英语六级高频词汇第059期

blame

英 [bleɪm] 美 [bleɪm]

vt. 责备；归咎于

n. 责备；责任；过失

例句：

"I blame the judges," quoth he.
“我责怪这些法官们，”他说。

Quite frankly , I don't blame you.
坦白说，我并不怪你。

No blame attaches to you.
你一点责任也没有。

commitment

英 [kəˈmɪtmənt] 美 [kəˈmɪtmənt]

n. 承诺，保证；委托；承担义务；献身；花费金钱、时间、人力等

例句：

We made a commitment to keep working together.
我们作了承诺要继续在一起工作。

Will the president be able to hold to this commitment?
总统能恪守这一承诺吗？

His commitment has been unquestioned.
他的奉献是无可置疑的。

provoke

英 [prəˈvəʊk] 美 [prəˈvoʊk]

vt. 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起

例句：

His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
他的任务是安抚这些人，而不是激怒他们。

Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
想生气的事情能激起强烈的生理兴奋。

Premature moves in this respect might well provoke a reaction against the reform.
在这方面过早的行动可能会激起对改革的抵触。

debate

英 [dɪˈbeɪt] 美 [dɪˈbeɪt]

n. 辩论；（正式的）讨论

v. （尤指正式）讨论，辩论；仔细考虑

例句：

The debate simply revived old hatreds.
这一辩论只不过再次挑起了夙仇。

In debate he was a formidable opponent.
在辩论中他是位难应付的对手。

Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.
反战示威者们扰乱了辩论。

dazzle

英 [ˈdæzl] 美 [ˈdæzl]

v. （强光等）使目眩；（美貌、技能等）使倾倒；使眼花缭乱

n. 耀眼炫目；令人眼花缭乱的东西（或特性）；耀眼的光；灿烂，绚烂

例句：

The dazzle of stardom and status attracts them.
明星和身份的耀眼光环吸引着他们。

You can dazzle members of the opposite with your quick wit and aggressive charm.
你可以在异性面前炫耀自己过人的才智和独特的魅力。

At the time, it was only an educated guess that this so-called dazzle camouflage would work.
那个时候，炫目伪装能够起作用只是出于一种经验上的判断。

回顾

1. blame
2. commitment
3. provoke
4. debate
5. dazzle