第003期-英语六级高频词汇
grieve
英 [ɡriːv] 美 [ɡriːv]vt. 使悲伤,使苦恼
vi. 悲痛,哀悼
n. (Grieve)人名;(英)格里夫
例句:I didn't have any time to grieve.
我没有时间去悲伤。
Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.
亲属需要时间痛悼他们失去的至爱。
He decided not to take his medicine, so as to grieve Wendy.
他决定不吃药,好让温迪伤心。
destructive
英 [dɪˈstrʌktɪv] 美 [dɪˈstrʌktɪv]adj. 破坏的;毁灭性的;有害的,消极的
例句:He was unable to contain his own destructive feelings.
他无法克制自己的消极情绪。
The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.
那场战争尽显人性中具有破坏性的一面。
Tanks are heavy on fuel, destructive to roads and difficult to park.
坦克耗油量大,对道路有破坏性,并且难以停放。
conceive
英 [kənˈsiːv] 美 [kənˈsiːv]vt. 怀孕;构思;以为;持有
vi. 怀孕;设想;考虑
例句:She is unable to conceive.
她不能怀孕。
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive.
他说女人在计划怀孕前应该戒酒。
It is impossible to conceive of a self arising outside of social experience.
我们不可能设想一个在社会经验之外产生的自我。(自我和社会是密不可分的。)
expire
英 [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)] 美 [ɪkˈspaɪər]vi. 期满;终止;死亡;呼气
vt. 呼出(空气)
例句:When does your driving licence expire?
你的驾照什么时候到期?
He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will expire at the end of this month.
他计划再次出国旅行,但他的护照将于本月底到期。
5bn program of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then.
为新的经济适用房提供资金的50亿英镑资助计划将于2015年到期,到时不可能得到延长。
conservative
英 [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] 美 [kənˈsɜːrvətɪv]adj. 保守的
n. 保守派,守旧者
例句:Her style of dress was never conservative.
她的服装式样一点儿也不保守。
Two Conservative MPs have gone over to the Liberal Democrats.
两名保守党议员已转向自由民主党人一边。
The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition.
该公司的保守本性不适合竞争。
回顾
- grieve
- destructive
- conceive
- expire
- conservative