英语四级单词每天背 第0252期

whale

英 [weɪl] 美 [weɪl]

n. 鲸；巨大的东西

v. （非正式）殴打；捕鲸；使惨败

n. （Whale）（爱）惠尔（人名）

例句：

A whale is a fish. True or false?
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？

A whale was found washed up on the shore.
一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。

The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
鲸被鱼叉射中后下潜。

d/a

enlargement

英 [ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt] 美 [ɪnˈlɑːrdʒmənt]

n. 放大；放大的照片；增补物

例句：

There is insufficient space for enlargement of the buildings.
没有足够的空间扩建这些大楼。

If you like the picture I can send you an enlargement of it.
如果你喜欢这照片，我可以给你寄一张放大的。

Uvala is a large elongate sinkhole resulting from enlargement.
灰岩干谷是由于扩大而形成的一个大的拉长的天坑。

denounce

英 [dɪˈnaʊns] 美 [dɪˈnaʊns]

v. 谴责，痛斥；检举，告发

例句：

They were at the mercy of informers who might at any moment denounce them.
他们完全受那些随时可能告发他们的告密者的支配。

German leaders all took the opportunity to denounce the attacks and plead for tolerance.
德国领导人们都藉此机会谴责这些攻击，并且恳请宽容。

No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con tricks.
难怪谴责许多大学只不过是精心设计的骗局已经成为一种时尚。

tiresome

英 [ˈtaɪəsəm] 美 [ˈtaɪərsəm]

adj. 烦人的，令人厌烦的

例句：

Now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate, began.
这时，一只蟋蟀开始发出烦人的唧唧声，而人们根本找不到它在哪。

The children were being very tiresome.
这些孩子非常讨人嫌。

Buying a house can be a very tiresome business.
买房子会是件很麻烦的事。

回顾

1. whale
2. d/a
3. enlargement
4. denounce
5. tiresome