每天背单词 第363期

affirm

英 [əˈfɜːm] 美 [əˈfɜːrm]

vt. 肯定；断言

vi. 确认；断言

例句：

I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。

In my opinion, in the appraisal of migrant workers, it is one-sided to affirm everything or to negate everything.
在我看来，对农民工的评价中，肯定一切或否定一切都是片面的。

Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所做成的每件事似乎都证实了那个观点。

consolidation

英 [kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃn] 美 [kənˌsɑːlɪˈdeɪʃn]

n. 巩固；合并；团结

例句：

The most surprising bout of consolidation and revival has been in Latin America.
最令人惊讶的整合与复活发生在拉丁美洲。

Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation in the automotive sector is likely .
一些专家认为，如果这种趋势持续更长时间，汽车行业的进一步合并是可能的。

Some researchers contend that sleep plays no role in the consolidation of declarative memory (i.e., memory involving factual information).
一些研究者认为，睡眠对于陈述性记忆（例如：牵扯到事实信息的记忆）的巩固没有影响。

Duke

英 [djuːk] 美 [duːk]

n. 公爵，（公国的）君主；公爵（种）樱桃

n. (Duke)人名；(西、俄、瑞典、英)杜克

例句：

She goes to Duke University.
她上杜克大学。

The present Duke inherited the title from his father.
现在的公爵承袭的是他父亲的爵位。

It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
公爵不太可能被这种貌似正确的理由说服。

foul

英 [faʊl] 美 [faʊl]

adj. 犯规的；邪恶的；污秽的；淤塞的

vt. 犯规；弄脏；淤塞；缠住，妨害

vi. 犯规；腐烂；缠结

n. 犯规；缠绕

adv. 违反规则地，不正当地

例句：

The referee signalled a foul.
裁判鸣哨示意犯规。

Foul play will be severely penalized.
比赛犯规将受到严厉处罚。

He had fallen foul of the FBI.
他已惹恼了联邦调查局。

dazzle

英 [ˈdæzl] 美 [ˈdæzl]

v. （强光等）使目眩；（美貌、技能等）使倾倒；使眼花缭乱

n. 耀眼炫目；令人眼花缭乱的东西（或特性）；耀眼的光；灿烂，绚烂

例句：

The dazzle of stardom and status attracts them.
明星和身份的耀眼光环吸引着他们。

You can dazzle members of the opposite with your quick wit and aggressive charm.
你可以在异性面前炫耀自己过人的才智和独特的魅力。

At the time, it was only an educated guess that this so-called dazzle camouflage would work.
那个时候，炫目伪装能够起作用只是出于一种经验上的判断。

回顾

1. affirm
2. consolidation
3. Duke
4. foul
5. dazzle