英语四级单词每天背 第0140期

rebuke

英 [rɪˈbjuːk] 美 [rɪˈbjuːk]

v. 斥责，指责；控制

n. 指责，斥责

例句：

He was silenced by her stinging rebuke.
她的尖锐批评使他哑口无言。

His statements drew a stinging rebuke from the chairman.
他的申明受到了主席严厉的谴责。

I would not judge nor rebuke them.
我既不会审判他们，也不会谴责他们。

ashamed

英 [əˈʃeɪmd] 美 [əˈʃeɪmd]

adj. 感到羞愧，感到羞耻；羞于（做某事）

例句：

Peter ought to be ashamed of himself.
彼得应为自己感到羞耻。

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
精神病并不可羞愧。

I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her.
我真不好意思说我向她撒了谎。

resort

英 [rɪˈzɔːt] 美 [rɪˈzɔːrt]

n. 旅游胜地，度假胜地；求助的方法，采用的手段；采用，诉诸，求助

v. 诉诸，求助于；<正式>常去，（成群结队地）去

例句：

The resort is geared towards children.
这个旅游胜地适合儿童玩耍。

They felt obliged to resort to violence.
他们觉得有必要诉诸暴力。

Why do they always have to resort to violence ?
为什么他们总是非要诉诸暴力不可呢？

dismay

英 [dɪsˈmeɪ] 美 [dɪsˈmeɪ]

n. 担忧，失望，沮丧

v. 使担忧，使失望，使沮丧

例句：

She let out a groan of dismay.
她发出沮丧的叹息声。

Here was matter for dismay, for they were soaked through and chilled.
令人沮丧的是，他们全身湿透，浑身冰凉。

He looked at her in dismay.
他诧异地看着她。

substantiate

英 [səbˈstænʃieɪt] 美 [səbˈstænʃieɪt]

vt. 证实；使实体化

例句：

Two types of images substantiate this theory: the strange, indecipherable geometric shapes that appear near some animals, and the few drawings of men.
两种类型的图形证实了这种看法：在某些动物图形和极少数的人类图像附近存在着一些奇怪而难以辨认的几何图形。

There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.
几乎没有能证实这些断言的科学证据。

You should go through the paper many times—and then again—working to substantiate and clarify your ideas.
你应该一遍又一遍地通读论文，努力充实和阐明你的观点。

回顾

1. rebuke
2. ashamed
3. resort
4. dismay
5. substantiate