第136期-英語(yǔ)四級(jí)高頻詞匯
vain
英 [ve?n] 美 [ve?n]adj. 徒勞的;自負(fù)的;無(wú)結(jié)果的;無(wú)用的
例句:He was vain and bombastic.
他既虛榮又浮夸。
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
他自大、虛榮、而且無(wú)知。
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.
我認(rèn)為他淺薄、虛榮、不可信。
distinguish
英 [d??st??ɡw??] 美 [d??st??ɡw??]vt. 區(qū)分;辨別;使杰出,使表現(xiàn)突出
vi. 區(qū)別,區(qū)分;辨別
例句:Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能辨別是非嗎?
It's important to distinguish fact from fiction.
區(qū)別真實(shí)和虛構(gòu)是重要的。
It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.
很難分辨出一對(duì)孿生兒誰(shuí)是誰(shuí)。
entertainment
英 [?ent??te?nm?nt] 美 [?ent?r?te?nm?nt]n. 娛樂(lè);消遣;款待
例句:Gambling is a form of entertainment.
賭博是一種娛樂(lè)形式。
It was typical family entertainment.
這是典型的家庭娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)。
The show was good entertainment value.
這場(chǎng)演出有很大的娛樂(lè)價(jià)值。
resolve
英 [r??z?lv] 美 [r??zɑ?lv]vt. 決定;溶解;使……分解;決心要做……;[主化]解析
vi. 解決;決心;分解
n. 堅(jiān)決;決定要做的事
例句:Nothing could weaken his resolve to continue.
什么也不能削弱他繼續(xù)下去的決心。
He was to pay dearly for his lack of resolve.
他將為自己缺乏決心付出高昂的代價(jià)。
How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我們?cè)鯓硬拍芙鉀Q這個(gè)明顯的矛盾呢?
expend
英 [?k?spend] 美 [?k?spend]vt. 花費(fèi);消耗;用光;耗盡
例句:If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
如果你放棄鍛煉,肌肉就會(huì)萎縮,脂肪會(huì)增多。同樣地,如果你消耗較多的體能,你就會(huì)減掉脂肪。
Growth, reproduction, and daily metabolism all require an organism to expend energy.
生長(zhǎng)、繁殖和日常的新陳代謝都需要有機(jī)體來(lái)消耗能量。
Extreme athletes expend lots of energy breaking down and repairing and building muscles.
極限運(yùn)動(dòng)員消耗大量能量來(lái)分解、修復(fù)和塑造肌肉。
回顧
- vain
- distinguish
- entertainment
- resolve
- expend