英语单词超好背 第0220期

limp

英 [lɪmp] 美 [lɪmp]

adj. 柔软的，无力的；软弱的

vi. 跛行，一拐一拐地走；缓慢费力地前进

n. 跛行

n. (Limp)人名；(英)林普

例句：

She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes.
有人告诉她通过无力的握手来拒绝申请者。

I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp.
我伤得并不严重，但我伤到了大腿，不得不一瘸一拐地走路。

A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
手术后僵直的膝盖迫使她瘸着走路。

pest

英 [pest] 美 [pest]

n. 害虫；有害之物；讨厌的人

n. (Pest)人名；(德、捷)佩斯特

例句：

Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
每年有10%的作物受损于一种叫做玉米根虫的害虫。

There is no pest here.
这里没有害虫。

This is almost a pest-control service.
这几乎是一项虫害防治服务。

justify

英 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ]

vi. 证明合法；整理版面

vt. 证明……是正当的；替……辩护

例句：

How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
他们怎能证明付这么大笔薪金是正当的呢？

No amount of rationalization could justify his actions.
无论怎么解释，他的行为都不能说是正当的。

No argument can justify a war.
没有任何理由能证明一个战争有理。

reliance

英 [rɪˈlaɪəns] 美 [rɪˈlaɪəns]

n. 信赖；信心；受信赖的人或物

例句：

People learned self-reliance because they had to.
人们学会了自立因为他们不得不这样做。

Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are building up a business.
创业时过分依赖某一个客户是有风险的。

About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food.
约10%的日本青少年都超重。营养学家们称主要的原因是他们越来越依赖西方快餐。

aggression

英 [əˈɡreʃn] 美 [əˈɡreʃn]

n. 侵略；进攻；侵犯；侵害

例句：

Aggression is by no means a male-only trait.
攻击性决不是男性独有的特征。

We must demonstrate that aggression will not pay.
我们必须证明侵犯是没有好处的。

Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression.
运动成为他攻击性心理的最佳出路。

回顾

1. limp
2. pest
3. justify
4. reliance
5. aggression