2019年大學英語四級�？荚~匯及句（15）

　　1. release vt. /n. [rɪ'liːs]釋放，排放;解釋解脫

　　例句：The prisoner was questioned before his release.

　　囚犯被釋放之前受到了審問。

　　例句：The puffball is ready to release its spores.

　　塵菌已經(jīng)要釋放孢子了。

　　2. exaggerate v. [ɪg'zædʒəreɪt; eg-]夸大，夸張

　　例句：The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.

　　形勢的嚴重性被報紙夸大了。

　　3. evil a. ['iːv(ə)l; -vɪl]邪惡的，壞的

　　例句：The book gives, as it were, a picture of the evil old society.

　　這本書可謂是展現(xiàn)過去那個邪惡社會的圖畫。

　　4. shrink vi. [ʃrɪŋk]起皺，收縮;退縮

　　例句：Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?

　　這件羊毛衫洗后會縮水嗎?

　　例句：We will never shrink from difficulties.

　　我們在困難面前決不退縮。

　　5. subtract v. [səb'trækt] 減(去)

　　例句：Please subtract a quarter of the money for your own use.

　　請扣除四分之一的錢由你自己支配使用。

　　6. suburb n. ['sʌbɜːb] 市郊

　　例句：The factory is located in the suburb.

　　那家工廠坐落于郊區(qū)。

　　7. subway n. ['sʌbweɪ] 地鐵

　　例句：I want to get there by subway.

　　我想乘地鐵去那兒。

　　8. survey n. /vt. [ˈsəːveɪ; (for v.) səˈveɪ] 調(diào)查，勘測

　　例句：A recent survey of public opinions shows that most people are worried about the increasing crime.

　　一份最近的民意調(diào)查表明,大多數(shù)人對不斷增長的犯罪率表示憂慮。

　　例句：They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

　　他們調(diào)查了暴風雨造成的損失。

　　9. wealthy a. ['welθɪ] 富裕的

　　例句：She's an attractive woman, and wealthy to boot.

　　她是個很有魅力的女人，而且很富有。

　　10. adjust v. [ə'dʒʌst]調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)

　　例句：Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?

　　你能教我怎么調(diào)照相機的光圈嗎?