第0268期-英语四级通关训练
circuit
英 [ˈsɜːkɪt] 美 [ˈsɜːrkɪt]n. 电路,回路;巡回活动,巡回地;环道,环线;巡回赛;赛车道;(英国)巡回审判区,巡回上诉法院;(一套)体操动作;统一经营的连锁剧院(或影院)
v. (绕……)环行
例句:Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.
焊接电路板需要较少的工人。
The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit.
火灾是由电线短路引发的。
The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.
这些开关可接通形成闭合电路。
kindle
英 [ˈkɪnd(ə)l] 美 [ˈkɪndl]v. 点燃,开始燃烧;激起,激发;(感情)激动起来;(兔)产仔;照亮,(使)发亮;着火
例句:See the peaks of thought kindle with sunrise!
见到日出点燃思想的顶峰!
Though I'm still not keen on the design of the Kindle, it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable.
虽然我仍然对 Kindle 的设计不感兴趣,但它在外观设计上已经有了很大的改进,而且还可以接受。
That's what we wanna achieve with Kindle, to have a device, so simple, a tool that would disappear and let you enter the author's world.
这就是我们想通过 Kindle 实现的,设计一种装置,非常简单,这个工具会消失,而让你进入作者的世界。
hesitant
英 [ˈhezɪtənt] 美 [ˈhezɪtənt]adj. 犹豫的,不愿的
例句:The evening show was terrible, with hesitant unsure performances from all.
晚上的演出很糟糕, 所有人的表演都犹豫不决,缺乏信心。
Davis's solo work exhibits all the earmarks of his style: it is hesitant, tentative, spare.
戴维斯的独奏曲尽展其风格特征:犹豫、迟疑、俭朴。
For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research-university model.
尽管取得了成功,美国仍然对维持研究型大学的模式犹豫不决。
agitation
英 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]n. 焦虑不安;煽动,鼓动;(液体的)搅动
例句:Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
He made no attempt to disguise his agitation.
他无意掩饰他的不安。
Dina lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.
黛娜点燃了一支烟,试图掩饰她的不安。
accommodation
英 [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn]n. <美>住宿,膳宿;<英>住处,办公处,停留处;(楼房或交通工具内的)空间,座位;和解,调和;(通过改变眼球晶状体形状)自动调焦
例句:She left out an 'm' in 'accommodation'.
她在accommodation一词中漏掉了一个字母m。
The accommodation is simple but spacious.
住处简朴但宽敞。
They were unhappy with their accommodation.
他们对住处不满意。
回顾
- circuit
- kindle
- hesitant
- agitation
- accommodation