英语四级通关训练 第0309期

hamper

英 [ˈhæmpə(r)] 美 [ˈhæmpər]

v. 阻碍，妨碍

n. （尤指装食物用的）带盖大篮子；（装有各种食品的）礼物篮；<美>脏衣篓；障碍船具

例句：

Since all the processing plants are in urban areas, removing the tariff would seriously hamper the government's effort to reduce urban unemployment over the next five years.
由于所有的加工厂都在城市地区，取消关税将严重阻碍政府在未来五年内降低城市失业率的努力。

On a societal level, one could even imagine that a lack of conversational flow may hamper the integration of immigrants who have not completely mastered the language of their new country yet.
在社会层面上，人们甚至可以想象，缺乏交流可能会阻碍尚未完全掌握新国家语言的移民们融入社会。

He tossed his damp towel into the laundry hamper.
他把湿毛巾抛入洗衣篮里。

grasshopper

英 [ˈɡrɑːshɒpə(r)] 美 [ˈɡræshɑːpər]

n. 蚱蜢，蝗虫；小型侦察机

例句：

I bought a painting of a bug and a grasshopper.
我买过一幅画着虫子和蝗虫的画。

If that happens, the grasshopper has a backup defense.
如果发生这种情况，蚱蜢就有了后备防御。

The grasshopper sprang straight into the King's face, so the King declared that was horribly rude.
蚱蜢向国王的脸上跳过来，因此国王就说这简直是可恶之至。

totally

英 [ˈtəʊtəli] 美 [ˈtoʊtəli]

adv. 完全地，整个地；对极了，太对了

例句：

She is totally without scruple.
她完全无所顾忌。

His death was totally unexpected.
他的死完全出人意料。

He felt totally chilled.
他感觉完全放松了下来。

broaden

英 [ˈbrɔːdn] 美 [ˈbrɔːdn]

v. 增长（经验、知识等）；变宽，变阔；（使）扩大影响

例句：

We must broaden our appeal.
我们必须扩大我们的吸引力。

She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons.
她想旅行，以开阔眼界。

I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons.
我以为你想拓宽自己的视野。

clatter

英 [ˈklætə(r)] 美 [ˈklætər]

n. 哗啦声；嘈杂的谈笑声；咔嗒声

vi. 发出哗啦声；喧闹的谈笑

vt. 使卡搭卡搭的响

例句：

The wolf said, "You'll awaken everybody in the house if you make such a clatter."
狼说：“你要是这么吵，会把屋里的人都吵醒的。”

You can imagine how they'd rattle and clatter in the wind and how they might completely capture your attention.
你可以想象，它们在风中会如何咔嗒作响，它们可能会吸引你的全部注意力。

It was Howell's misfortune that he had to listen to all their clatter.
不幸的是，豪厄尔不得不听这些追求者们的废话。

回顾

1. hamper
2. grasshopper
3. totally
4. broaden
5. clatter