第二十九课|普特英语中级单词积累

你已经背了2580个单词

现在更新的中级单词比初级难哦,希望大家一起坚持

accelerate

[æk'seləreit ] vt. 加速,加快,促进

vi. 速度增加

The engineer acceleratesa train by turning on more power.

工程师通过增加更多的动量来给列车提速。

arithmetic

[ə'riθmətik ] n. U算术

a. 算术的

Everyone learns the rudiments of arithmeticin elementary school.

每个人都在小学学会了初级算数。

averse

[ə'və:s ] a. 嫌恶的,反感的,反对的,不乐意的

I will keep it secret, I feel averseto telling it to someone.

我会保守这个秘密,我不愿意告诉任何人。

brawn

[brɔ:n ] n. 筋肉,膂力,腕力,腌肉

Football requires brain as well as brawn.

踢足球除了需要肌肉同样需要智商。

corroborate

[kə'rɔbəreit ] vt. 使坚固,确证

Two persons who saw the road accident corroboratedthe driver’s statement.

两个看到交通事故的人证实了司机的说词。

dexterity

[deks'teriti ] n. 机巧,灵巧,机敏

Dexterityin questioning the witnesses helped the lawyer win many cases.

律师对证人提问一向机智,这使他赢得了许多官司。

earthworm

['ə:θwə:m ] n. 蚯蚓

The anatomy of an earthwormis much simpler than that of a man.

和人比起来,蚯蚓的身体结构简单多了。

encamp

[in'kæmp ] vi. 扎营,露营

vt. 使宿营

It took the soldiers only half an hour to encampin the heavy rain.

士兵们只用了半个小时就在大雨中安营扎寨了。

erupt

[i'rʌpt ] vi. 爆发

vt. 喷出

Mount Vesuvius hasn’t eruptedfor a good many years.

维苏威火山很多年都没有爆发了。

humid

['hju:mid ] a. 潮湿的,湿润的,多湿气的

The air is very humidnear the sea or large lake.

大海和湖泊附近的空气都非常湿润。

hypothesis

[hai'pɔθəsis ] n. 假设

Let’s discuss this topic on the hypothesisthat it is true.

我们讨论这个话题先建立在假设它是真的基础之上。

irrigation

[iri'geiʃən ] n. 灌溉,冲洗

It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without irrigation.

沙漠中的植物不灌溉就不会生长。

manipulate

[mə'nipjuleit ] vt. 操纵,利用,操作,应付,假造

To drive an automobile, you must learn how to manipulatedthe steering wheel and pedals.

驾驶自动档时必须学会怎么操作方向盘和踏板。

preeminent

[pri:'eminənt ] a. 优秀的,超群的,卓越的

Every baseball player envies him; he is preeminentabove all his rivals for pitching.

每个棒球手都嫉妒他,他比任何一个竞争投手都出色。

prowess

['prauis ] n. 英勇,勇敢,超凡技术

The tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their prowessin battle.

部落的人们唱响胜利之歌来歌颂他们在战斗中的英勇。

purify

['pjurifai ] vt. 使纯净,使洁净,使道德上净化,精炼,提纯

This music seems to purifyone’s spirit of evil thoughts.

这音乐似乎可以净化人的负面思想。

stifle

['staifl ] vt. 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制

vi. 窒息,闷死

When they got in the boiler room they were almost stifledby the heat.

他们走进锅炉房,就都被热气闷到快要窒息了。

versatile

['və:sətail ] a. 多才多艺的,万用的,万向的

He is a very versatileperformer, he can act, sing, dance, and play the piano.

他是个多才多艺的表演家,他会演戏,唱歌和弹钢琴。

vigilance

['vidʒiləns ] n. 警戒,警觉心,失眠症

The watchman who caught the thief was praised for his vigilance.

抓住小偷的看门人被赞扬很有警觉性。

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