英语四级高频词汇第085期

decay

英 [dɪˈkeɪ] 美 [dɪˈkeɪ]

v. 衰退，衰减；衰败；腐烂，腐朽

n. 衰退，衰减；衰败；腐烂，腐朽

n. (Decay) （法、美、意、英、希）德凯（人名）

例句：

The place smelled of decay and neglect.
这地方有一股污浊腐朽的气味。

The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
城市上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气息。

There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
存在都市衰败和黑帮暴力问题。

delay

英 [dɪˈleɪ] 美 [dɪˈleɪ]

v. 延期；（使）耽搁；推迟

n. 延迟的时间；延期；延时；延迟器

n. (Delay) （美）德莱（人名）

例句：

Can you delay him in some way?
你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗？

They were impatient at the delay.
他们对拖延不耐烦了。

Any delay would be fatal.
任何延误都可能导致失败。

flock

英 [flɒk] 美 [flɑːk]

n. 群；棉束（等于floc）

vt. 用棉束填满

vi. 聚集；成群而行

n. (Flock)人名；(德、瑞典)弗洛克

例句：

They kept a small flock of sheep.
他们养了一小群绵羊。

The explosion scattered a flock of birds roosting in the trees.
爆炸声把栖息在树丛中的鸟群惊散了。

What was that big dark animal coming towards his flock?
那是什么大型黑色动物冲他的羊群来了？

breadth

英 [bredθ] 美 [bredθ]

n. 宽度，幅度；宽宏

例句：

The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces.
整个营地的宽度为400步。

We won by a hair's breadth.
我们以些微之差赢了对手。

The curriculum needs breadth and balance.
课程设置应该内容广泛而且均衡。

compete

英 [kəmˈpiːt] 美 [kəmˈpiːt]

vi. 竞争；比赛；对抗

例句：

We can't compete with them on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。

The company must reduce costs to compete effectively.
公司要有效地参与竞争必须降低成本。

Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone.
查尔斯从未感觉到与人竞争的需要。

回顾

1. decay
2. delay
3. flock
4. breadth
5. compete