第061期-英语四级高频词汇
subway
英 [ˈsʌbweɪ] 美 [ˈsʌbweɪ]n. 地铁;地道
vi. 乘地铁
例句:The subway was covered in graffiti.
过街地道里涂满了乱七八糟的图画和文字。
The closest subway stop is Houston Street.
最近的地铁站是休斯敦街。
The subway is efficient and spotlessly clean.
地铁快,而且一尘不染。
favorite
英 ['feɪvərɪt] 美 [ˈfeɪvərɪt]adj. (同类中)最受喜爱的(等于 favourite)
n. 受喜爱的人(或事物);(比赛或竞赛中)最有希望的获胜者;收藏夹(等于 favourite)
v. 把……添加到收藏夹(等于 favourite)
n. (Favorite) (美)费沃里特(人名)
例句:That's my favorite.
那是我的最爱。
What's your favorite and less favorite Chinese food?
你最喜欢和不太喜欢的中国菜是什么?
What's your favorite food? My favorite food is salad.
你最喜欢什么食物?我最喜欢的食物是沙拉。
brake
英 [breɪk] 美 [breɪk]n. 刹车;阻碍(物);敞篷四轮马车;纤维捣碎机;灌木丛;欧洲蕨
v. 刹车;阻碍
例句:The brake pedal had just snapped off.
制动踏板刚才突然断裂了。
The truck fishtailed when Bruun hit the brake.
当布隆踩刹车时,卡车摆尾行驶。
High interest rates are a brake on the economy.
高利率阻碍了经济发展。
distress
英 [dɪˈstres] 美 [dɪˈstres]n. 危难,不幸;贫困;悲痛
vt. 使悲痛;使贫困
例句:She was obviously in distress after the attack.
她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。
Widows seem to experience more distress than widowers.
寡妇似乎比鳏夫感受更多痛苦。
He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
他经常去帮助这位处于痛苦中的少女。
faculty
英 [ˈfæklti] 美 [ˈfæklti]n. 科,系;能力,官能;全体教员
例句:The faculty agreed on a change in the requirements.
全体教员同意改变要求。
How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?
全体教员怎样才能改进教学以便激发创造力?
The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programmes.
布什基金会已经资助了各种教职工发展项目。
回顾
- subway
- favorite
- brake
- distress
- faculty