Word
5 k: q( }5 J3 K' e3 M! H. {: H( d6 ~, ~ sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
7 ~# Y, g. f, ^) p TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.
9 S3 c9 @% a0 m1 W, u& m7 O adjoin :be next to, be very close or near1 h# y$ }! K: Y M" O! M
TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.
; \' |4 D* ]8 a' E/ c, ^ ally :join or untie by agreement
# N. g3 T2 \9 D2 |; u" X0 S TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.( D: ?* m4 w6 L; u; I
chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed/ ]4 R/ u- Y7 i. ~
TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.4 d$ _1 i9 B! G F9 p# B
confide : tell as a secret
% W9 g4 n" h/ h7 l: A$ x TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.* A( d# _+ W% j0 B( Y6 [% A2 l
defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
! n; i! U5 E1 V+ j& |4 g4 n8 h TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.& ^' m4 z0 g% H4 v: s; c0 a
disrupt :bring or throw into disorder. |. f$ n8 I0 _: l. Q
TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.
/ J2 e0 d# r: t# r+ i9 ^ 练习:
' i: s1 I# F! T) y: Y# o& K 1.His speech __1__ the meeting; U. o1 T) z' m
2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.6 O" }0 n. {# [+ w; X$ f, D& w5 W
3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I
2 I% E# k7 x+ l8 m( V, J" g 4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.
( t( P9 l/ I# m9 f7 }8 d 5.Our house __5__theirs.
3 r/ L ~( z$ A" d* A3 f 6.He's always __6__at my suggestions( n3 [4 \% n- \" [: I6 U; Z* y# J% j
7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.
0 g `. r% P6 J. Y* x+ y 答案:! i1 }' A- `) j. A! C
1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断
1 f# T1 t5 n1 L8 \3 Q& ?1 k! } 2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的% q$ Y( w' l2 h( O
3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系
* x4 d% l1 t: _ 4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖
- T* x1 Y% }) C- F/ ` 5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接, B' m: D0 s+ V' K( m# [
6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑3 G7 }7 y; b. T' o4 w! ]9 n
7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅 |