英语四级高频词汇第114期

virus

英 [ˈvaɪrəs] 美 [ˈvaɪrəs]

n. <非正式>（由病毒引起的）疾病；病毒；电脑病毒；恶意短信；毒害思想的思想（观念等）；<古>毒液

n. （Virus）比鲁斯（人名）

例句：

There's a virus going around the office.
办公室里流行着一种病毒性疾病。

The virus seems to have attacked his throat.
病毒似乎已侵害到他的咽喉。

Her heart was irreparably damaged by a virus.
她的心脏被某种病毒不可补救地损伤了。

excess

英 [ɪkˈses] 美 [ɪkˈses]

n. 超过，超额；过度，过量；无节制

adj. 额外的，过量的；附加的

例句：

Excess food is stored as fat.
多余的食物作为脂肪贮存起来。

He pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.
他对过量饮酒后驾车一事表示服罪。

In an excess of enthusiasm I agreed to work late.
我一时热情过度答应了工作到很晚。

cliff

英 [klɪf] 美 [klɪf]

n. 悬崖；绝壁

n. (Cliff)人名；(英)克利夫

例句：

The car had toppled over the cliff.
汽车从山崖上跌落下去了。

The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。

They came straggling up the cliff road.
他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。

slender

英 [ˈslendə(r)] 美 [ˈslendər]

adj. 细长的；苗条的；微薄的

例句：

Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken.
谢里是黑人，个头高挑，身材苗条，说话柔声细气。

She was of below average height, petite and slender.
她低于平均身高，娇小且苗条。

The slender stalks are weighed down with flowers.
纤细的花梗被花儿压弯了。

parade

英 [pəˈreɪd] 美 [pəˈreɪd]

n. 游行；阅兵；炫耀；行进；阅兵场

v. 游行；炫耀；列队行进

n. （Parade）（法、德）帕拉德（人名）

例句：

Felipe was in uniform for the parade.
费利佩穿着游行服装。

He is not one to parade his achievements.
他不是一个爱炫耀自己成就的人。

The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.
狂欢节游行场面热烈，蔚为大观。

回顾

1. virus
2. excess
3. cliff
4. slender
5. parade