第0213期-英語(yǔ)四級(jí)單詞每天背
namesake
英 [?ne?mse?k] 美 [?ne?mse?k]n. 名義;同名物;同名的人
例句:Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics.
這位比爾?克林頓和那位著名的同名人不同,對(duì)政治沒(méi)什么興趣。
He is putting together a four-man team, including his son and namesake Tony O'Reilly Jr.
他在組建一個(gè)四人團(tuán)隊(duì),包括和自己同名的兒子小托尼·奧賴?yán)?/p>
The college boasts alumni like author Jonathan Swift and philosopher George Berkeley, the namesake of what is now the University of California—Berkeley.
學(xué)院擁有像作者喬納森·斯威夫特和哲學(xué)家喬治·貝克萊的校友,他現(xiàn)在與加州大學(xué)伯克利分校的同名。
tolerable
英 [?t?l?r?b(?)l] 美 [?tɑ?l?r?bl]adj. 尚好的,還可以的;可接受的,可忍受的
例句:Heat, too, makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays penetrate the atmosphere.
熱,也使我們的環(huán)境可以忍受,而且一些紫外線會(huì)穿透大氣層。
At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
有時(shí)天氣炎熱得幾乎令人難以忍受。
Our living conditions are tolerable, but I can't wait to leave.
我們的居住條件還是可忍受的,但是我迫不及待地想離開(kāi)。
malicious
英 [m??l???s] 美 [m??l???s]adj. 惡意的,惡毒的,懷恨的
例句:That might merely have been malicious gossip.
那可能只是惡意閑言。
These are not necessarily hateful, malicious people.
這些不一定是心懷怨恨、有惡意的人。
It was malicious gossip, completely without substance.
這是惡意造謠,完全沒(méi)有事實(shí)根據(jù)。
monitor
英 [?m?n?t?(r)] 美 [?mɑ?n?t?r]n. 顯示器,監(jiān)控器;監(jiān)視儀,監(jiān)護(hù)儀;監(jiān)督員,監(jiān)察員;(學(xué)校里的)班長(zhǎng),級(jí)長(zhǎng);(電臺(tái)的)監(jiān)聽(tīng)員;揚(yáng)聲器;巨蜥;淺水重炮艦
v. 監(jiān)視;監(jiān)聽(tīng)(外國(guó)廣播或電話);監(jiān)控(無(wú)線電或電視傳輸信號(hào))
例句:Your doctor will monitor your blood pressure.
你的醫(yī)生會(huì)監(jiān)測(cè)你的血壓。
The heart monitor shows low levels of consciousness.
心臟監(jiān)控器顯示低意識(shí)水平。
Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting.
官員們未曾獲許監(jiān)控選舉。
exist
英 [?ɡ?z?st] 美 [?ɡ?z?st]v. 存在,實(shí)際上有;持續(xù)存在,生存
例句:They can't exist on the money he's earning.
他們靠他掙的那點(diǎn)錢(qián)無(wú)法維持生活。
The magic cure for inflation does not exist.
解決通貨膨脹的神奇方法并不存在。
Some people exist on melons or coconuts for weeks at a time.
有些人一度數(shù)周靠各種瓜與椰子生存。
回顧
- namesake
- tolerable
- malicious
- monitor
- exist