Word
7 b8 Z2 W1 k* u p1 ]0 M6 _ sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words$ \! U+ Q5 F4 k# `
TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.
% r. t3 n3 y# P1 U4 w0 C2 ` adjoin :be next to, be very close or near5 h0 i, b0 s5 I" Y8 J: `2 F- _. X) g
TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.
* ?: z I/ J) M( T$ b# s ally :join or untie by agreement' N% {& u$ O( A" x
TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.7 f |% Q8 S# A3 ?5 h9 K" Q! j
chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed
2 Z6 A) o: p4 Y4 e. S. j z TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.- h' ?- t7 {; w; E2 `
confide : tell as a secret
* w" r& Q+ P/ K TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.- P7 _! K; w+ y5 x) T% }0 E
defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
' A+ g. m" Y! P+ D7 l# y TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.. F6 k6 h8 ~* p6 m
disrupt :bring or throw into disorder
2 E; V7 D; T# W$ { TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.
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1.His speech __1__ the meeting
% c& |" M+ _" _: ?( C% } 2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.
& g+ R1 |* \) \2 \: u9 y' A 3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I8 M$ o9 ]& |6 \3 F" z
4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.
* w, y8 F) G9 L" ]4 z! W) y; e 5.Our house __5__theirs.
; r4 A& u! ? P& e$ D 6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
! R7 H8 F3 f( \' z 7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.6 \% h4 c% n% d) ]- ~
答案:' |: [3 \( |8 H' y# s' j
1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断
1 h f9 ^7 b) s$ r 2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的
, A* d8 v+ N; n$ v! D6 U 3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系" F5 N% j0 w! z# a( W
4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖( c% u! _8 D1 ~* D, q; {5 S# G9 }: Z7 D
5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接
$ P7 l1 m4 z9 v. x9 g 6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑
9 i) a, G a3 ] T9 c4 w 7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅 |