英语单词超好背 第0502期

recently

英 [ˈriːsntli] 美 [ˈriːsntli]

adv. 最近；新近

例句：

Prices have gone down recently.
最近物价下降了。

I've gained weight recently.
最近我的体重增加了。

He's been overdoing things recently.
他最近过于努力了。

affordable

英 [əˈfɔːdəbl] 美 [əˈfɔːrdəbl]

adj. 负担得起的

例句：

They want their parents to have access to affordable long-term care.
他们希望他们的父母可以得到负担得起的长期看护。

Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
过高的房价使穷人负担得起的房源严重短缺。

It could make extra training and instruction affordable.
它使人们负担得起额外的培训和指导费用。

unreasonable

英 [ʌnˈriːznəbl] 美 [ʌnˈriːznəbl]

adj. 不合理的；过度的；不切实际的；非理智的

例句：

My literary agent thinks it is not unreasonable to expect $500,000 in total.
我的文学经纪人认为预期总共50万美元并非不合情理。

The fees they charge are not unreasonable.
他们的收费还算合理。

He was being totally unreasonable about it.
他在这件事上蛮不讲理。

academy

英 [əˈkædəmi] 美 [əˈkædəmi]

n. 学院；研究院；学会；专科院校

例句：

The Academy Awards appear to validate his career.
这些奥斯卡金像奖看来证实了他的职业生涯的价值。

The academy is far more inclusive now than it used to be.
该学院如今比过去更为兼收并蓄。

The movie won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
这部电影荣获九项奥斯卡金像奖，包括最佳影片奖。

irrigation

英 [ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n. 灌溉；[临床] 冲洗；冲洗法

例句：

The agricultural land is hilly and the irrigation poor.
这片农田多丘陵，而且灌溉条件很差。

The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system.
这些河流在一个重要的灌溉系统的北部汇合了。

If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds.
如果该灌溉计划继续的话，这对鸟类可能预示着灾难。

回顾

1. recently
2. affordable
3. unreasonable
4. academy
5. irrigation