英语单词超好背 第0058期

escape

英 [ɪˈskeɪp] 美 [ɪˈskeɪp]

vt. 逃避，避开，避免；被忘掉；被忽视

vi. 逃脱；避开；溜走；（气体，液体等）漏出；（未受伤或只受了一点伤害而）逃脱；声音（不自觉地）由…发出

n. 逃跑；逃亡；逃走；逃跑工具或方法；野生种；泄漏

例句：

They made no attempt to escape.
他们没有企图逃跑。

She was lucky to escape punishment.
她逃脱惩罚真是幸运。

The man made his escape.
那个人逃走了。

anxious

英 [ˈæŋkʃəs] 美 [ˈæŋkʃəs]

adj. 焦虑的；担忧的；渴望的；急切的

例句：

He appeared anxious to please.
他似乎急于讨好。

She seemed a trifle anxious.
她似乎有点儿焦急。

He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
他急于维护自己的名声。

whom

英 [huːm] 美 [huːm]

pron. 谁（who的宾格）

例句：

Whom do the police suspect?
警方怀疑谁？

To whom did she address the letter?
那封信她是写给谁的？

To whom should I address the letter?
这封信我该写给谁呢？

assassinate

英 [əˈsæsɪneɪt] 美 [əˈsæsɪneɪt]

vt. 暗杀；行刺

例句：

The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the President.
政府否认当局已经发现一个暗杀总统的阴谋。

Secretary: President of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him?
秘书：你是说，钢铁托拉斯的总经理？你要行刺他吗。

In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds.
1981年约翰·欣克利(John Hinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动，让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时，他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。

roughly

英 [ˈrʌfli] 美 [ˈrʌfli]

adv. 粗糙地；概略地

例句：

Sales are up by roughly 10%.
销售额上升了大约10%。

Profits have fallen by roughly 15%.
利润下降了大约15%。

They all left at roughly the same time.
他们都是大约同一时间离开的。

回顾

1. escape
2. anxious
3. whom
4. assassinate
5. roughly