英语四级高频词汇第112期

vehicle

英 [ˈviːəkl] 美 [ˈviːəkl; ˈviːhɪkl]

n. 车辆；工具；交通工具；运载工具；传播媒介；媒介物

例句：

The vehicle was engulfed in flames.
汽车被大火吞没。

Was the vehicle insured?
那辆车上保险了吗？

The robbers drove off in a stolen vehicle.
劫匪驾驶着一辆偷来的汽车逃跑了。

petrol

英 [ˈpetrəl] 美 [ˈpetrəl]

n. （英）汽油

例句：

Petrol is a volatile substance.
汽油是挥发性物质。

All new cars take unleaded petrol.
所有的新汽车都加无铅汽油。

The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。

previous

英 [ˈpriːviəs] 美 [ˈpriːviəs]

adj. 以前的；早先的；过早的

adv. 在先；在…以前

例句：

Her previous calm gave way to terror.
她先前的泰然自若已变为惊恐。

The car has only had one previous owner.
这辆汽车以前没换过车主。

Previous to this, she'd always been well.
这以前，她身体一向很好。

nevertheless

英 [ˌnevəðəˈles] 美 [ˌnevərðəˈles]

adv. 然而，不过；虽然如此

例句：

Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless.
我们的失败是意料中的事，尽管如此，还是令人失望。

Although the market has been flat, residential property costs remain high. Nevertheless, the fall-off in demand has had an impact on resale values.
尽管市场一直疲软，房价持续偏高。然而需求的减少还是对二手房价格产生了影响。

He was in a fine rage, nevertheless.
不过他还是很生气。

thrust

英 [θrʌst] 美 [θrʌst]

v. 插；插入；推挤；插入；用向某人刺去；猛然或用力推；伸展；强使接受；竖起，挺出

n. 推力；刺；要旨，重点；强攻；冲断层，逆断层；苛评

例句：

He thrust at me with a knife.
他拿刀向我刺来。

They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
他们把他猛推入吉普车的后部。

She thrust her way into the crowd.
她挤进了人群。

回顾

1. vehicle
2. petrol
3. previous
4. nevertheless
5. thrust