第0089期-英语四级通关训练
conformity
英 [kənˈfɔːməti] 美 [kənˈfɔːrməti]n. 遵守,依照;随大流,循规蹈矩;符合,一致;信奉英国国教
例句:You'll see that he writes about, first, conformity.
你会发现他所写的首先是一致性。
Increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity.
这种明显的多样性正日益成为一种新型一致性的面具。
He criticizes that people of his time for abandoning their own minds and their own wills for the sake of conformity and consistency.
他批评他那个时代的人们为了一致性和统一性而放弃了他们自己的思想和意志。
sodium
英 [ˈsəʊdiəm] 美 [ˈsoʊdiəm]n. 钠(一种化学元素,符号为 Na)
adj. (发出橙色强光的)钠光的
例句:Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive.
钠和硫有高度的腐蚀性。
Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
普通食盐是钠和氯的化合物。
The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.
氯化钠是普通盐的学名。
frugal
英 [ˈfruːɡ(ə)l] 美 [ˈfruːɡl]adj. 节俭的,节约的;(饮食)简单的,省钱的
例句:Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.
每个人都这么说,但这确实是给节俭的食客最好的建议。
The honourable worker who lives a very frugal life gives away most of his money to charities.
这位可敬的工人过着非常节俭的生活,他把他的大部分钱都捐赠给了慈善机构。
They learned how to trim almost 20 percent off their monthly child care bills during the 30-day "Frugal Family Challenge".
在为期30天的“节俭家庭挑战”活动中,他们学会了如何削减每月近 20% 的育儿费用。
often
英 [ˈɒfn; ˈɒftən] 美 [ˈɔːf(ə)n]adv. 常常,时常;在许多情况下
例句:She doesn't often wear heels.
她不常穿高跟鞋。
I often skip breakfast altogether.
我常常干脆不吃早饭。
Do you go sailing often?
你常去驾帆船玩吗?
depress
英 [dɪˈpres] 美 [dɪˈpres]v. 使抑郁,使沮丧;降低,抑制;使萧条,使不景气;按下,压下
例句:Subsidies allow growers to undercut competitors and depress world prices.
补贴使得种植者能以低于竞争对手的价格出售并压低世界价格。
The atmosphere began to depress me.
气氛开始使我感到压抑。
Runaway inflation will depress the economy.
无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
回顾
- conformity
- sodium
- frugal
- often
- depress