英语单词超好背 第0160期

concession

英 [kənˈseʃn] 美 [kənˈseʃn]

n. 让步；特许（权）；承认；退位

例句：

He was ready to make a concession.
他准备做出让步。

She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did.
她丝毫也不体谅他的年龄，要求他干得像她一样卖力。

Finish the following sentence with an adverbial clause of concession.
用让步状语从句完成下列句子。

inconsistent

英 [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt] 美 [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt]

adj. 不一致的；前后矛盾的

例句：

The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.
各证人的证词相互抵触。

The report is inconsistent with the financial statements.
这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

The evidence given in court was inconsistent with what he had previously told them.
他在法庭上的证词与他当初告诉他们的不一致。

twinkle

英 [ˈtwɪŋkl] 美 [ˈtwɪŋkl]

v. 闪烁；（眼睛）闪亮，闪闪发光；发亮；轻快移动

n. （眼睛的）闪亮；欣喜的神情；闪烁

例句：

At night, lights twinkle in distant cabins across the valleys.
晚上，灯光在山谷对面远处的小木屋里闪烁。

Do you know why the stars twinkle so merrily?
你知道为什么星星闪烁得那么快乐吗？

You shine your little light and twinkle all night.
你散发出你微弱的光，整夜闪烁。

northern

英 [ˈnɔːðən] 美 [ˈnɔːrðərn]

adj. 北部的；北方的

n. 北部方言

例句：

He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent.
他带着悦耳的，抑扬顿挫的北方口音.

Joshua Halpern is a native Northern Californian.
乔舒亚·哈尔彭是土生土长的北加州人。

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern Texas.
一名囚犯已经从北德克萨斯州的一个监狱逃走。

glorious

英 [ˈɡlɔːriəs] 美 [ˈɡlɔːriəs]

adj. 光荣的；辉煌的；极好的

例句：

Harrison had a glorious career spanning more than six decades.
哈里森有过一段长达六十余年的辉煌的职业生涯。

The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics.
荣获诺贝尔奖使其物理学研究的辉煌事业达到了顶点。

They had three weeks of glorious sunshine.
他们度过了三周阳光灿烂的日子。

回顾

1. concession
2. inconsistent
3. twinkle
4. northern
5. glorious