第016期-英語六級高頻詞匯
intent
英 [?n?tent] 美 [?n?tent]n. 意圖;目的;含義
adj. 專心的;急切的;堅(jiān)決的
例句:His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
他的目的顯然不是要安撫批評他的人。
I was so intent on my work that I didn't notice the time.
我專心工作,以致忘了時間。
His eyes were suddenly intent.
他的目光突然專注起來。
premise
英 [?prem?s] 美 [?prem?s]n. 前提,假定;(常復(fù)數(shù))商店、餐館、公司等使用的房屋及土地;(常復(fù)數(shù))上訴各項(xiàng)
v. 以……為前提;引出,預(yù)先提出;說明
例句:The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete.
前提是各學(xué)校如必須競爭就會更加努力改進(jìn)。
His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
他的推理是以人可以為善亦可以為惡為前提的。
Linda, co-founder of Scores, a leading digital analytic company, established her organization on a simple premise.
領(lǐng)先的斯科爾數(shù)字分析公司的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人琳達(dá),在簡易的前提下建立了自己的組織。
subtle
英 [?s?tl] 美 [?s?tl]adj. 微妙的;精細(xì)的;敏感的;狡猾的;稀薄的
例句:But TV images require subtle gradations of light and shade.
但是電視影像需要有細(xì)微的光影變化。
Her paintings capture the subtle hues of the countryside in autumn.
她的油畫捕捉住了秋天鄉(xiāng)村的微妙色調(diào)。
The job required a subtle mind.
那項(xiàng)工作需要一個頭腦敏銳的人去做。
primitive
英 [?pr?m?t?v] 美 [?pr?m?t?v]adj. 原始的,遠(yuǎn)古的;簡單的,粗糙的
n. 原始人
例句:Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par.
達(dá)菲簡單的吉他演奏遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于預(yù)期的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
At the time, medicine was still a primitive quasi-science.
當(dāng)時,醫(yī)學(xué)仍是原始的準(zhǔn)科學(xué)。
Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals.
原始人們需要能夠像這樣反應(yīng)以逃脫危險的動物。
distinction
英 [d??st??k?n] 美 [d??st??k?n]n. 區(qū)別;差別;特性;榮譽(yù)、勛章
例句:We need to draw a distinction between the two events.
我們得把兩起事件區(qū)別開來。
The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
工藝和美術(shù)之間的區(qū)別更有爭議。
He graduated with distinction.
他以優(yōu)異成績畢業(yè)。
回顧
- intent
- premise
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- primitive
- distinction