第0362期-英语四级单词每天背
descent
英 [dɪˈsent] 美 [dɪˈsent]n. 下降,降落;斜坡,斜面;出身,血统;堕落,沦落;突然到访,突袭
例句:All the contributors were of African descent.
所有捐助者都是非洲血统。
Britain has always been the principal source—ninety percent of Australians are of British descent, and Britain has provided one million migrants since the Second World War.
英国一直是澳大利亚移民的主要来源国——90%的澳大利亚人是英国后裔,自二战以来,英国已经提供了100万移民。
There is a gradual descent to the sea.
有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。
computer
英 [kəmˈpjuːtə(r)] 美 [kəmˈpjuːtər]n. 计算机;电脑;电子计算机
例句:My computer keeps going funny.
我的计算机老出故障。
He's addicted to computer games.
他迷上了电脑游戏。
I think I've buggered the computer.
我想我把计算机搞坏了。
intercourse
英 [ˈɪntəkɔːs] 美 [ˈɪntərkɔːrs]n. (人们之间的)交际,沟通;性交,交媾
例句:There was social intercourse between the old and the young.
老年人和年轻人之间有社会交往。
As mentioned above, if your respect proves to be effective, people will show their respect for you, too, and it will benefit your social intercourse.
如上所述,如果您的尊重被证明是有效的,那么人们也会对您表示尊重,这将有益于您的社交。
But the women looked out from the heated, blind intercourse of farm-life, to the spoken world beyond.
但女性从热烘烘的、闭眼运转的乡土生活中抬起了头,望向那喧嚣的世界。
transaction
英 [trænˈzækʃ(ə)n] 美 [trænˈzækʃn]n. 交易,买卖,业务;(学术团体会议的)议事录,公报;(人与人之间的)交流,相互影响;事务(元),事项
例句:The transaction is completed by payment of the fee.
交易在支付费用之后就完成了。
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
双方都不会透露交易的细节。
The new device can also cancel the cheque after the transaction is complete.
这种新设备还能在交易结束后将支票注销。
headquarters
英 [ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz] 美 [ˈhedkwɔːrtərz]n. 总部,总公司;司令部,指挥部
例句:The warning was radioed to headquarters.
通过无线电向总部发出了警报。
They located their headquarters in Swindon.
他们把总部设在了斯温登。
I'm waiting for clearance from headquarters.
我在等待总部的录用审查许可。
回顾
- descent
- computer
- intercourse
- transaction
- headquarters