第0140期-英語四級通關(guān)訓(xùn)練
wolf
英 [w?lf] 美 [w?lf]n. 狼;色狼,色鬼;(喻)殘忍兇狠的人;<美,非正式>同性戀者;狼音,不諧和音,粗厲音
v. 狼吞虎咽地吃
【名】 (Wolf)(以、捷、芬、瑞典、德、匈、法、羅、荷、英)沃爾夫(人名)
例句:The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
那只狼在那顆樹上抓撓,還嗥叫了整整一個(gè)晚上。
The Rams held on to defeat the Nevada Wolf Pack in Reno, 32-28.
公羊隊(duì)堅(jiān)忍不拔,在雷諾市以32比28的比分擊敗了內(nèi)華達(dá)狼群隊(duì)。
He thought he had better track this wolf and see where it lived.
他認(rèn)為他最好跟蹤這只狼,并看看它在哪兒生活。
penalty
英 [?pen?lti] 美 [?pen?lti]n. (因違反法律、規(guī)定或合同而受到的)處罰,刑罰;(行為、環(huán)境帶來的)不利后果,苦難;(體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中對犯規(guī)者的)判罰,處罰;(足球、橄欖球及類似運(yùn)動(dòng)中的)罰球;(橋牌)(叫牌者未完成定約時(shí)的)罰分
例句:The two men are facing the death penalty.
這二人面臨死刑。
I am passionately opposed to the death penalty.
我強(qiáng)烈地反對死刑。
The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty.
裁判對憤怒要求懲罰的呼聲置之不理。
predominant
英 [pr??d?m?n?nt] 美 [pr??dɑ?m?n?nt]adj. 顯著的,明顯的;占主導(dǎo)地位的,占支配地位的
例句:Mandy's predominant emotion was confusion.
曼迪的主導(dǎo)情緒是困惑。
The transition in Irish painting from one predominant style to the other was not an abrupt one.
愛爾蘭繪畫從一種主要風(fēng)格向另一種主要風(fēng)格的轉(zhuǎn)變并不是突然的。
In Greece, rhododendrons and oleander bloom only in springtime, when they are the predominant sources of nectar.
在希臘,杜鵑花和夾竹桃只在春天開花,那時(shí)它們是花蜜的主要來源。
forefather
英 [?f??fɑ?e?(r)] 美 [?f??rfɑ?e?r]n. 祖先;前輩
例句:The technical term for an evolutionary throwback is an "atavism", from the Latin atavus, meaning forefather.
“進(jìn)化返祖”的專業(yè)術(shù)語是“atavism”,源自拉丁語的“atavus”,意為祖先。
Wasn't it my forefather of Sagittarius?
難道是我人馬座的祖先嗎?
Avenge the slain forefather by vanquishing Major Duke.
報(bào)復(fù)殺害的祖先主要由擊敗杜克。
aimless
英 [?e?ml?s] 美 [?e?ml?s]adj. 沒有目標(biāo)的;無目的的
例句:My life seemed aimless.
我的生活似乎沒有目標(biāo)。
After several hours of aimless searching they were getting low on fuel.
在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)小時(shí)的漫無目的的搜尋之后,他們的燃料不足了。
Leslie worries that the rise of the Internet, among other social and technological changes, has reduced our appetite for aimless adventures.
萊斯利擔(dān)心,互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的興起以及其他社會(huì)和技術(shù)方面的變化已經(jīng)降低了我們對漫無目的的冒險(xiǎn)的渴望。
回顧
- wolf
- penalty
- predominant
- forefather
- aimless