英语高考高频词汇第070期

oval

英 [ˈəʊvl] 美 [ˈoʊvl]

adj. 椭圆的；卵形的

n. 椭圆形；卵形

n. (Oval)人名；(法)奥瓦尔

例句：

Did you choose an oval shape?
你选择了椭圆形的吗？

It is more of an oval, it is elliptical.
它更像是一个椭圆形的。

Eggs have an oval shape appealing to artists.
鸡蛋呈椭圆形，对艺术家很有吸引力。

bundle

英 [ˈbʌndl] 美 [ˈbʌndl]

n. 束；捆

vt. 捆

vi. 匆忙离开

例句：

Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.
她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。

That car must have cost a bundle.
那部车一定价格不菲。

She tied the newspapers in a bundle.
她把报纸扎成一捆。

withdraw

英 [wɪðˈdrɔː; wɪθˈdrɔː] 美 [wɪðˈdrɔː; wɪθˈdrɔː]

vt. 撤退；收回；撤消；（从银行）取钱，提款；退股

vi. 撤退；离开

例句：

A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon.
一处背伤迫使她退出了温布尔登网球赛。

There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU.
一直有人呼吁英国退出欧盟。

He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
他拒绝收回对自己老板的贬抑之言。

torture

英 [ˈtɔːtʃə(r)] 美 [ˈtɔːrtʃər]

n. 折磨；拷问；歪曲

v. 折磨；拷问；歪曲

例句：

Many of the refugees have suffered torture.
许多难民都遭受过拷打。

The prisoner was subjected to systematic torture.
犯人受到蓄意折磨。

It says torture and summary execution are common.
据说酷刑和草草处决很常见。

duration

英 [djuˈreɪʃn] 美 [duˈreɪʃn]

n. 持续，持续的时间，期间；音长，音延

例句：

The duration of previous geologic periods was difficult to determine.
以前很难确定地质期的持续时间。

They were incarcerated for the duration of the war.
他们在战争期间被监禁。

The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.
战争期间这所学校被用作医院。

回顾

1. oval
2. bundle
3. withdraw
4. torture
5. duration