英語六級高頻詞匯第009期

formerly

英 [?f??m?li] 美 [?f??rm?rli]

adv. 以前；原來

例句：

He had formerly been in the navy.
他以前在海軍服役。

I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
我得知這座房子以前是家客棧。

Formerly he often lingered about [around] a park, doing nothing.
從前他時常在公園里逛蕩，無所事事。

somewhat

英 [?s?mw?t] 美 [?s?mw?t]

adv. 有點(diǎn)，稍微

pron. 某物；幾分

例句：

Research in this area is somewhat equivocal.
這個領(lǐng)域的研究有些難以理解。

They smiled at one another, somewhat falsely.
他們相互微笑，有點(diǎn)假惺惺地。

His theories are somewhat remote from reality.
他的理論有點(diǎn)兒脫離現(xiàn)實(shí)。

drain

英 [dre?n] 美 [dre?n]

v. 排水；流干；喝光；（感情）變淡；使精疲力竭；（非正式）將（球）輕擊入穴

n. 排水溝；下水道；負(fù)擔(dān)；消耗

n. (Drain) （美、英、法、加）德蘭（人名）

例句：

The main drain was blocked.
主下水道被堵住了。

The water swirled down the drain.
水打著旋流進(jìn)了下水道。

She tipped the dirty water down the drain.
她把臟水倒入了下水道。

manifestation

英 [?m?n?fe?ste??n] 美 [?m?n?fe?ste??n]

n. 表現(xiàn)；顯示；示威運(yùn)動

例句：

What Watson did was to observe muscular habits, because he viewed them as a manifestation of thinking.
沃森所做的就是觀察肌肉習(xí)慣，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為肌肉習(xí)慣是思考的表現(xiàn)形式。

Some manifestation of your concern would have been appreciated.
你當(dāng)時要是表現(xiàn)出一些關(guān)心就好了。

The riots are a clear manifestation of the people's discontent.
騷亂清楚地表明了人們的不滿情緒。

imaginative

英 [??m?d??n?t?v] 美 [??m?d??n?t?v]

adj. 富于想象的；有創(chuàng)造力的

例句：

The show's a keeper–daring, imaginative and provocative.
這部電影值得收藏–大膽、富于想像力和煽動性。

You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
你的方法必須更加靈活，更富有想象力。

Mahler's own imaginative orchestration was heard in the same concert.
在同一場音樂會上，聽到了馬勒自己改編的充滿想像力的管弦樂曲。

回顧

1. formerly
2. somewhat
3. drain
4. manifestation
5. imaginative