第0005期-英語四級通關訓練
prairie
英 [?pre?ri] 美 [?preri]n. (北美的)大草原;蒸氣火車頭(Prairie)
例句:The prairie vole is one such animal.
草原田鼠就是這樣一種動物。
But winters on the prairie can still get pretty harsh today.
而草原上的冬天現(xiàn)在依舊是很嚴寒。
To assemble a prairie takes time—even if you have all the pieces.
組裝一個大草原需要時間——即使你擁有所有的部件。
aggravate
英 [??ɡr?ve?t] 美 [??ɡr?ve?t]v. 使加重,使惡化;惹怒,激怒
例句:Pollution can aggravate asthma.
污染會使氣喘加重。
If the reports are well-founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations between the two nations.
如果這些報道是有根據(jù)的,那么該事件將可能導致兩國間的關系嚴重惡化。
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.
緊張和缺少睡眠會使情況惡化。
soothe
英 [su?e] 美 [su?e]v. 使平靜,安撫;減輕,緩和(疼痛)
例句:It uses therapy animals to soothe nervous passengers.
它使用治療動物來安撫緊張的乘客。
He became as wild as a beast and no one could soothe him.
他變得像野獸一樣狂野,沒有人能撫慰他。
Many people soothe their consciences by purchasing only free-range fowl and eggs, blissfully ignorant that "free range" has very little practical significance.
許多人只買自由放養(yǎng)的家禽和雞蛋,以此來安撫自己的良心,幸福地忽視了“自由放養(yǎng)”幾乎沒有實際意義。
isolate
英 [?a?s?le?t] 美 [?a?s?le?t]v. 孤立,分離;隔離;單獨考慮,區(qū)別看待;使(某物質、細胞等)分離
n. 被隔離的人(或物);(用于研究的)分離菌,隔離群
adj. 孤獨的,孤立的
例句:Researchers are still trying to isolate the gene that causes this abnormality.
研究人員仍然在試圖分離導致這種畸形的基因。
This policy could isolate the country from the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
這項政策可能會將這個國家從聯(lián)合國安理會的其他常任理事國中孤立出來。
Element 43's radioactivity makes it easy to isolate and measure.
43號元素的放射性使其易于分離和測量。
scream
英 [skri?m] 美 [skri?m]v. (因傷痛、害怕、激動等)尖叫;(向某人或為某事)高聲喊,大聲叫;發(fā)出尖銳的響聲;呼嘯而過;(使)醒目,(使)觸目驚心(=scream out);呼吁,抗議;清晰地表明;顏色不相配
n. (因疼痛、驚恐、興奮等發(fā)出的)尖叫聲;(動物的)高聲尖叫;尖銳刺耳的聲音;<非正式,舊>極其滑稽可笑的人(或事物、場面)
例句:A piercing scream split the air.
一聲刺耳的尖叫劃破天空。
I thought I heard a scream.
我好像聽到了一聲尖叫。
Hilda let out a scream.
希爾達發(fā)出了一聲尖叫。
回顧
- prairie
- aggravate
- soothe
- isolate
- scream