WORD; I: _( Q1 `( m! `9 \7 _
barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
" y5 X3 B( ^7 C" m$ r4 G. q TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.
0 k2 F6 K0 B t" q2 F j# e Synonym：sterile2 v6 E* R% f" f, t3 f6 H
bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock
+ |0 N/ x& j4 v TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.: E9 w# j! c: e% |; n/ K! G5 v
Synonym: collide
! A4 M( f3 c0 \" [1 J, D7 Q1 Z devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive# ~: J6 P2 c2 a, n
TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.
1 S1 k5 ?( n& V2 H2 J Synonym: invent
& F! Z h) v) z exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise; I1 t9 q8 \0 B( J2 t
TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.& D( W* x, N% L( y* v
Synonym: use0 K2 t- h) k6 B% D, z; E& [! Y
oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God" l, ]8 C1 r# V6 q$ i7 \
TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office' g0 C- x0 a7 Y# Q! A7 H/ [* W$ O
Synonym: pledge
& t& S8 _+ y# v7 B" O, ?4 w shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
) o1 z3 L- q) @9 V0 e& a" n TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found." b5 E' A; w, Y! P
Synonym：smash1 n" _; v3 D/ ?: I/ E
Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空
9 ~( Z4 W9 ^6 C( R' x Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.0 G8 n1 L9 m' K8 C
The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
4 G6 D; r0 w3 J. N! [0 D Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.
0 x9 W- [2 @) q& k+ t+ q' D He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
/ n% z$ r; o, x* b0 x n8 A" k5 _ She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength' t- b3 [) r# @
答案:
. L9 Q2 H# J' F+ B 1.shattered9 y/ z0 R) V, r$ O' K' }3 c
2.devise, b) s2 |( Y6 t1 h4 Y/ V* ?
3.barren
/ n- s7 r; R! l. c8 B, i% \ 4.oath* p3 O8 |, q# _- [; _8 u
5.exerting |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
