英語六級詞匯解析 Lesson 28

　　Alien n.外國人,外星人 a.外國的,外國人的;陌生的;性質不同的,不相容的

　　We shouldnt ignore others opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas.我們不是因為別人的想法與我們的截然不同就忽視他人的意見.

　　Assault n./vt.攻擊,襲擊

　　Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem between the Israelites and Palestinians.在以色列人與巴勒斯坦人之間近來在耶路撒冷常常爆發暴力沖突 .

　　Bandage n.繃帶 vt.用繃帶綁扎

　　The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player and the player dashed back into the field again.外科醫生把那個球員受傷的頭部包扎起來,球員又沖回了球場.

　　Bribe n.賄賂,行賄賂 vi.向行賄,買通

　　The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal.那個法國的部長被指控在武器交易中接受了賄賂.

　　Clip n.夾子,回行針;彈夾,彈倉;剪報,電影片斷

　　Clip vt.夾住,扣住;剪,修剪;消減,縮短

　　Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets.不久列車員走過來給我 們剪了票.

　　We were relieved that we made it. 我們終于趕上了火車,大家松了一口氣. ;

　　Colonial a.殖民地的

　　The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule.拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功地進行了反對殖民統治的斗爭.

　　Decimal a.十進位的 n.小數

　　The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted.十進位制基于數字10,在全球被廣泛地采用.

　　Dignity n.莊嚴,端莊;尊嚴,高貴

　　Athough she is very poor,she has not lost her dignity.她雖然很窮,但沒有失去她的尊嚴.

　　A mans dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character.人的真正價值不在財富或地位,而在他的品質.

　　Drastic a.嚴厲的,極端的;激烈的,迅猛的

　　The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are determined to take drastic measure to combat terrorism.上海合作組織的成員國決心采取果斷措施打擊恐怖主義.

　　Erupt vi.噴發,噴出;爆發,突然發生

　　The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy.那座菲律賓島上的火山在沉睡多年后劇烈活動起來.

　　Ferry n.渡船 vt.渡運

　　The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports,parties,schools,etc.in her car.那位母親每天都開車接送孩子往返于運動場、 晚會和學校等等.

　　Fling vt.仍,擲,丟 n.盡情歡樂的一陣,一時的放縱

　　Dont fling your clothes about on the chair;hang them up.別把衣服亂扔在椅子上,把它們掛起來.

　　Grim a.討厭的;嚴酷的,無情的

　　The little girl was frightened into crying by his grim smile.他的獰笑把小女孩嚇得哭起來.

　　Handicap n./vt.障礙,妨礙

　　It is said that the level of a society can be seen from one nations attitude toward the handicap.有人說,一個社會的文明程度可以通過其對于殘障人士的態度反映出來.

　　Being small in a basketball match is a handicap.在籃球比賽中,個子小吃虧.

　　Jerk vt.使猝然一動,猛拉 vi.猝然一動 n.猛拉,急推

　　Hearing my name mentioned,I instinctively jerked my head back.聽到有人說我的名字,我出于本能猛地回過頭來.

　　Lofty a.高傲的,傲慢的;崇高的高尚的;高聳的,極高的

　　The Japanese invasion of Asian countries was carried out under the false lofty propaganda of emancipating them from colonialism. 在把亞洲人民從殖民主義手中解放出來的虛偽崇高的宣傳之下,日本對亞洲國家進行了侵略.

　　Marshal n.元帥,最高指揮官

　　It is often said a marshal is made on the white bones of thousands of average soldiers.常言說,一將功成萬骨枯.

　　Mutter vt./n.輕聲低語,小聲抱怨

　　He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly.他打電話聲音很低,因此我讓他說得清楚些.

　　overthrow vt./n.打倒,推翻

　　To provide enough manpower for ever- growing northern factories slavery in the southern states had to be overthrown.為了給北方日漸擴大的工廠提供足夠的勞動力, 南方的奴隸制必須推翻.

　　That was what ignited the American Civil War.那是美國南北戰爭的原因.

　　overwhelm vt.使承受不了使不知所措;征服,制服

　　In last weeks semi-final,the Manchester United overwhelmed Liz by 4-0.在上周的半決賽中,曼聯隊以4比0擊敗利茲隊.

