英語四級高頻詞匯第121期

likelihood

英 [?la?klih?d] 美 [?la?klih?d]

n. 可能性，可能

例句：

The likelihood of infection is minimal.
傳染的可能性微乎其微。

There is very little likelihood of that happening.
幾乎沒有發(fā)生那種事情的可能。

He faces growing unease among the Democrats about the likelihood of war.
他面對著民主黨人對戰(zhàn)爭可能性的日益增加的不安。

accelerate

英 [?k?sel?re?t] 美 [?k?sel?re?t]

vt. 使……加快；使……增速

vi. 加速；促進(jìn)；增加

例句：

Inflation continues to accelerate.
通貨膨脹不斷加速。

Growth will accelerate to 2.9 percent next year.
增長明年將加快到2.9%。

Exposure to the sun can accelerate the ageing process.
暴露在日光下會加快老化過程。

participate

英 [pɑ??t?s?pe?t] 美 [pɑ?r?t?s?pe?t]

vi. 參與，參加；分享

vt. 分享；分擔(dān)

[ 過去式participated 過去分詞participated 現(xiàn)在分詞participating ]

例句：

She didn't participate in the discussion.
她沒有參加討論。

They expected him to participate in the ceremony.
他們希望他參加這個(gè)典禮。

Over half the population of this country participate in sports.
這個(gè)國家一半以上的人參加體育運(yùn)動。

priority

英 [pra???r?ti] 美 [pra????r?ti]

n. 優(yōu)先；優(yōu)先權(quán)；[數(shù)] 優(yōu)先次序；優(yōu)先考慮的事

例句：

Club members will be given priority.
俱樂部成員享有優(yōu)先權(quán)。

Buses have priority at this junction.
在這個(gè)路口，公共汽車有優(yōu)先通行權(quán)。

America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
美國的首要任務(wù)自然是刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)。

noticeable

英 [?n??t?s?bl] 美 [?no?t?s?bl]

adj. 顯而易見的，顯著的；值得注意的

例句：

It is noticeable that women do not have the rivalry that men have.
顯而易見的是女性沒有像男性那樣的爭強(qiáng)好勝。

It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others.
顯而易見，有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人設(shè)法把自己的意志強(qiáng)加于別人。

The class has made noticeable improvement.
這個(gè)班已有引人注目的進(jìn)步。

回顧

1. likelihood
2. accelerate
3. participate
4. priority
5. noticeable