stripe n.條紋
同 line, streak, band
Eric bought a new shirt that has green and yellow stripes on it.
埃里克買(mǎi)了一件黃綠色條紋相間的新襯衫。
surplus n.剩余
同 excess, remainder, oversupply
The farmer decided to sell some of his corn surplus instead of storing it.
農(nóng)夫決定將部分剩余的玉米出售而不是放在倉(cāng)庫(kù)里。
tantamount adj.相等的
同equivalent, equal
The wages workers earn in that factory are tantamount to nothing.
那家工廠工人的收入幾乎是零。
tint n.色彩
同 hue, tinge
Norma would like her new car to have a green tint.
諾瑪想要部綠色的新車(chē)。
uncanny adj.不可思議的
同 fantastic, mysterious, eerie, unearthly, weird
Walter has the uncanny ability to know when the boss is going to call a meeting.
瓦特有不可思議的能力，他能知道老板什么時(shí)候要召開(kāi)會(huì)議。
vanquish v.征服；擊敗
同 crush, conquer, overcome, overwhelm
The enemy was vanquished at last.
敵人終于被擊敗。
wane v.虧缺
同decrease, lessen, ebb
The moon wanes to a thin crescent every month.
月亮每月會(huì)漸虧為下弦月。*crescent n.新月
zealot n.狂熱者
同 devotee, fan, partisan, believer
Many religious zealots will do nearly anything to gain converts.
許多宗教狂熱者會(huì)不擇手段地吸收信徒。
*convert n.皈依者
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. In _____, I realized that I had been wrong in ending my friendship with Julie.
2. He was a careless worker, and the machine he was working with suddenly _____ his hand.
3. The resemblance between the two men is absolutely _____.
4. Genghis Khan _____ most of Asia, establishing the Mongol Empire.
5. Mr. Harris is a _____ when it comes to the idea of cleanliness.
解答：1. retrospect 2. severed 3. uncanny 4. vanquished 5. zealot