英语高考高频词汇第097期

humble

英 [ˈhʌmbl] 美 [ˈhʌmbl]

adj. 谦逊的；简陋的；（级别或地位）低下的；不大的

vt. 使谦恭；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气

例句：

He always makes much of his humble origins.
他总是非常在意他卑微的出身。

Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
托马斯没有忘记他卑微的出身。

His views come from his own humble beginnings.
他的观点源自于他卑微的出身。

reluctant

英 [rɪˈlʌktənt] 美 [rɪˈlʌktənt]

adj. 不情愿的；勉强的；顽抗的

例句：

She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
她不愿承认自己有错。

Most of the soldiers are reluctant conscripts.
大部分士兵都是不情愿的被征服役者。

We were reluctant to start the long trudge home.
我们不情愿的开始长途跋涉回家。

horror

英 [ˈhɒrə(r)] 美 [ˈhɔːrər]

n. 惊骇；惨状；极端厌恶；令人恐怖的事物

例句：

It's a spoof on horror movies.
这是对恐怖片的滑稽模仿。

Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.
歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。

A cry of horror broke from me.
我发出的一声惊恐的尖叫。

architect

英 [ˈɑːkɪtekt] 美 [ˈɑːrkɪtekt]

n. 建筑师

缔造者

例句：

The architect drew the house in section.
建筑师绘制了房子的剖面图。

The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.
建筑师向后退了退，欣赏着自己的作品。

The architect is drawing up plans for the new offices.
建筑师正在绘制新办公楼的设计图。

frustrate

英 [frʌˈstreɪt] 美 [ˈfrʌstreɪt]

vt. 挫败；阻挠；使感到灰心

vi. 失败；受挫

adj. 挫败的；无益的

例句：

Words frustrate her, like fastened buttons at which she can only fumble.
言语使她感到挫败，就像扣上的扣子，她只能摸索着按。

First, choose problems to work on that "challenge but do not frustrate".
首先，挑选“有挑战性但不令人沮丧”的问题，并解决它们。

Otherwise you'll just frustrate yourself.
否则你会很挫败。

回顾

1. humble
2. reluctant
3. horror
4. architect
5. frustrate