英语六级高频词汇第036期

ambiguous

英 [æmˈbɪɡjuəs] 美 [æmˈbɪɡjuəs]

adj. 模糊不清的，模棱两可的；不明确的，不明朗的；引起歧义的

例句：

His role has always been ambiguous.
他的角色一直不明确。

The wording was deliberately ambiguous.
这里的措辞故意模棱两可。

This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.
这个协议非常模棱两可，可以有多种解释。

legislation

英 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn] 美 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]

n. 立法；法律

例句：

Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.
立法须得到议会两院的一致通过。

The legislation is still in draft form.
这条法规还只是项草案。

The legislation will be difficult to enforce.
这一法规将难以实施。

propel

英 [prəˈpel] 美 [prəˈpel]

vt. 推进；驱使；激励；驱策

例句：

The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
微型火箭附在宇宙飞船上，用来推进飞船飞向火星。

He also used ski poles in an unorthodox way—to propel himself as he skied.
他还以一种非正统的方式使用滑雪杖，就是在滑雪时用它推动自己。

It now appears that they also have an important influence on the geophysical processes that propel the plates across the globe.
现在看来，它们对推动板块在全球范围内运动的地球物理过程也有重要影响。

naive

英 [naɪˈiːv] 美 [naɪˈiːv]

adj. 天真的,幼稚的

例句：

Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.
他们对待生活的态度天真率直，令人耳目一新。

Their view was that he had been politically naive.
他们的看法是，他在政治上曾是幼稚的。

I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him!
真是难以相信你会幼稚到信任他！

inferior

英 [ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)] 美 [ɪnˈfɪriər]

adj. 差的；自卑的；下级的，下等的

n. 下级；次品

例句：

Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。

He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
他喜欢与那些智力不如他的人为伍。

They were socially inferior to him.
他们在社会地位上不如他。

回顾

1. ambiguous
2. legislation
3. propel
4. naive
5. inferior