英語四級高頻詞匯第056期

temptation

英 [temp?te??n] 美 [temp?te??n]

n. 引誘；誘惑物

例句：

An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
高檔自行車對竊賊是個誘惑。

I yielded to temptation and had a chocolate bar.
我經(jīng)不住誘惑，吃了一大塊巧克力。

Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?
他們能抵抗得住購買的誘惑嗎？

deaf

英 [def] 美 [def]

adj. 聾的

例句：

I'm quite deaf – you'll have to speak up.
我很聾–你得大聲點說。

She was born deaf.
她天生耳聾。

Lisa is deaf in one ear and partially blind.
莉薩一只耳朵聾了，并且在一定程度上失明了。

profitable

英 [?pr?f?t?bl] 美 [?prɑ?f?t?bl]

adj. 有利可圖的；賺錢的；有益的

例句：

It would take a miracle to make this business profitable.
讓這個公司贏利簡直是天方夜譚。

Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.
其他盈利較少的服務項目預定今年稍晚將大量削減。

Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in the U.S.
藥品生產(chǎn)是美國最賺錢的行業(yè)。

retain

英 [r??te?n] 美 [r??te?n]

vt. 保持；雇；記住

例句：

He struggled to retain control of the situation.
他曾努力保持對局勢的控制。

She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
她記憶力好，很容易記住事情。

Daily facial exercises help to retain the skin's elasticity.
每日的面部運動有助于保持皮膚彈性。

manual

英 [?m?nju?l] 美 [?m?nju?l]

adj. 體力的；手控的；用手的

n. 說明書；小冊子；（牧師主持圣禮時用）禮儀書；用手操作的器具

例句：

He consulted the manual.
他查閱了使用說明書。

There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
有一臺手動水泵用來排水。

She opened her desk drawer and took out the manual.
她打開書桌抽屜，拿出手冊。

回顧

1. temptation
2. deaf
3. profitable
4. retain
5. manual