　　Pearl n.珍珠,珠狀物

　　In the early morning, you can see pearls of dew glistening on the grass.晨曦初露的時候,可以看到露珠在草上閃爍.

　　He who would search for pearls must dive below.欲尋珍珠就要潛到水里.

　　Petty a.小的,瑣碎的,不重要的,氣量小的,心胸狹窄的

　　Our oversight of petty details in the contract caused us considerable.由于忽視合同中的細節,我們虧損不小.

　　Premium n.保險金;獎品,贈品,額外津貼 a.高級的,優質的;售價高的

　　Farmers are offered a premium for organically grown vegetables.農民以有機方式種植蔬菜而獲得津貼.

　　propaganda n.宣傳

　　There has been a good deal of propaganda about the dangers of drunk driving.關于酒后駕駛的危害已做過大量宣傳.

　　Romance n.愛情小說,傳奇故事

　　The film Roman Holiday is a romance between a princess and a journalist.電影〈羅馬假日〉講的是一個公主和一個記者的愛情故事.

　　Sober ;a.未醉的,有節制的;嚴肅的,持重的;素淡的

　　A more sober life is advisable to an unrestrained one.有節制的生活肯定比放縱的好.

　　Surpass vt.超過,優于,多于;超過的界限

　　Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,the result surpassed our hopes.盡管我們認為可能在首輪即遭淘汰,結果比所期望的要好.

　　Tariff n.關稅,稅率;價目表,收費表

　　There is a very high tariff on jewelry.寶石類的稅率很高,

　　Thats why imported jewelry is so expensive.因此進口寶石很貴.

　　Token n.信物,紀念品

　　When people meet,they shake hands as a token of friendship.人們相逢的時候,握手以表示友誼.

　　Tribute n.貢品;頌詞,稱贊

　　The government paid tribute to Dr. Sun Yatsen ,by naming the city in which he was born after him.為表達對孫中山先生的敬意政府把他出生的城市命名為中山市.

　　Wrinkle n./vi.皺紋,使起皺紋

　　Many moisturizers claim to be anti- wrinkle.很多潤膚霜都聲稱是抗皺的.

　　At the mention of the so-called brilliant scheme,she wrinkled her nose in disdain.聽了那所謂的妙計之后,她皺鼻子表示不屑.

　　Alien n.外國人,外星人 a.外國的,外國人的;陌生的;性質不同的,不相容的

　　We shouldnt ignore others opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas.我們不是因為別人的想法與我們的截然不同就忽視他人的意見.

　　Assault n./vt.攻擊,襲擊

　　Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem between the Israelites and Palestinians.在以色列人與巴勒斯坦人之間近來在耶路撒冷常常爆發暴力沖突 .

　　Bandage n.繃帶 vt.用繃帶綁扎

　　The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player and the player dashed back into the field again.外科醫生把那個球員受傷的頭部包扎起來,球員又沖回了球場.

　　Bribe n.賄賂,行賄賂 vi.向行賄,買通

　　The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal.那個法國的部長被指控在武器交易中接受了賄賂.

　　Clip n.夾子,回行針;彈夾,彈倉;剪報,電影片斷

　　Clip vt.夾住,扣住;剪,修剪;消減,縮短

　　Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets.不久列車員走過來給我 們剪了票.

　　We were relieved that we made it. 我們終于趕上了火車,大家松了一口氣. ;

　　Colonial a.殖民地的

　　The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule.拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功地進行了反對殖民統治的斗爭.

　　Decimal a.十進位的 n.小數

　　The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted.十進位制基于數字10,在全球被廣泛地采用.

　　Dignity n.莊嚴,端莊;尊嚴,高貴

　　Athough she is very poor,she has not lost her dignity.她雖然很窮,但沒有失去她的尊嚴.

　　A mans dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character.人的真正價值不在財富或地位,而在他的品質.

　　Drastic a.嚴厲的,極端的;激烈的,迅猛的

　　The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are determined to take drastic measure to combat terrorism.上海合作組織的成員國決心采取果斷措施打擊恐怖主義.

　　Erupt vi.噴發,噴出;爆發,突然發生

　　The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy.那座菲律賓島上的火山在沉睡多年后劇烈活動起來.

　　Ferry n.渡船 vt.渡運

　　The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports,parties,schools,etc.in her car.那位母親每天都開車接送孩子往返于運動場、 晚會和學校等等.

