英语六级高频词汇第046期

eliminate

英 [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt] 美 [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]

vt. 消除；排除

例句：

This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
这种饮食据称具有排除体内毒素的作用。

He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents.
他向政府宣战并且力劝右翼分子们消灭他们的对手。

We called up three economists to ask how to eliminate the deficit and they obliged with very straightforward answers.
我们致电3位经济学家咨询消除赤字的方法，他们满足了我们的要求，给出了非常直接的答复。

fortune

英 [ˈfɔːtʃuːn] 美 [ˈfɔːrtʃən]

n. 财富；命运；运气

vt. 给予财富

vi. 偶然发生

n. (Fortune)人名；(英)福琼；(法)福蒂纳

例句：

How had he amassed his fortune?
他是如何聚集起他的财富的？

He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。

She inherited a fortune from her father.
她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。

blunder

英 [ˈblʌndə(r)] 美 [ˈblʌndər]

n. 愚蠢（或粗心）的错误，大错

v. 犯大错，笨嘴笨舌；跌跌撞撞地走；误入（某地）

例句：

It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
分配给他这项任务是一个巨大的错误。

She cast a sidelong glance at Eric to see if he had noticed her blunder.
她偷偷斜扫了埃里克一眼，看他有没有留意到她的错误。

I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time.
我认为他如此提早宣布消息是犯了战术上的错误。

convey

英 [kənˈveɪ] 美 [kənˈveɪ]

vt. 传达；运输；让与

例句：

Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.
欧几里德正试图表达他的一个几何学观点。

I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument.
我试图表达某种类似论据的东西。

Please convey my gratitude to her.
请向她转达我的谢意。

analogy

英 [əˈnælədʒi] 美 [əˈnælədʒi]

n. 类比；类推；类似

例句：

The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck.
音乐与香味的类比已经深入人心了。

The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。

That analogy really stinks.
这个类比真的很烂。

回顾

1. eliminate
2. fortune
3. blunder
4. convey
5. analogy