第070期-英语六级高频词汇
enhance
英 [ɪnˈhɑːns] 美 [ɪnˈhæns]vt. 提高;加强;增加
例句:The White House is eager to protect and enhance that reputation.
白宫急于保护并提高那声望。
Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms.
大幅画作能增加小房间的宽敞感。
This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.
这是提高公司声誉的机会。
hoist
英 [hɔɪst] 美 [hɔɪst]v. 升起,吊起;抬高,举起
n. 起重机;吊车;升降机;升起,增加;信号旗;旗宽
n. (Hoist) (美、印、英、加)霍伊斯特(人名)
例句:He uses a hydraulic hoist to unload two empty barrels.
他用一架液压起重机卸下两只空桶。
Smaller sails are lighter, easier to hoist and trim, and smaller to stow.
小的帆面更轻,更容易升起和拉平,收储起来也更小。
By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.
搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
pathetic
英 [pəˈθetɪk] 美 [pəˈθetɪk]adj. 可怜的,悲哀的;感伤的;乏味的
例句:It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
这真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
她现在看上去瘦小而干瘪,甚是可怜。
The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight.
那一小群旁观者显出一幅可怜的样子。
conserve
英 [kənˈsɜːv] 美 [kənˈsɜːrv]vt. 保存;将…做成蜜饯;使守恒
n. 果酱;蜜饯
例句:People should insulate their homes to conserve energy.
人们应该使住房隔冷以保存能量。
We should conserve oil and gas by making full use of other energy sources.
我们应该通过充分利用其他能源节约石油和天然气。
Whales carefully conserve their oxygen when underwater in a couple of ways.
鲸鱼在水下以几种方式小心地保存它们的氧气。
mechanism
英 [ˈmekənɪzəm] 美 [ˈmekənɪzəm]n. 机制;原理,途径;进程;机械装置;技巧
例句:Pain acts as a natural defence mechanism.
疼痛算是一种自然防护机制的作用。
There's no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules.
对于违反规定的军火出口商还没有惩罚机制。
Senators say it is crucial that a mechanism is found to compensate for inflation.
参议员们说找到抵消通货膨胀的机制是至关重要的。
回顾
- enhance
- hoist
- pathetic
- conserve
- mechanism