2019年大學英語四級?荚~匯及句(1)
1. cancel vt. ['kæns(ə)l] 取消,廢除
例句:The match had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.
比賽因天氣不好只得取消。
例句:I've lost my credit card, so I have to go to the bank to cancel it.
我的信用卡弄丟了,我得去銀行申請作廢。
2. variable a. ['veərɪəb(ə)l]易變的,可變的
例句:Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange.
物價會隨匯率而變動。
例句:His mood is as variable as the weather.
他的情緒如天氣般反覆無常。
3. prospect n. ['prɒspekt]前景,前途;景象
例句:He has good prospects.
他大有前途。
例句:What do you think about the marketing prospect?
你覺得市場前景怎么樣?
例句:The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
從陽臺上看去景色美極了。
4. prosperity n. [prɒ'sperɪtɪ] 興旺,繁榮
例句:The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.
帝國經(jīng)過全盛以后逐漸衰落。
例句:Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise.
繁榮興旺既毀了蠢人,也使智者陷于險境。
5. aspect n. ['æspekt] 方面;朝向;面貌
例句:This is only one aspect of the problem.
這只是問題的一個方面。
例句:The building has a southern aspect.
那座建筑是朝南的。
例句:His brother is a man with a serious aspect.
他的兄弟是一個外貌嚴肅的人。
6. cope vi. [kəʊp] (with)(成功地)應付,處理
例句:I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顧家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何對付的。
7. core n. [kɔː] 果心,核心
例句:He ate the plum, and threw the core away.
他吃掉了李子,并扔掉了果核。
例句:The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.
我們的要求的核心是言論自由。
8. maintain vt.[meɪn'teɪn; mən'teɪn] 維持,保持;堅持,主張
例句:It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.
維持食物的供給是絕對必要的。
例句:It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
堅持這種主張顯然是沒有道理的。
例句:He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.
他斷言,有效的管理沒有捷徑可走。
9. mainland n. ['meɪnlənd; -lænd]大陸, 本土
例句:The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.
島上有座橋與大陸相連。
例句:Hawaii and Alaska are not on the mainland of the United States.
夏威夷和阿拉斯加不在美國本土。
10. discipline n. ['dɪsɪplɪn] 紀律;懲罰;學科
例句:She is strict in the matter of discipline.
她對紀律的要求是嚴格的。
例句:A little discipline would do him a world of good.
稍微處分他一下會對他大有好處。
例句:Applied linguistics is a new and independent discipline.
應用語言學是一門新興的獨立學科。