每天背单词 第086期

preferential

英 [ˌprefəˈrenʃl] 美 [ˌprefəˈrenʃl]

adj. 优先的；选择的；特惠的；先取的

例句：

Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.
向富裕国家提供优惠待遇。

Japan will remove five countries from a preferential framework in light of their economic development.
鉴于五个国家的经济发展情况，日本将把它们从优惠框架中剔除。

The government encourages this practice, and provides many preferential policies and facilitation measures for college students.
政府鼓励这种做法，并为大学生提供了许多优惠政策和便利措施。

betray

英 [bɪˈtreɪ] 美 [bɪˈtreɪ]

vt. 背叛；出卖；泄露（秘密）；露出…迹象

例句：

He was offered money to betray his colleagues.
有人收买他出卖他的同事。

I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。

They offered me money if I would betray my associates.
如果我出卖自己的同伴，他们就会给我钱。

handbag

英 [ˈhændbæɡ] 美 [ˈhændbæɡ]

n. 手提包

例句：

She whacked him with her handbag.
她用手提包狠狠地打他。

She delved in her handbag for a pen.
她在手提包里翻找钢笔。

The slimline diary fits easily into a handbag.
这本超薄的日记本很容易装进手提包里。

discern

英 [dɪˈsɜːn] 美 [dɪˈsɜːrn]

vt. 觉察出；识别；了解；隐约看见

vi. 辨别

例句：

The adult observers were able to reliably discern an assortment of emotions on the babies' faces.
成年观察者能够有依据地辨别出婴儿脸上的各种情绪。

In the real world, problems rarely come neatly packaged, so being able to discern their deep structure is key.
在现实世界中，问题很少会被完美地包装起来，因此能够识别它们的深层结构是关键。

So it was easier to discern the order in the sky than farther north or farther south, where everything would seem more chaotic.
因此，这里更容易辨别出天空中的某种顺序；而在比这里更北或更南的地方，似乎一切都显得杂乱无章。

cricket

英 [ˈkrɪkɪt] 美 [ˈkrɪkɪt]

n. 板球，板球运动；蟋蟀

例句：

The standard of professional cricket has never been lower.
职业板球的水平从来没这么低过。

There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.
这场板球比赛极少有让观众兴奋的地方。

During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground.
夏季学期里我们常在村里的空地上玩板球。

回顾

1. preferential
2. betray
3. handbag
4. discern
5. cricket