英語四級高頻詞匯第068期

via

英 [?va??; ?vi??] 美 [?va??; ?vi??]

prep. 經由，通過；憑借，借助于

例句：

We flew home via Dubai.
我們乘飛機經迪拜回國。

The news programme came to us via satellite.
新聞節(jié)目是通過衛(wèi)星傳送到我們這里來的。

The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.
這次演講是通過衛(wèi)星播放的。

explosive

英 [?k?spl??s?v; ?k?spl??z?v] 美 [?k?splo?s?v,?k?splo?z?v]

adj. 爆炸的；爆炸性的；爆發(fā)性的

n. 炸藥；爆炸物

例句：

The car had been rigged with about 300 lbs of explosive.
有人暗中在車上放了大約300磅炸藥。

The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour.
該爆炸裝置定在交通高峰時間爆炸。

For the rest of the day, he worked on the assembly of an explosive device.
在那天余下的時間里，他在進行一個爆炸裝置的組裝。

appoint

英 [??p??nt] 美 [??p??nt]

vt. 任命；指定；約定

vi. 任命；委派

例句：

It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
任命一位銀行家做這項工作是合理的。

He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他承諾任命一位艾滋病特使來對付這種疾病。

After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.
經過適當考慮，我們決定委任戴維斯先生干這項工作。

gene

英 [d?i?n] 美 [d?i?n]

n. [遺] 基因，遺傳因子

例句：

The gene for asthma has been identified.
哮喘病的基因已被識別。

The gene is activated by a specific protein.
這種基因由一種特異性蛋白激活。

The gene is only part of the causation of illness.
基因只是疾病的部分誘因。

bother

英 [?b?e?(r)] 美 [?bɑ?e?r]

vt. 煩擾，打擾；使……不安；使……惱怒

vi. 操心，麻煩；煩惱

n. 麻煩；煩惱

例句：

I hope I haven't been a bother.
希望我沒煩擾你。

I usually buy sliced bread – it's less bother.
我通常買切片面包–這樣可以少些麻煩。

'Shall I wait?' 'No, don't bother'.
“要我等一下嗎？”“不，別費事了?！?/p>

回顧

1. via
2. explosive
3. appoint
4. gene
5. bother