英語四級(jí)單詞每天背 第0120期

defer

英 [d??f??(r)] 美 [d??f??r]

v. 延期，推遲；聽從，遵從（defer to）

【名】 （Defer）（法）德費(fèi)（人名）

例句：

Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.
顧客們經(jīng)常盡可能地推遲付款。

Let's say, both John and Mary defer to her leadership.
假設(shè)，約翰和瑪麗都服從她的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。

Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.
鼓勵(lì)醫(yī)生們聽從專家的意見。

rigorous

英 [?r?ɡ?r?s] 美 [?r?ɡ?r?s]

adj. （測(cè)試、系統(tǒng)或程序）嚴(yán)密的，縝密的；（規(guī)則，制度等）嚴(yán)格的，苛刻的；一絲不茍的；嚴(yán)酷的，惡劣的

例句：

The work failed to meet their rigorous standards.
工作沒有達(dá)到他們的嚴(yán)格標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

Was it a curriculum that appeared more rigorous, perhaps?
或許，它是一門看起來更嚴(yán)格的課程？

All vitamin supplements would be evaluated in scientifically rigorous clinical trials.
所有維生素補(bǔ)充劑都會(huì)經(jīng)過科學(xué)嚴(yán)格的臨床試驗(yàn)評(píng)估。

amusement

英 [??mju?zm?nt] 美 [??mju?zm?nt]

n. 開心，娛樂；娛樂活動(dòng)，娛樂設(shè)施

例句：

What do you do for amusement round here?
你在這兒以什么消遣？

Amusement gleamed in his eyes.
他眼睛里流露出愉悅的神情。

Amusement glimmered in his eyes.
他眼里隱約露出愉悅的神情。

response

英 [r??sp?ns] 美 [r??spɑ?ns]

n. 反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)；（口頭或書面的）回復(fù)，答復(fù)；（考試題的）答案；（教堂中人們對(duì)牧師所說的話作出的）唱和，應(yīng)答

例句：

His response was well balanced.
他的反應(yīng)很沉著。

I think the response was good.
我認(rèn)為這樣的反應(yīng)很有利。

His response was negative.
他的回答是否定的。

panther

英 [?p?nθ?(r)] 美 [?p?nθ?r]

n. 豹；黑豹；美洲豹

n. （Panther）人名；（英）潘瑟

例句：

At night, a good place to boogie through till sunrise is the Pink Panther Bar.
到了晚上，一個(gè)快舞到天明的好去處是粉紅豹酒吧。

To see whether the plan was working, scientists tracked every panther, as well as its offspring.
為了弄清這個(gè)計(jì)劃是否奏效，科學(xué)家們追蹤了每只黑豹及其后代。

Not a house cat, not a mouser in a barn in some green forest town, but a lioness or a jungle panther.
不是家貓，不是某個(gè)綠色森林小鎮(zhèn)谷倉里的捕鼠動(dòng)物，而是母獅或叢林豹。

回顧

1. defer
2. rigorous
3. amusement
4. response
5. panther