英语四级通关训练 第0151期

elapse

英 [ɪˈlæps] 美 [ɪˈlæps]

v. 消逝

n. 时间的流逝

例句：

Years probably would elapse before his return. Some of us might never see him again.
他这一去可能就是多年，席上有些人恐怕今世也难得再见他面。

The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo.
固体障碍物越远，回声返回所用时间就越长。

The last seven years have all been ‘the year of the mobile’; it is not clear how many more such years will need to elapse!
过去七年被看作“手机年”，还不清楚将来还会持续多久。

exhaustion

英 [ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən] 美 [ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən]

n. 筋疲力尽；耗尽，枯竭

例句：

He is suffering from exhaustion.
他精疲力竭。

Her face was grey with exhaustion.
她疲惫得脸色发白。

She was in a state of nervous exhaustion.
她的神经处于极度疲劳状态。

sincerity

英 [sɪnˈserəti] 美 [sɪnˈserəti]

n. 真诚，真挚

例句：

His sincerity impressed her.
他的真诚打动了她。

He impressed her with his sincerity.
他的真诚打动了她。

I was impressed with his deep sincerity.
让我铭记在心的是他深切的诚意。

pretend

英 [prɪˈtend] 美 [prɪˈtend]

v. 伪装，假装；（玩游戏时）假扮，装扮；自诩，自称（pretend to）

adj. <非正式>假装的，假想的（尤为儿童使用）

例句：

Let's pretend (that) we're astronauts.
咱们装扮成太空人吧。

I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.
我讨厌老得装假。

She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Cancun.
她会进行日光浴并假装她是在坎昆。

tobacco

英 [təˈbækəʊ] 美 [təˈbækoʊ]

n. 烟草，烟叶；烟草制品；烟草植株；抽烟

例句：

Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco.
约翰逊仍然对烟草几乎一无所知。

We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising.
我们需要对烟草广告采取强硬的态度。

The tobacco workers were paid on a piecework basis.
烟草工人是计件给钱的。

回顾

1. elapse
2. exhaustion
3. sincerity
4. pretend
5. tobacco