Part 3
第三部分
abide
v. 1. 容忍 2. 遵守
A good housekeeper can't abide dust.
好主妇不能容忍灰尘的存在。
If you join the club you must abide by its rules.
如果你加入这个俱乐部,就必须遵守规则。
allegiance
v. 忠诚
His allegiance to his country lasted all his life.
他一生忠于国家。
analyze
v. 分析
The food was analyzed and found to contain small amounts of poison.
这食物经过分析后发现含有少量的毒物。
consume
v. 用尽
He consumed almost all the money he earned last summer.
他几乎用尽了去年夏天赚来的所有钱。
dictate
v. 1. 口述 2. 指定
The president of the company dictated a letter to his secretary.
公司的总经理向秘书口述一封信。
The country that won the war dictated the terms of peace to the conquered country.
战胜国向被征服的国家指定和平条款。
fluent
adj. 流畅的
He is very fluent in English, but not in French.
他说英文非常流利,但法文却不行。
friction
n. 摩擦
Friction against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break.
岩石的摩擦加上攀登者的重量,使得绳子断了。
miser
n. 吝啬鬼
A miser lives poorly in order to save money and keep it.
吝惜鬼生活很差,只是为了省下钱存起来。
monarch
n. 帝王
The national band played for the visiting monarch.
国家乐团演奏给来访的帝王听。
partition
n. 划分
The partition of the country into two parts caused many problems.
这国家划分成两部分,导致了许多问题。
qualify
v. 使胜任
Being the son of a member of parliament doesn't qualify him to talk about politics.
他身为国会议员的儿子,却不善于谈论政治。
succession
n. 连续
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
连着暖和了几天后,天气变冷了。
tribute
n. 1. 贡物 2. 表示尊敬
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
许多被征服的国家必须给古罗马帝国的统治者进贡。
By erecting this statue we have paid a tribute to the memory of the founder of our college.
我们建筑这座雕像,以表示对创校者的尊敬。
Part 4
第四部分
clue
n. 线索
The police could find no fingerprints or other clues to help them in solving the robbery.
警方找不到指纹或其他线索来帮助他们侦破抢劫案。
cluster
n. 串
She bought two clusters of grapes for her little son.
她给儿子买了两串葡萄。
flush
v. 1. 脸红 2. 泛滥
Her face flushed when she could not answer the easy question.
当她答不出这个简单的问题时,脸红了。
The stream was flushing after the heavy rain.
河流在大雨过后泛滥。
germ
n. 细菌
The wound must be kept clean so that germs do not infect it.
伤口须保持清洁,才不至于感染细菌。
grunt
v. 抱怨声
"I'm too tired," he grunted, and then fell asleep again.
“我太累了。”他抱怨着,然后又继续睡了。
junction
n. 会合处
The two rivers make their junction near the sea.
这两条河流的会合处近海。
pinch
v. 捏
He pinched fruit to see if it was soft.
他捏捏水果看看是否软的。
prairie
n. 大草原
The prairie was ideal for growing wheat.
大草原是理想的小麦田。
rim
n. 边, 缘
The basketball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off.
球投到篮筐边缘又弹了回来。
shove
v. 推挤
There was a lot of pushing and shoving to get on the bus.
上公共汽车的时候人们又推又挤。
stammer
v. 口吃
"Th-th-thank" you "v-v-very" much, he stammered.
“非、非、非常感、感、感谢你。”他结结巴巴地说。
technical
adj. 技术的, 工艺的
He is studying automobile repairs at a technical school.
他在技术学校学习汽车修理。
tint
n. 淡色
The picture was painted in several tints of blue.
这幅画是用几种淡蓝色画的。