第0169期-英語四級通關(guān)訓(xùn)練
granite
英 [?ɡr?n?t] 美 [?ɡr?n?t]n. 花崗巖;堅(jiān)毅;冷酷無情
例句:The towers are made of steel cased in granite.
這些塔樓是鋼結(jié)構(gòu),花崗巖貼面。
"Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
“好吧,”我邊說邊緊張地把香煙在花崗巖臺階上碾滅。
I cut through the courtyard, past the empty granite benches where I'd met Gates.
我穿過院子,經(jīng)過那些空的花崗巖長椅,我在那里遇到了蓋茨。
moonlighting
英 [?mu?nla?t??] 美 [?mu?nla?t??]n. (尤指夜間)從事第二職業(yè);夜襲
v. (非正式)(尤指夜間)從事第二職業(yè);兼職(moonlight 的現(xiàn)在分詞)
例句:If you're smart, you'll loop in your boss before doing any moonlighting.
如果你精明,在做兼職之前你會先讓老板知道。
Moonlighting traditionally has meant juggling two hourly jobs, or an hourly job plus freelancing.
傳統(tǒng)上的兼職族是同時(shí)做兩份時(shí)薪工作,或者一份時(shí)薪工作加自由職業(yè)。
Last fall, he started moonlighting as a small-business consultant and personal finance counselor.
去年秋天,他開始兼職做小企業(yè)的顧問和個(gè)人理財(cái)顧問。
rigor
英 [?r?ɡ?(r)] 美 [?r?ɡ?r]n. (尤指發(fā)熱之初或高潮時(shí)的)寒戰(zhàn);嚴(yán)密,嚴(yán)格(rigour的美式拼法)
n. (Rigor)(菲、美)里戈?duì)枺ㄈ嗣?/p> 例句:
Schools acknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up to a year's credit to foreigners who have passed their high school exams.
學(xué)校承認(rèn)歐洲中等教育制度的嚴(yán)格,并將給予那些通過了高中考試的外國學(xué)生額外的一年學(xué)分。
Science has to have some rigor.
科學(xué)要非常精準(zhǔn)。
That rigor helped the company grow speedily.
這種苛刻標(biāo)準(zhǔn)幫助公司迅速成長。
cab
英 [k?b] 美 [k?b]n. 駕駛室;出租車,的士;(舊時(shí)的)出租馬車;<非正式>(吉他的)揚(yáng)聲器箱
v. 乘出租車旅行
例句:We'll take a cab to save time.
我們坐出租車,好節(jié)省時(shí)間。
The cab drew up outside the house.
出租車在房子外面停了下來。
Could you ring for a cab?
你打電話叫輛出租車來好嗎?
mercantile
英 [?m??k?nta?l] 美 [?m??rk?nti?l??m??rk?nta?l]adj. 貿(mào)易的,商業(yè)的;營利主義的
例句:Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.
它的地理位置激發(fā)了海外商業(yè)企業(yè)的興趣。
San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
舊金山和紐約是美國重要的商業(yè)港口。
As feudalism decayed in the West it gave rise to a mercantile class.
隨著西方封建制度解體,商業(yè)階層應(yīng)運(yùn)而生。
回顧
- granite
- moonlighting
- rigor
- cab
- mercantile