每天背單詞 第419期

doubtful

英 [?da?tfl] 美 [?da?tfl]

adj. 可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能確定的

例句：

This wine is of doubtful quality.
這酒的質(zhì)量有問(wèn)題。

Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
羅斯對(duì)整個(gè)設(shè)想持懷疑態(tài)度。

The arrangement is of doubtful legality.
這項(xiàng)約定是否合法值得懷疑。

defective

英 [d??fekt?v] 美 [d??fekt?v]

adj. 有缺陷的；不完美的

n. 有缺陷的人；不完全變化詞

例句：

Retailers can return defective merchandise.
零售商可以退回有瑕疵的商品。

Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
經(jīng)檢查，她的聽(tīng)力有點(diǎn)缺陷。

A manufacturer negligently made and marketed a car with defective brakes.
一家制造商瀆職，制造并銷售了一款有制動(dòng)缺陷的汽車。

alienate

英 [?e?li?ne?t] 美 [?e?li?ne?t]

vt. 使疏遠(yuǎn)，離間；讓與

例句：

The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
該政府承擔(dān)不起冷落兩個(gè)組織中的任何一個(gè)。

His second wife, Alice, was determined to alienate him from his two boys.
他的第2個(gè)妻子阿麗絲決心讓他疏遠(yuǎn)他的兩個(gè)兒子。

Management jargon can alienate staff and leave bosses looking untrustworthy and weak, according to a survey commissioned by Investors in People.
人力投資者委托進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，管理術(shù)語(yǔ)會(huì)讓員工產(chǎn)生反感，讓老板看起來(lái)不值得信任且軟弱。

along

英 [??l??] 美 [??l???]

prep. 沿著；順著；（事件）進(jìn)展

adv. 一起；向前；來(lái)到；越來(lái)越（好）；一直

例句：

Claire hurried along the road.
克萊爾匆匆地沿路而行。

We cantered along the beach.
我們騎著馬沿海灘慢跑。

I'm glad you came along.
有你跟我一起來(lái)，我很高興。

acquisition

英 [??kw??z??n] 美 [??kw??z??n]

n. 獲得物，獲得；收購(gòu)

例句：

Indeed, ease of acquisition is the problem.
事實(shí)上，容易獲得是個(gè)問(wèn)題。

He devotes his time to the acquisition of knowledge.
他把時(shí)間用在獲取知識(shí)上。

His second hypothesis is the natural order in the acquisition hypothesis.
他的第二個(gè)假說(shuō)是習(xí)得學(xué)說(shuō)中的自然秩序。

回顧

1. doubtful
2. defective
3. alienate
4. along
5. acquisition