　　Fling vt.仍,擲,丟 n.盡情歡樂的一陣,一時的放縱

　　Dont fling your clothes about on the chair;hang them up.別把衣服亂扔在椅子上,把它們掛起來.

　　Grim a.討厭的;嚴酷的,無情的

　　The little girl was frightened into crying by his grim smile.他的獰笑把小女孩嚇得哭起來.

　　Handicap n./vt.障礙,妨礙

　　It is said that the level of a society can be seen from one nations attitude toward the handicap.有人說,一個社會的文明程度可以通過其對于殘障人士的態度反映出來.

　　Being small in a basketball match is a handicap.在籃球比賽中,個子小吃虧.

　　Jerk vt.使猝然一動,猛拉 vi.猝然一動 n.猛拉,急推

　　Hearing my name mentioned,I instinctively jerked my head back.聽到有人說我的名字,我出于本能猛地回過頭來.

　　Lofty a.高傲的,傲慢的;崇高的高尚的;高聳的,極高的

　　The Japanese invasion of Asian countries was carried out under the false lofty propaganda of emancipating them from colonialism. 在把亞洲人民從殖民主義手中解放出來的虛偽崇高的宣傳之下,日本對亞洲國家進行了侵略.

　　Marshal n.元帥,最高指揮官

　　It is often said a marshal is made on the white bones of thousands of average soldiers.常言說,一將功成萬骨枯.

　　Mutter vt./n.輕聲低語,小聲抱怨

　　He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly.他打電話聲音很低,因此我讓他說得清楚些.

　　overthrow vt./n.打倒,推翻

　　To provide enough manpower for ever- growing northern factories slavery in the southern states had to be overthrown.為了給北方日漸擴大的工廠提供足夠的勞動力, 南方的奴隸制必須推翻.

　　That was what ignited the American Civil War.那是美國南北戰爭的原因.

　　overwhelm vt.使承受不了使不知所措;征服,制服

　　In last weeks semi-final,the Manchester United overwhelmed Liz by 4-0.在上周的半決賽中,曼聯隊以4比0擊敗利茲隊.

　　Pearl n.珍珠,珠狀物

　　In the early morning, you can see pearls of dew glistening on the grass.晨曦初露的時候,可以看到露珠在草上閃爍.

　　He who would search for pearls must dive below.欲尋珍珠就要潛到水里.

　　Petty a.小的,瑣碎的,不重要的,氣量小的,心胸狹窄的

　　Our oversight of petty details in the contract caused us considerable.由于忽視合同中的細節,我們虧損不小.

　　Premium n.保險金;獎品,贈品,額外津貼 a.高級的,優質的;售價高的

　　Farmers are offered a premium for organically grown vegetables.農民以有機方式種植蔬菜而獲得津貼.

　　propaganda n.宣傳

　　There has been a good deal of propaganda about the dangers of drunk driving.關于酒后駕駛的危害已做過大量宣傳.

　　Romance n.愛情小說,傳奇故事

　　The film Roman Holiday is a romance between a princess and a journalist.電影〈羅馬假日〉講的是一個公主和一個記者的愛情故事.

　　Sober ;a.未醉的,有節制的;嚴肅的,持重的;素淡的

　　A more sober life is advisable to an unrestrained one.有節制的生活肯定比放縱的好.

　　Surpass vt.超過,優于,多于;超過的界限

　　Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,the result surpassed our hopes.盡管我們認為可能在首輪即遭淘汰,結果比所期望的要好.

　　Tariff n.關稅,稅率;價目表,收費表

　　There is a very high tariff on jewelry.寶石類的稅率很高,

　　Thats why imported jewelry is so expensive.因此進口寶石很貴.

　　Token n.信物,紀念品

　　When people meet,they shake hands as a token of friendship.人們相逢的時候,握手以表示友誼.

　　Tribute n.貢品;頌詞,稱贊

　　The government paid tribute to Dr. Sun Yatsen ,by naming the city in which he was born after him.為表達對孫中山先生的敬意政府把他出生的城市命名為中山市.

　　Wrinkle n./vi.皺紋,使起皺紋

　　Many moisturizers claim to be anti- wrinkle.很多潤膚霜都聲稱是抗皺的.

　　At the mention of the so-called brilliant scheme,she wrinkled her nose in disdain.聽了那所謂的妙計之后,她皺鼻子表示不屑.