英语单词超好背 第0108期

avenge

英 [əˈvendʒ] 美 [əˈvendʒ]

vt. 替…报仇

vi. 报复，报仇

例句：

She vowed to avenge her brother's death.
她发誓要为哥哥之死报仇。

Adonis was later killed by a wild boar – an attack that may have been arranged to avenge another of Adonis' romantic intrigues.
Adonis 后来被一头野猪杀死——一次袭击可能被安排来报复 Adonis 的另一个浪漫的阴谋。

He promised to avenge his father's murder.
他发誓要报杀父之仇。

switzerland

英 [ˈswɪtsələnd] 美 [ˈswɪtsərlənd]

n. 瑞士（欧洲国家）

例句：

Switzerland is completely landlocked.
瑞士完全是个内陆国。

Switzerland was neutral during the war.
瑞士在战争期间保持了中立。

The other day we had some visitors from Switzerland.
前几天我们接待了一些瑞士的来访者。

tread

英 [tred] 美 [tred]

v. 踩，践踏；行走，沿着……走；交尾

n. 步态，脚步声；（轮胎的）胎面（花纹）；（楼梯的）梯面；钢轨踏面；鞋底

例句：

I heard his heavy tread on the stairs.
我听到他在楼梯上的沉重脚步声。

The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
鼓鼓的宽轮胎上有一道很深的花纹。

Notice how the tread on this tyre has worn down.
注意这个轮胎的花纹磨损的程度。

petition

英 [pəˈtɪʃn] 美 [pəˈtɪʃn]

n. 请愿；请愿书；祈求；[法] 诉状

vi. 请愿；请求

vt. 请愿；请求；恳求

例句：

Jill volunteered to organize a petition.
吉尔自告奋勇组织请愿。

We're collecting signatures for a petition.
我们在为请愿书收集签名。

They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.
他们递交了一份有8万人签名的请愿书。

cooperate

英 [kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] 美 [koʊˈɑːpəreɪt]

vi. 合作，配合；协力

例句：

He indicated his willingness to cooperate.
他暗示愿意合作。

He agreed to cooperate with the police investigation.
他同意配合警方调查。

Are you going to cooperate or do we have to get physical?
你是合作呢，还是要我们动手？

回顾

1. avenge
2. switzerland
3. tread
4. petition
5. cooperate