英語單詞超好背 第0296期

environmental

英 [?n?va?r?n?mentl] 美 [?n?va?r?n?mentl]

adj. 環(huán)境的，周圍的；有關(guān)環(huán)境的

例句：

She cares deeply about environmental issues.
她對環(huán)境問題深感擔(dān)憂。

She usually writes about environmental issues.
她通常寫環(huán)境方面的題材。

She advises the government on environmental issues.
她是政府的環(huán)境問題顧問。

catalyst

英 [?k?t?l?st] 美 [?k?t?l?st]

n. [物化] 催化劑；刺激因素

例句：

Many policy makers insist that consumer spending is a strong economic catalyst and, therefore, a paucity of retail stores is a contributing factor to low-performing economies.
許多政策制定者堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，消費(fèi)者支出是一個強(qiáng)大的經(jīng)濟(jì)催化劑，因此，零售商店稀缺是經(jīng)濟(jì)表現(xiàn)不佳的一個促成因素。

I see my role as being a catalyst for change.
我認(rèn)為我的角色是促成變革。

I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change.
我非常希望這件事終將成為促成變化的催化劑。

suggestion

英 [s??d?est??n] 美 [s??d?est??n; s?ɡ?d?est??n]

n. 建議；示意；微量，細(xì)微的跡象

例句：

This suggestion dumbfounded Joe.
這個建議使喬伊驚呆了。

He received my suggestion coolly.
他對我的建議反應(yīng)冷淡。

Might I make a suggestion?
我可以提個建議么？

subsequent

英 [?s?bs?kw?nt] 美 [?s?bs?kw?nt]

adj. 隨后的

例句：

Subsequent events confirmed our doubts.
后來發(fā)生的事證實(shí)了我們的懷疑。

Subsequent experiments failed to replicate these findings.
后來的實(shí)驗(yàn)沒有得出同樣的結(jié)果。

Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report.
這個問題的發(fā)展將在以后的報道中予以說明。

orient

英 [???rient] 美 [???rient]

v. 朝向；確定方位；使適應(yīng)

n. （詩、文）東方國家

adj. （詩、文）東方（國家）的；（太陽等）冉冉升起的；（寶石）光彩奪目的

n. (Orient) （美）奧里安（人名）

例句：

Columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the Orient and to promote the greater glory of Spain.
哥倫布西行是為了尋找通往東方更好的貿(mào)易路線，并宣揚(yáng)西班牙更大的榮耀。

It took him some time to orient himself in his new school.
他經(jīng)過了一段時間才熟悉新學(xué)校的環(huán)境。

The mountaineers found it hard to orient themselves in the fog.
登山者在大霧中很難辨認(rèn)方向。

回顧

1. environmental
2. catalyst
3. suggestion
4. subsequent
5. orient