英语单词超好背 第0279期

driver

英 [ˈdraɪvə(r)] 美 [ˈdraɪvər]

n. 驾驶员；驱动程序；起子；传动器

n. (Driver)人名；(德)德里弗；(英)德赖弗

例句：

The driver was killed instantly.
司机当场死亡。

The driver suffered head injuries.
司机头部受伤。

The driver was robbed at gunpoint.
司机遭持枪抢劫。

solvency

英 [ˈsɒlvənsi] 美 [ˈsɑːlvənsi]

n. 偿付能力；溶解力

例句：

Regrettably, the Tokugawa shoguns' search for solvency for the government made it increasingly difficult for individual Japanese who lived on fixed stipends to make ends meet.
令人遗憾的是，德川幕府对政府偿付能力的寻求，使靠固定津贴生活的日本人越来越难以维持生计。

The third set of options is all about Banks' solvency.
第三套选项完全关乎银行的偿付能力。

Investors were notably worried about Greece's solvency.
当时投资者对希腊的偿债能力非常担心。

adjoin

英 [əˈdʒɔɪn] 美 [əˈdʒɔɪn]

vi. 毗连，邻接

vt. 毗连，邻接

例句：

Our two houses adjoin.
我们俩的房屋邻接着。

The two bedrooms adjoin.
这两间卧室毗连。

The two gardens adjoin.
这两座花园相连。

speculator

英 [ˈspekjuleɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈspekjuleɪtər]

n. 投机者；思索者

例句：

He sold the contracts to another speculator for a profit.
为了牟利他把合约卖给了另一个投机商。

By his own admission, he evaded paying taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator.
据他自己承认，他作为佛罗里达房地产投机商时逃过税。

He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
他是一个险诈的投机商。

cool

英 [kuːl] 美 [kuːl]

adj. 凉爽的；冷静的；出色的

vt. 使…冷却；使…平静下来

vi. 变凉；平息

n. 凉爽；凉爽的空气

adv. 冷静地

n. (Cool)人名；(法)科尔；(英)库尔

例句：

She seemed very cool and unemotional.
她显得十分冷静。

The house was refreshingly cool inside.
屋内清凉宜人。

That's a cool hat.
那是一顶很酷的帽子。

回顾

1. driver
2. solvency
3. adjoin
4. speculator
5. cool