第036期-英语高考高频词汇
agent
英 [ˈeɪdʒənt] 美 [ˈeɪdʒənt]n. 代理人,代理商;药剂;特工;动因
vt. 由…作中介;由…代理
adj. 代理的
n. (Agent)人名;(罗)阿真特
例句:Beeswax acts as an emulsifying agent.
蜂蜡可以用作乳化剂。
An agent bought the rights to his life.
一个代理商购买了他生平传记的出版权。
Our realty agent says the sales contract is valid.
我们的房地产代理人称该销售合同是有效的。
substitute
英 [ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt] 美 [ˈsʌbstɪtuːt]n. 代用品;代替者
vi. 替代
vt. 代替
例句:He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time.
他作为替补队员在下半场上场。
Jefferson entered as a substitute in the 60th minute.
杰斐逊在第60分钟时作为替补队员上了场。
Reduced-calorie cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese.
低卡路里干酪是奶油干酪的极好替代品。
retain
英 [rɪˈteɪn] 美 [rɪˈteɪn]vt. 保持;雇;记住
例句:He struggled to retain control of the situation.
他曾努力保持对局势的控制。
She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。
Daily facial exercises help to retain the skin's elasticity.
每日的面部运动有助于保持皮肤弹性。
restrain
英 [rɪˈstreɪn] 美 [rɪˈstreɪn]vt. 抑制,控制;约束;制止
例句:She was unable to restrain her desperate anger.
她无法抑制她那不顾一切的愤怒。
The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.
政府正在采取措施控制通货膨胀。
They couldn't restrain their excitement.
他们无法抑制自己的激动。
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。
回顾
- agent
- substitute
- retain
- restrain
- delay