
Hello everybody! 新的一期专八词汇又和大 家见面了. 第一次做节目,有这么多朋友参与,提 出宝贵意见,我觉得很满足,很感动!谢谢! 我会把这个节目做好,也希望大家更加积极的参 与。在这里,我要感谢暗红色花火的提醒,以后我 会加上音标的:)还有,感谢小七(julyjuly)的 鼎力支持! 好,做好准备,要开始喽!
█重点词汇:
extant /ek5stAnt/ adj. still in existence现存的 The writer's extant manuscripts were stored in the library. 那位作家尚存的手稿保存在图书馆里。 armoury /5B:mEri/ n.
storehouse for arms军械库,兵工厂 Delegates signed a treaty to reduce the armouries of conventional weapons in Europe. 代表们签订了减少欧洲兵工厂常规武器 的条约。 perpetuate /pE5petjJeIt/ v. to prolong the existence of; 使永久存在,使不朽 The new library will perpetuated its founder's great love of learning. 这座新图书馆将纪念其创建人对学习的热爱。 ubiquitous /ju:5bIkwItEs/ adj. to be seen everywhere at the same time; omnipresent 普遍存在的,无处不有的 The struggle between opposites is ubiquitous. 对立面的斗争无所不在。 dire /daIE/ adj.
having dreadful or terrible consequences可怕的,悲惨的 There will be a dire calamity. 一场可怕的灾祸就要来临。 invidious /In5vIdIEs/ adj.
tending to rouse ill will or resentment易招怨恨的,引起不满的 The officer feared the invidious accusations. 这个警官担心会招致人们不满的指控。 elude /I5lu:d/ v.
to evade or escape from逃避,逃开 The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 狐狸成功地逃离了猎人的追捕。 sundry /sQndrI/ adj. various, miscellaneous不同的,各种的 His purse contained keys, wallet, and sundry items. 他的提包中装有钥匙、钱包和各种 杂七杂八的东西。 pseudo /psju:dEu/ adj. not authentic, false or pretended假的 This interest of his in modern music is completely pseudo. 他对现代音乐的兴趣纯属自欺欺人。 imbibe /Im5baIb/ v. to absorb or take in as if by
drinking 喝,吸收(空气,知识等) Plants imbibe nourishment usually through their leaves and roots. 植物通常通过叶和根吸收养分。
█练习:
一、用上面词汇的正确形式完成句子:
1. How did you manage to get yourself into this ____ position of having to reprimand others for your own faults?
2. The government looked as if it would split apart, with ____ consequences for domestic peace.
3. At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had ____ him for so long.
4. The fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still ____.
5. Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's ____ in the future.
二、选出下列单词的同义词/词组:
1. pseudo A. various
2. imbibe B. false
3. ubiquitous C. to be remembered
4. perpetuate D. absorb
5. sundry E. omnipresent
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