: [  K8 y% g　　drought : a prolonged period of dry weather with little nor no rain .
; w7 W0 V( ?/ F　　TYPICAL USE: The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.
" o' i1 G/ p' o　　exterior :outer;on or from the outside
　　TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight.
　　eliminate :remove ;get rid of ;leave out
) z' E5 ~% L/ t( w3 p+ W　　TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
4 b7 K) f; j. W* e　　gorgeous : splendid in appearence or coloring
　　TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
　　illegal : not legal;unlawful .
9 Y4 F7 }4 [! {　　TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
　　lad : a boy or young fellow .
　　TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.
　　retain : keep in one's possession;hold .
　　TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women do not retain their maiden names.
8 [/ R) p9 V- I8 O0 A0 c0 O4 B　　tilt :cause to slope or slant ;lean.
5 o/ N! i$ R  e4 |　　TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when you bow.
% b' U; k2 ^* ]* {3 M- [　　veto :a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent
　　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:
+ e+ N" Y$ d. P; b- k" r- h" v　　1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
  [. ^& Q+ a0 v' p. h4 g% S% Z! w　　2. Please straighten the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .
　　3. A(An)of three months __3__ ruined the wheat crops .
+ d7 y' R" v9 E/ R& k( o　　4. It is difficult to judge a person by his __4__ .
3 @4 r% g5 `' v! x. d　　5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
　　6. The old man put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
7 h* Y! A3 {) y( u+ W; o　　7. How have you been lately, my __7__ ?
　　8. What a __8__ day it is !
: a: K- O- |+ x; y4 q　　9. Our goal is to __9__poverty.
　　10. All he has done is __10__ .
　　答案：
7 _* ?- A. n; J0 u　　1. retain v.保留
　　2. tilted v.倾斜
' ]3 g. m3 O& g　　3. drought n.干旱
6 ?$ v. E0 s/ d" [) I　　4. exterior n.外表 adj.外部的
, Z7 Q/ R/ H  ~9 A# ?; G　　5. abbreviated v. 缩写
　　6. veto v.& n.反对
　　7. lad n.年轻男子;小伙子
5 L' v$ U( |/ T" s　　8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的
9 l% {$ e# J7 Q) B1 }! B/ u　　9. eliminate vt.排除,消除,消灭
　　10.illegal adj.不合法的,非法的