CET6淘金詞匯第六十課lesson60

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nourish vt.養(yǎng)育,喂養(yǎng); 懷有(希望)
    No matter how bad things are,we should always nourish a hope in our mind. ;無論事情多么糟糕,我們 心里都要滿懷希望.
    pasture n.牧場(chǎng) vt.放牧
    This pasture can no longer carry such a large number of cattle and sheep. ;這塊草地再也不能供養(yǎng)那 么多牛羊了.
    petition n.請(qǐng)?jiān)笗?申訴書 v.(向…)請(qǐng)?jiān)? 正式請(qǐng)求
    The villagers all signed a petition asking for a hospital to be built. ;村民們都在請(qǐng)?jiān)笗鴷虾?名要求建一所醫(yī)院.
    plaster n.灰漿,灰泥;石膏;膏藥 vt.在…上抹灰泥
    When we went to see him,Malcolm's right leg was in plaster from a collision. ;我們?nèi)ヌ酵R爾科姆的 時(shí)候,他的右腿還包著 石膏,那是撞車造成的.
    plateau n.高原;(上升后的) 穩(wěn)定時(shí)期(或狀態(tài))
    As a rule,one makes rapid progress at the beginning and then it reaches a plateau. ;通常,一個(gè)人開始的時(shí)候 進(jìn)步神速,以后就進(jìn)入平 穩(wěn)時(shí)期.
    racket n.喧嚷,吵鬧; 敲詐,勒索; (網(wǎng)球等的)球拍
    The boys are making a hell of a racket downstairs.Tell them to be quiet. ;樓下的男孩子太吵了. 要他們安靜點(diǎn).
    rectify vt.糾正,修復(fù)
    Bill Clinton did all his best to rectify the situation, ;克林頓盡力修復(fù)他 的處境,
    but Hillary was in no mood to reconcile. ;而希拉里卻不愿和解. \
    slogan n.標(biāo)語,口號(hào),廣告語
    Shouting slogans alone will never get things done.What we need is down-to-earth efforts. ;光喊喊口號(hào)本身做不成 任何事情.我們需要的是 腳踏實(shí)地的努力.
    savage a.殘暴的;未開化的 n.野蠻人,粗魯人 vt.(狗等)亂咬;激烈抨擊
    Is a civilized man who kills his fellows with guns ;現(xiàn)代人用槍射殺同類
    less savage than a primitive man killing animals with bows and arrows? ;比原始人用弓箭捕殺動(dòng)物 文明嗎?
    straightforward a.正直的,坦率的; 易懂的,簡單的
    They took a straight forward route to the beach and you didn't avoid detours. ;別人去海邊取直道, 而你卻走了彎路.
    terrific a.極妙的;極大的
    In the newly-completed movie theater we saw a terrific film by Sharon Stone. ;在新落成的電*我們看 了一部有莎朗.斯通演的 極妙的電影.
    You are every inch as timid as a mouse.Just speak up! ;你真是十足地膽小如鼠. 大聲說出來吧!
    timid a.羞怯的,膽小的
    unemployment n.失業(yè),失業(yè)人數(shù)
    Unemployment hurts every person in the country, ;失業(yè)對(duì)國內(nèi)的每一個(gè)人 都有害,
    not just those who have lost their jobs. ;而不僅是那些丟掉飯碗 的人.
    vein n.經(jīng)脈,血管;葉脈; 紋理,紋路
    Along the edge of the mountain there is a rich vein of silver. ;沿著山脈的邊上,有豐富 的銀礦脈.
    warfare n.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)(狀態(tài)); 斗爭(zhēng),沖突
    Under certain conditions, ;在某些條件下,
    guerrilla warfare works better to the overall victory than trench warfare. ;對(duì)于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)全局的勝利 來說,游擊戰(zhàn)比陣地戰(zhàn) 更有效.