第0213期-英语四级通关训练
disloyal
英 [dɪsˈlɔɪəl] 美 [dɪsˈlɔɪəl]adj. 不忠的;不忠诚的;背叛的
例句:She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable.
她对她的副手如此不忠诚,以至于弄得他的职位岌岌可危。
He was accused of being disloyal to the government.
他被指控对政府不忠。
Accusing us of being disloyal to cover his own sorry behaviour is truly execrable.
用指控我们的不忠来掩盖他个人的不当行为真是很恶劣。
fourteen
英 [ˌfɔːˈtiːn] 美 [ˌfɔːrˈtiːn]num. 十四;十四个;十四岁
n. 十四的记号;十四岁;十四点钟
adj. 十四的;十四个的;十四岁的
例句:"Fourteen minutes," Chris said, taking a peep at his watch.
“十四分钟,”克里斯瞥了一眼手表说道。
Women are advised not to drink more than fourteen units of alcohol per week.
建议妇女每周饮酒不超过十四个酒精单位。
I'm fourteen years old.
我14岁。
operator
英 [ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈɑːpəreɪtər]n. (设备、机器的)操作员;经营者;精明圆滑的人,善于取巧的人;电话员,接线员;运算符号
例句:The operator will put you through.
接线员将为你接通电话。
He dialled the operator and put in a call to Rome.
他拨通了接线员,往罗马打了一个电话。
He is a very shrewd operator with an incisive mind.
他是一位非常精明的经营者,有着敏锐的头脑。
aggravation
英 [ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn] 美 [ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn]n. 加剧,恶化;<非正式>烦恼,恼人的事;攻击(或挑衅)行为
例句:Such solidarity is necessary if we are to avoid a proliferation and aggravation of tensions relating to water.
如果我们要避免与水有关的紧张局势扩散和恶化,这种团结是必要的。
I don't need all this aggravation at work.
我工作时不需要这一切恼人的事。
The drug may cause an aggravation of the condition.
这种药可能导致病情恶化。
motivation
英 [ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn] 美 [ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn]n. 动力,诱因;积极性,干劲;<南非>(支持请求或倡议的)事实与理由
例句:Money is my motivation.
金钱就是我的动力。
He's intelligent enough but he lacks motivation.
他很聪明,但缺乏积极性。
What is the motivation behind this sudden change?
这种突然转变背后的动机是什么?
回顾
- disloyal
- fourteen
- operator
- aggravation
- motivation