英语高考高频词汇第074期

descend

英 [dɪˈsend] 美 [dɪˈsend]

vi. 下降；下去；下来；遗传；屈尊

vt. 下去；沿…向下

例句：

The pilots were told to descend to 2-2,000 feet.
飞行员被告知要将飞机下降到2-2000英尺。

It expels gas to descend, and expels water from trim bladders to rise.
它通过排出气体来下降，并通过把水排出气囊来上升。

The plane began to descend.
飞机开始降落。

dispose

英 [dɪˈspəʊz] 美 [dɪˈspoʊz]

vt. 安置，安排；使……倾向于做；使对……产生某种感觉

vi. 扔掉，清除；应付，处理；击败；<非正式>杀死；<非正式>狼吞虎咽；<诗，文>（能够）决定

n. <废>处置；<废>性情，风度，神态

例句：

Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly.
显然，我们要求所有的顾客负责任地处理垃圾。

Agencies and companies throughout the world are working on developing technology that would dispose of or capture space debris before it causes serious damage.
世界各地的机构和公司都在致力于开发一种技术，可以在太空垃圾造成严重损害之前将其处理或捕获。

Subway said that it worked hard to minimize the impact of litter on communities, so it was "still down to the individual customer to dispose of their litter responsibly".
赛百味表示，公司努力将垃圾对社区的影响降到最低，因此“对垃圾处理负责仍取决于个人客户”。

omit

英 [əˈmɪt] 美 [əˈmɪt]

vt. 省略；遗漏；删除；疏忽；没做；<废>无视；<废>放弃

例句：

If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18.
学生可以免做16–18题。

There are as many textbooks that omit it as a type of movement as include it.
也有不少课本没有把它包括在冰川移动的一种类型里。

Omit dull and ineffective generalities and make sure you give concrete examples.
避免枯燥、无效的空谈，并确保你给出了具体的例子。

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。

mission

英 [ˈmɪʃn] 美 [ˈmɪʃn]

n. 使命，任务；代表团；布道

vt. 派遣；向……传教

例句：

The mission was a washout.
这个任务彻底失败了。

The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.
这支空军中队执行一项侦察任务。

The helicopter was returning from a reconnaissance mission.
那架直升机执行完一项侦察任务正在返回。

回顾

1. descend
2. dispose
3. omit
4. cliff
5. mission