英语六级高频词汇第064期

worth

英 [wɜːθ] 美 [wɜːrθ]

adj. 值…的

n. 价值；财产

n. (Worth)人名；(英)沃思；(德)沃特

例句：

They weren't worth four bits.
它们不值50美分了。

How much is this painting worth?
这幅画值多少钱？

It's not worth losing sleep over.
那件事不值得焦虑。

prestige

英 [preˈstiːʒ] 美 [preˈstiːʒ]

n. 威望，声望；声誉

adj. 令人敬仰的；受尊重的；贵重的

n. （Prestige）（英）普雷斯蒂奇（人名）

例句：

It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
是他在外交事务中的尽职尽责为他赢得了国际声望。

As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
随着总统的威信持续下降，他们显然开始认为他是一个累赘。

Some did not get much more prestige than that.
很少有人能享有如此声望。

identify

英 [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 美 [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ]

vt. 确定；鉴定；识别，辨认出；使参与；把……看成一样

vi. 确定；认同；一致

例句：

First of all we must identify the problem areas.
首先我们必须找出问题所在。

The new technique has been used to identify the sex of fetuses.
这项新技术已被用来鉴定胎儿的性别。

The test can identify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn child.
这项化验能鉴定胎儿是否有不正常现象。

flaw

英 [flɔː] 美 [flɔː]

n. 瑕疵，缺点；一阵狂风；短暂的风暴；裂缝，裂纹

v. 使生裂缝，使有裂纹；使无效；使有缺陷

vi. 生裂缝；变得有缺陷

例句：

There was a fatal flaw in the plan.
计划中有一个致命的缺陷。

There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero.
悲剧主角总有性格上的缺点。

The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.
他性格中唯一的缺点似乎就是脾气急躁。

proficient

英 [prəˈfɪʃnt] 美 [prəˈfɪʃnt]

adj. 熟练的，精通的

n. 精通；专家，能手

例句：

She's proficient in several languages.
她精通好几种语言。

A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.
大量埃及人精通外语。

You only really get proficient after many years in the job.
你只有在工作多年后才能真正精通。

回顾

1. worth
2. prestige
3. identify
4. flaw
5. proficient