第116期-英語四級高頻詞匯
adopt
英 [??d?pt] 美 [??dɑ?pt]vt. 采?。唤邮埽皇震B(yǎng);正式通過
vi. 采??;過繼
例句:In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.
我決不會(huì)采用他的任何一個(gè)方法。
There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.
幾乎或根本沒有鼓勵(lì)來采取這樣的措施。
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.
有數(shù)以百計(jì)的人極其渴望收養(yǎng)小孩。
incident
英 [??ns?d?nt] 美 [??ns?d?nt]n. 事件,事變;插曲
adj. [光] 入射的;附帶的;易發(fā)生的,伴隨而來的
例句:That incident sparked it off.
那一事件引發(fā)了它。
When exactly did the incident occur?
這一事件究竟是什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的?
This incident coloured her whole life.
這事件影響了她的一生。
decorate
英 [?dek?re?t] 美 [?dek?re?t]vt. 裝飾;布置;授勛給
vi. 裝飾;布置
例句:The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time.
男孩們正計(jì)劃在他們有時(shí)間的時(shí)候裝修。
When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look.
當(dāng)他來裝修廚房時(shí),肯尼思顯出一副友好質(zhì)樸的樣子。
When they came to decorate the rear bedroom, it was Jemma who had the final say.
他們開始裝修后臥室時(shí),說了算的人是杰馬。
barrier
英 [?b?ri?(r)] 美 [?b?ri?r]n. 障礙物,屏障;界線
vt. 把……關(guān)入柵欄
n. (Barrier)(法)巴里耶(人名)
例句:I realized I had to surmount the language barrier.
我認(rèn)識(shí)到我必須得克服語言障礙。
The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east.
長江是東北方向的一道天然屏障。
Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultra-violet radiation.
臭氧是地球防止紫外線輻射的屏障。
trace
英 [tre?s] 美 [tre?s]v. (通過調(diào)查)找到;追溯;追蹤;沿(特定路徑)走;映描;(尤指用手指、腳趾)畫;勾畫出輪廓
n. 痕跡;踏出來的小路;(大腦上的學(xué)習(xí)或記憶)痕跡;語跡;跟蹤;微量;絲毫;描記線;交線;韁繩
n. (Trace) (美)塔斯(人名)
例句:Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.
我們辛辛苦苦跟蹤他,卻無功而返。
How far back can you trace your family tree?
你的家譜可以追溯到多少代?
He vanished without trace.
他消失得無影無蹤。
回顧
- adopt
- incident
- decorate
- barrier
- trace