英语单词超好背 第0474期

welfare

英 [ˈwelfeə(r)] 美 [ˈwelfer]

n. 福利；幸福；福利事业；安宁

adj. 福利的；接受社会救济的

例句：

Welfare provides a cushion against hardship.
福利给困苦提供了一个缓解。

The children's welfare must be seen as paramount.
孩子们的福利必须被视为是最为重要的。

The court assumed responsibility for the girl's welfare.
法庭承担了保障这个女孩福利的责任。

correlation

英 [ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃn]

n. [数] 相关，关联；相互关系

例句：

There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
皮肤暴露在太阳下与皮肤癌直接相关。

One interesting correlation Manton uncovered is that better-educated people are likely to live longer.
"曼顿揭示了一个有趣的相关现象：受过良好教育的人可能会更长寿。

There were some apparent exceptions to the general correlation observed between adenosine-receptor binding and stimulation.
在腺苷受体结合和刺激之间的一般相关性中，有一些明显的例外。

blessing

英 [ˈblesɪŋ] 美 [ˈblesɪŋ]

n. 祝福；赐福；祷告

v. 使幸福（bless的ing形式）；使神圣化；为…祈神赐福

n. (Blessing)人名；(英、德)布莱辛

例句：

The bishop said the blessing.
主教祝福（会众）。

Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.
河流是农业国的福祉。

The Reverend Chris Long led the prayers and pronounced the blessing.
克里斯·朗牧师带领祷告并宣讲了祈福祷词。

sunday

英 [ˈsʌndeɪ; ˈsʌndi] 美 [ˈsʌndeɪ; ˈsʌndi]

n. 星期日；礼拜日

例句：

We work every day except Sunday.
我们除星期天外每天都工作。

It was a grey, wet, April Sunday.
那是一个阴沉、潮湿、4月里的星期天。

The driver was rostered for Sunday.
这名司机被安排在星期日值班。

acquaint

英 [əˈkweɪnt] 美 [əˈkweɪnt]

vt. 使熟悉；使认识

例句：

You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.
你首先需要熟悉文件归档方法。

Have steps been taken to acquaint breeders with their right to apply for licenses?
已经采取措施让饲养动物者了解他们申请执照的权利了吗？

Prior to the interview, acquaint yourself with the laws pertaining to job discrimination.
面试前，先熟悉与工作歧视有关的法律。

回顾

1. welfare
2. correlation
3. blessing
4. sunday
5. acquaint