英語單詞超好背 第0108期

avenge

英 [??vend?] 美 [??vend?]

vt. 替…報(bào)仇

vi. 報(bào)復(fù)，報(bào)仇

例句：

She vowed to avenge her brother's death.
她發(fā)誓要為哥哥之死報(bào)仇。

Adonis was later killed by a wild boar – an attack that may have been arranged to avenge another of Adonis' romantic intrigues.
Adonis 后來被一頭野豬殺死——一次襲擊可能被安排來報(bào)復(fù) Adonis 的另一個(gè)浪漫的陰謀。

He promised to avenge his father's murder.
他發(fā)誓要報(bào)殺父之仇。

switzerland

英 [?sw?ts?l?nd] 美 [?sw?ts?rl?nd]

n. 瑞士（歐洲國(guó)家）

例句：

Switzerland is completely landlocked.
瑞士完全是個(gè)內(nèi)陸國(guó)。

Switzerland was neutral during the war.
瑞士在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間保持了中立。

The other day we had some visitors from Switzerland.
前幾天我們接待了一些瑞士的來訪者。

tread

英 [tred] 美 [tred]

v. 踩，踐踏；行走，沿著……走；交尾

n. 步態(tài)，腳步聲；（輪胎的）胎面（花紋）；（樓梯的）梯面；鋼軌踏面；鞋底

例句：

I heard his heavy tread on the stairs.
我聽到他在樓梯上的沉重腳步聲。

The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
鼓鼓的寬輪胎上有一道很深的花紋。

Notice how the tread on this tyre has worn down.
注意這個(gè)輪胎的花紋磨損的程度。

petition

英 [p??t??n] 美 [p??t??n]

n. 請(qǐng)?jiān)福徽?qǐng)?jiān)笗?；祈求；[法] 訴狀

vi. 請(qǐng)?jiān)?；?qǐng)求

vt. 請(qǐng)?jiān)福徽?qǐng)求；懇求

例句：

Jill volunteered to organize a petition.
吉爾自告奮勇組織請(qǐng)?jiān)浮?/p>

We're collecting signatures for a petition.
我們?cè)跒檎?qǐng)?jiān)笗占灻?/p>

They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.
他們遞交了一份有8萬人簽名的請(qǐng)?jiān)笗?/p>

cooperate

英 [k????p?re?t] 美 [ko??ɑ?p?re?t]

vi. 合作，配合；協(xié)力

例句：

He indicated his willingness to cooperate.
他暗示愿意合作。

He agreed to cooperate with the police investigation.
他同意配合警方調(diào)查。

Are you going to cooperate or do we have to get physical?
你是合作呢，還是要我們動(dòng)手？

回顧

1. avenge
2. switzerland
3. tread
4. petition
5. cooperate