CET6淘金詞匯第四十八課lesson48

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misfortune n.不幸,厄運(yùn),逆境; 不幸事故,災(zāi)難,災(zāi)禍
    Misfortune never come alone. ;[禍不單行. ]
    I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折斷了腿.
    oppress vt.壓迫,壓制;(使心 情等)沉重,使煩惱
    Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;貧窮折磨著人們的心靈.
    I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到悶熱難受.
    pastime n.消遣,娛樂(lè)
    Playing cards is our favorite pastime when travel by train. ;打牌是我們乘火車旅行時(shí)最喜歡的娛樂(lè)消遣.
    ponder v.思索,考慮,沉思
    I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想靜靜想一想下一步怎么辦.
    Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;許多人都在苦苦思索生活的意義.
    provocative a.挑釁的,煽動(dòng)的, 刺激的;挑逗的
    The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt. ;在時(shí)裝表演中,漂亮的模 特兒穿著一條透明的迷你裙,看上去十分撩人.
    prevalent a.流行的,普通的
    Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;煙霧在市中心更為普遍.
    refute vt.駁斥,駁倒
    The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律師充分利用大量的有利證據(jù)
    to refute his counterpart's testimony. ;駁倒了對(duì)手的證詞.
    rip vt./vi.扯破;撕壞 n.裂口,裂縫
    Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;閃電劃破烏云的夜空.
    There's a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口.
    specification n.[常p規(guī)格,規(guī)范; 明確說(shuō)明;(產(chǎn)品) 說(shuō)明書
    The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美國(guó)憲法的第一條修正案
    that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是關(guān)于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的規(guī)定.
    subsidy n.補(bǔ)助金,津貼
    Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? ;失業(yè)了我可以申請(qǐng)失業(yè)補(bǔ) 助金嗎?
    tentative n.試探性的,實(shí)驗(yàn)性的
    Kissinger's first visit to China was a tentative one. ;基辛格對(duì)中國(guó)的第一次訪問(wèn)是試探性的.
    transplant vt.移栽,移種(植物等); 移植(器官);使遷移, 使移居 n.(器官)移植
    Tea was transplanted from China to India and Sri Lanka. ;茶樹(shù)是從中國(guó)移植到印度和斯里蘭卡的.
    Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一個(gè)器官移植都能成功,
    because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues. ;因?yàn)橐浦驳钠鞴倏赡軙?huì)受周圍細(xì)胞的排斥.
    virgin n.處女,未婚女子 a.未經(jīng)開(kāi)發(fā)的,未經(jīng)使用的,未經(jīng)觸動(dòng)的;處女的
    The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus' mother. ;圣母瑪利亞是耶蘇基督的母親.