每天背單詞 第213期

pedestrian

英 [p??destri?n] 美 [p??destri?n]

adj. 徒步的；缺乏想像力的

n. 行人；步行者

例句：

Pedestrian accidents are down by 5%.
行人受傷事故下降了5%。

I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
我走過了那座狹窄的步行橋。

She was mowed down on a pedestrian crossing.
她被撞死在人行橫道上。

excessive

英 [?k?ses?v] 美 [?k?ses?v]

adj. 過多的，極度的；過分的

例句：

Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval.
過分隨大流通常是由于擔(dān)心不被認(rèn)同造成的。

Excessive pressure can lead to perforation of the stomach wall.
過大的壓力會(huì)導(dǎo)致胃壁穿孔。

The police vigorously denied that excessive force had been used.
警方堅(jiān)決否認(rèn)曾過度使用武力。

discrepancy

英 [d??skrep?nsi] 美 [d??skrep?nsi]

n. 不符；矛盾；相差

例句：

The discrepancy is startlingly apparent.
差異這么明顯，令人吃驚。

Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the apparent discrepancy presented in the passage?
下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng)，如果正確，最好地調(diào)和了文章中呈現(xiàn)的明顯差異？

Why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality?
為什么移民對經(jīng)濟(jì)影響造成的感知和現(xiàn)實(shí)之間會(huì)有如此大的差異呢？

kindergarten

英 [?k?nd?ɡɑ?tn] 美 [?k?nd?rɡɑ?rtn]

n. 幼兒園；幼稚園

例句：

She's in kindergarten now.
她現(xiàn)在在上幼兒園。

My musical career consisted of playing the triangle in kindergarten.
我的音樂生涯包括在幼兒園演奏三角鐵。

Some drawings by kindergarten kids are excellent.
幼兒園小朋友畫的一些畫非常棒。

pressing

英 [?pres??] 美 [?pres??]

adj. 緊迫的，迫切的；懇切的；難以推卻的

n. 壓；沖壓件，壓制品

v. 壓，按；熨燙衣物（press 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

n. (Pressing) （匈、法、美）普雷辛（人名）

例句：

She kept pressing cake on us.
她非要我們吃蛋糕不可。

His body was pressing against hers.
他的身體緊貼著她。

My suit needs pressing.
我的西服該熨了。

回顧

1. pedestrian
2. excessive
3. discrepancy
4. kindergarten
5. pressing