英语高考高频词汇第056期

sketch

英 [sketʃ] 美 [sketʃ]

n. 素描；略图；梗概

vt. 画素描或速写

vi. 画素描或速写

n. (Sketch)人名；(英)斯凯奇

例句：

She drew a sketch map of the area to show us the way.
她画了一幅这个地区的略图，用来给我们指路。

One way of doing that is to come up with what's called "a character sketch", I don't mean a sketch like a drawing, I guess that's obvious.
其中一种方法是呈现所谓的“人物素描”，我不是指像画画一样的素描，我想这是显而易见的。

The drama group did a sketch about a couple buying a new car.
剧社上演了一出夫妻二人买新车的短剧。

tidy

英 [ˈtaɪdi] 美 [ˈtaɪdi]

adj. 整齐的；相当大的

vt. 整理；收拾；弄整齐

vi. 整理；收拾

n. 椅子的背罩

n. (Tidy)人名；(英)泰迪

例句：

They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen.
他们坐在她那干净整齐的厨房里。

He lives alone in a suspiciously tidy apartment.
他独自一人住在一套整洁得出奇的公寓里。

She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
她趁孩子们不在时收拾了他们的房间。

via

英 [ˈvaɪə; ˈviːə] 美 [ˈvaɪə; ˈviːə]

prep. 经由，通过；凭借，借助于

例句：

We flew home via Dubai.
我们乘飞机经迪拜回国。

The news programme came to us via satellite.
新闻节目是通过卫星传送到我们这里来的。

The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.
这次演讲是通过卫星播放的。

applicable

英 [əˈplɪkəbl; ˈæplɪkəbl] 美 [ˈæplɪkəbl,əˈplɪkəbl]

adj. 可适用的；可应用的；合适的

例句：

What is a reasonable standard for one family is not applicable for another.
对一个家庭合理的标准对于另一个家庭并不适用。

Another shortcoming is that it is not applicable to certain very muscular people such as athletes and bodybuilders, who can also have artificially high BMIs.
另一个缺点是它不适用于某些肌肉发达的人，如运动员和健美运动员，他们也可以有人为的偏高身高体重指数。

Examining the period 1870-1920, Keyssar concentrates on Massachusetts, where the historical materials are particularly rich, and the findings applicable to other industrial areas.
Keyssar 考察了1870-1920年这段时期，重点研究了马萨诸塞州，那里的历史资料特别丰富，研究结果也适用于其他工业区。

fertile

英 [ˈfɜːtaɪl] 美 [ˈfɜːrtl]

adj. 富饶的，肥沃的；能生育的

例句：

Farmers worked the fertile valleys.
农民们开垦了这个肥沃的山谷。

We have the most fertile soil in the Midwest.
我们在中西部有最肥沃的土壤。

The operation cannot be reversed to make her fertile again.
手术不可逆转，无法使她重获生育能力。

回顾

1. sketch
2. tidy
3. via
4. applicable
5. fertile