Day 80 每日记18个单词 英语考试轻松过关
1. confer:v. 授予,商讨,协商
eg.The president conferred a degree onto the graduating student.
校长授予这个毕业生学位。
2. upkeep: n.供养,维持,维修费
eg.He is responsible for the upkeep of the park plants.
他负责公园植物的维护。
3. pier: n. 码头,桥墩
eg.This beautiful pier is a famous tourist attraction.
这个漂亮的码头是个著名的旅游景点。
4. sporadic: adj. 不定时发生的,零星的,分散的
eg.The water supply in this building is sporadic.
这栋大楼的供水时有时无。
5. cameo: n.石雕,贝雕,文学小品
eg.The raised design of the cameo necklace looks exquisite.
这条贝雕项链的浮雕设计非常精美。
6. augment: v. 增长,助长
eg.He augmented his income through freelance writing.
他通过自由撰稿来增加自己的收入。
7. sensory: adj. 知觉的,感觉的
eg.Are your sensory organs working properly?
你的听觉器官正常吗?
8. accede: v.同意,就任,加入
eg. The little tiger acceded to the throne and will be our new king.
小老虎继承了王权,它将是我们的新国王。
9. demoralize:v. 使低落,使沮丧,使气急败坏
eg.I have written nothing all day . and it’s starting to demoralize me.
我一整天什么都没写出来,这让我很沮丧。
10. operative: n. 技工,特工,侦探 adj. 运转着的,有效的
eg.The operative took out his gun after he heard the command.
这名特工听到命令后掏出了他的枪。
11. permeate: v. 弥漫,普及,渗透
eg.The sweet smell of the flowers permeated the entire room.
花的香气弥漫了整个房间。
12. circumvent: v. 用计避免,规避
eg.The man found a way of circumventing the “Don’t walk on the grass” rule.
这个人找到了一种规避“禁止践踏草坪”的方法。
13. kindred: adj. 有血缘关系的,同源的,类似的n.亲戚,家族,亲属关系
eg.Kindred emotions keep the family united.
家族的情感使得家庭团结和睦。
14.dent: n. 缺口,凹痕 v.使凹下,凹进
eg.I had to fix the dent in my car after the accident.
车祸之后,我不得不维修车上的凹痕。
15.potent: adj. 强有力的,有权势的,有说服力的
eg.His arms are very potent. He can lift things I could never dream of lifting.
他的手臂非常有力,能够抬起我拾不起的东西。
16. legible:adj. 清晰的,易辨认的
eg.It’s clear to see the typewritten note is more legible.
很显然,电脑打印的便条更清晰易读。
17.fabricate: v.建造,制造,伪造,编造
eg.The man tried to fabricate the signature.
他试图仿造签名。
18. agitate: v. 激烈,争论,鼓动,激怒
eg.He agitated the workers to go on strike.
他煽动工人们继续罢工。