《刘毅词汇助你过专四》第20期
Word
drought
: a prolonged period of dry weather with little nor no rain .
TYPICAL USE:
The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.
exterior
:outer;on or from the outside
TYPICAL USE: The exterior surface of the house
was bleached by the sunlight.
eliminate
:remove ;get rid of ;leave out
TYPICAL USE:A part of the program was
eliminated to save time.
gorgeous
: splendid in appearence or coloring
TYPICAL USE: Children shouted when they
saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
illegal
: not legal;unlawful .
TYPICAL USE: He was arrested for the illegal sale of
guns.
lad
: a boy or young fellow .
TYPICAL USE: We lived on a peaceful farm when I was
a lad..
retain
: keep in one's possession;hold .
TYPICAL USE: In the US most married women
do not retain their maiden names.
tilt
:cause to slope or slant ;lean.
TYPICAL USE: You tilt your head forward when
you bow.
veto
:a refusal to give permission for something;refuse or prevent
TYPICAL USE:
His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
abbreviate
:shorten by cutting out part .
TYPICAL USE: His book was abbreviated and
appeared in a public magazine.
1. China dishes __1__heat longer than metal pans do .
2. Please straighten
the flag ,it is __2__ a little bit to the left .
3. A(An)of three months
__3__ ruined the wheat crops .
4. It is difficult to judge a person by his
__4__ .
5. UFO is __5__ from unidentified flying object .
6. The old man
put a __6__ on soccer in his garden .
7. How have you been lately, my __7__
?
8. What a __8__ day it is !
9. Our goal is to __9__poverty.
10. All
he has done is __10__ .
答案:
1. retain v.保留
2. tilted v.倾斜
3. drought n.干旱
4. exterior n.外表
adj.外部的
5. abbreviated v. 缩写
6. veto v.& n.反对
7. lad
n.年轻男子;小伙子
8. gorgeous adj.灿烂的,华丽的,豪华的
9. eliminate
vt.排除,消除,消灭
l adj.不合法的,非法的.