第0252期-英语四级通关训练
nickel
英 [ˈnɪk(ə)l] 美 [ˈnɪkl]n. (金属)镍;(美国或加拿大的)五分硬币
v. 镀镍于
【名】 (Nickel)(德、英)尼克尔(人名)
例句:Iron and some nickel, both of which are metals.
铁和一些镍,它们俩都是金属。
Among all commodities, nickel and copper are under particular stress.
在所有大宗商品中,镍和铜尤其承压。
The same phenomenon seems to be happening with aluminum, lead, and nickel.
相同的现象估计也会发生在铝、铅和镍的身上。
detour
英 [ˈdiːtʊə(r)] 美 [ˈdiːtʊr]n. 绕行,迂回;<美>(常用道路暂时封闭时的)临时绕行道路
v. <美>(使)绕道,绕行;绕过,绕……走
【名】 (Detour)(美、法)德图尔(人名)
例句:He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.
为了方便她,他乐意绕道而行。
We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。
It's well worth making a detour to see the village.
绕道去参观一下这村子很是值得。
amaze
英 [əˈmeɪz] 美 [əˈmeɪz]v. 使惊奇,使惊愕
例句:He never ceases to amaze me.
他总让我惊喜不断。
You never cease to amaze me!
你总能让我感到惊奇!
It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
有些人为了钱什么都干得出来,这一直使我惊愕不已。
enable
英 [ɪˈneɪbl] 美 [ɪˈneɪbl]v. 使能够,使可能;激活,启动;准许,授权
例句:The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
新的检验使医生能在早期发现该种疾病。
This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows.
这能使观众看演出时舒服地坐着。
The spacecraft will enable scientists to study some dark corners of the solar system.
太空船使得科学家可以研究太阳系中一些不为人知的角落。
wasteful
英 [ˈweɪstfl] 美 [ˈweɪstfl]adj. 浪费的,挥霍的
例句:This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful.
这种做法被认为是浪费而不被赞成。
By investing in efficient plant it could generate lots of valuable carbon credits to sell to wealthier, more wasteful nations.
投资高效工厂能节余很多宝贵的碳信用额度,可以用来卖给那些更富有、更浪费的国家。
As consumers, we are very wasteful.
作为消费者,我们非常浪费。
回顾
- nickel
- detour
- amaze
- enable
- wasteful