第0089期-英語四級通關(guān)訓(xùn)練
conformity
英 [k?n?f??m?ti] 美 [k?n?f??rm?ti]n. 遵守,依照;隨大流,循規(guī)蹈矩;符合,一致;信奉英國國教
例句:You'll see that he writes about, first, conformity.
你會發(fā)現(xiàn)他所寫的首先是一致性。
Increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity.
這種明顯的多樣性正日益成為一種新型一致性的面具。
He criticizes that people of his time for abandoning their own minds and their own wills for the sake of conformity and consistency.
他批評他那個時代的人們?yōu)榱艘恢滦院徒y(tǒng)一性而放棄了他們自己的思想和意志。
sodium
英 [?s??di?m] 美 [?so?di?m]n. 鈉(一種化學(xué)元素,符號為 Na)
adj. (發(fā)出橙色強(qiáng)光的)鈉光的
例句:Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive.
鈉和硫有高度的腐蝕性。
Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
普通食鹽是鈉和氯的化合物。
The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.
氯化鈉是普通鹽的學(xué)名。
frugal
英 [?fru?ɡ(?)l] 美 [?fru?ɡl]adj. 節(jié)儉的,節(jié)約的;(飲食)簡單的,省錢的
例句:Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.
每個人都這么說,但這確實(shí)是給節(jié)儉的食客最好的建議。
The honourable worker who lives a very frugal life gives away most of his money to charities.
這位可敬的工人過著非常節(jié)儉的生活,他把他的大部分錢都捐贈給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。
They learned how to trim almost 20 percent off their monthly child care bills during the 30-day "Frugal Family Challenge".
在為期30天的“節(jié)儉家庭挑戰(zhàn)”活動中,他們學(xué)會了如何削減每月近 20% 的育兒費(fèi)用。
often
英 [??fn; ??ft?n] 美 [???f(?)n]adv. 常常,時常;在許多情況下
例句:She doesn't often wear heels.
她不常穿高跟鞋。
I often skip breakfast altogether.
我常常干脆不吃早飯。
Do you go sailing often?
你常去駕帆船玩嗎?
depress
英 [d??pres] 美 [d??pres]v. 使抑郁,使沮喪;降低,抑制;使蕭條,使不景氣;按下,壓下
例句:Subsidies allow growers to undercut competitors and depress world prices.
補(bǔ)貼使得種植者能以低于競爭對手的價格出售并壓低世界價格。
The atmosphere began to depress me.
氣氛開始使我感到壓抑。
Runaway inflation will depress the economy.
無法控制的通貨膨脹將會使經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條。
回顧
- conformity
- sodium
- frugal
- often
- depress