英語四級高頻詞匯第087期

ultimate

英 [??lt?m?t] 美 [??lt?m?t]

adj. 最終的；極限的；根本的

n. 終極；根本；基本原則

例句：

Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.
植物是所有食物的最終來源。

Treachery was the ultimate sin.
背叛曾是彌天大罪。

Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury.
絲綢床單乃是極度的奢侈品。

auxiliary

英 [??ɡ?z?li?ri] 美 [??ɡ?z?li?ri]

adj. 輔助的；副的；附加的；（發(fā)動機(jī)、設(shè)備等）備用的

n. 助動詞；輔助者，輔助物；附屬機(jī)構(gòu)；（北美）志愿隊；（海軍的）輔助艦隊

例句：

Esperanto was invented as an auxiliary language.
世界語是作為輔助語發(fā)明的。

Esperanto is an artificial language, designed to serve internationally as an auxiliary means of communication among speakers of different languages.
世界語是一種人造語言，目的是充當(dāng)國際上不同語言使用者之間交流的輔助手段。

The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.
政府首要關(guān)注的是擴(kuò)充軍隊與后備軍。

precaution

英 [pr??k???n] 美 [pr??k???n]

n. 預(yù)防，警惕；預(yù)防措施

vt. 警惕；預(yù)先警告

例句：

Could he not, just as a precaution, move to a place of safety?
難道他不能就當(dāng)是一種防范搬到一個安全的地方去嗎？

We are aware of the potential problems and have taken every precaution.
我們意識到了潛在的問題，已經(jīng)采取了一切防范措施。

Take every precaution to prevent the flag from becoming soiled.
要采取一切預(yù)防措施，以防旗幟被弄臟。

golf

英 [ɡ?lf] 美 [ɡɑ?lf]

n. 高爾夫球；高爾夫球運(yùn)動

vi. 打高爾夫球

n. (Golf)人名；(西、挪)戈爾夫

例句：

His favourite pastime is golf.
他最喜歡的消遣是打高爾夫。

She had become addicted to golf.
她已經(jīng)對高爾夫球入迷了。

We played a round of golf.
我們打了一場高爾夫球。

stimulate

英 [?st?mjule?t] 美 [?st?mjule?t]

vt. 刺激；鼓舞，激勵

vi. 起刺激作用；起促進(jìn)作用

例句：

These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs.
這些企業(yè)刺激了當(dāng)?shù)鼐蜆I(yè)機(jī)會的產(chǎn)生。

America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
美國的首要任務(wù)自然是刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)。

She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions.
她質(zhì)問在這些地區(qū)刺激投資是否可行。

回顧

1. ultimate
2. auxiliary
3. precaution
4. golf
5. stimulate