英語四級高頻詞匯第042期

shield

英 [?i?ld] 美 [?i?ld]

n. 盾；防護物；保護者

vt. 遮蔽；包庇；避開；保衛(wèi)

vi. 防御；起保護作用

n. （Shield）（英）希爾德（人名）

例句：

He clanged his sword three times on his shield.
他用他的劍當(dāng)當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)厍昧?下盾。

The gunman used the hostages as a human shield.
持槍歹徒用人質(zhì)作人體盾牌。

The police officer fended off the blows with his riot shield.
警察用防暴盾牌抵擋攻擊。

principle

英 [?pr?ns?pl] 美 [?pr?ns?pl]

n. 原理，原則；主義，道義；本質(zhì)，本義；根源，源泉

例句：

It's not just a matter of principle.
這不僅僅是個原則問題。

He would vote against it on principle.
他會依據(jù)原則投票反對它。

The principle behind it is very simple.
其中的原理十分簡單。

leisure

英 [?le??(r)] 美 [?li???r]

n. 閑暇；空閑；安逸

adj. 空閑的；有閑的；業(yè)余的

n. (Leisure)人名；(英)萊熱

例句：

Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
休閑常被定義為工作的反面。

Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry.
觀鯨業(yè)已成為一個快速發(fā)展的休閑產(chǎn)業(yè)。

On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大體上說，人們都渴望享受休閑時光的機會。

withdraw

英 [w?e?dr??; w?θ?dr??] 美 [w?e?dr??; w?θ?dr??]

vt. 撤退；收回；撤消；（從銀行）取錢，提款；退股

vi. 撤退；離開

例句：

A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon.
一處背傷迫使她退出了溫布爾登網(wǎng)球賽。

There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU.
一直有人呼吁英國退出歐盟。

He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
他拒絕收回對自己老板的貶抑之言。

nuisance

英 [?nju?sns] 美 [?nu?sns]

n. 討厭的人；損害；麻煩事；討厭的東西

例句：

He's a damn nuisance!
他真是個該死的討厭鬼！

They're a damned nuisance most of the time.
他們多數(shù)時候是該死的煩人的家伙。

It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow.
明天不得不回去，真煩人。

回顧

1. shield
2. principle
3. leisure
4. withdraw
5. nuisance