英语单词超好背 第0139期

amends

英 [əˈmendz] 美 [əˈmendz]

n. 赔偿；赔罪

v. 修订（amend的第三人称单数）；改进

例句：

Full amends was made.
作了全部赔偿。

He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.
他想为一手造成他们婚姻的破裂做出补偿。

She is trying to make amends for her marriage not being sanctified.
她试图对她未被教会批准的婚姻加以修正。

chestnut

英 [ˈtʃesnʌt] 美 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

n. 栗子；栗色；[园艺] 栗树；栗色马

adj. 栗色的

n. (Chestnut)人名；(英)切斯特纳特

例句：

The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
这只公鸡的胸脯带点栗色。

The destiny of the pest in the chestnut is not known before reaching the destination.
栗子中害虫的命运在到达目的地之前是未知的。

She is also the author of American Chestnut, a social history of one of America's most common trees.
她也是《美洲栗》的作者，这本书讲述了美国最常见的一种树的社会历史。

activate

英 [ˈæktɪveɪt] 美 [ˈæktɪveɪt]

vt. 刺激；使活动；使活泼；使产生放射性

vi. 激活；有活力

例句：

Anything from cosmic rays to radiation to diet may activate a dormant oncogene.
从宇宙射线到辐射到日常饮食，任何东西都可能激活潜伏的致癌基因。

Now they are trying to figure out what molecular signaling processes activate those seed-building genes in resurrection plants—and how to reproduce them in crops.
现在他们正试图弄清楚是什么分子信号过程激活了复活植物的种子构建基因——以及如何在作物中复制它们。

Your jaw muscles activate sympathetically when you see me initiate my reach for the glass, but only when I am reaching to have a drink.
当你看见我伸手去拿水杯时，你下颌的肌肉感应性地活跃起来，但只是在我为了喝水而伸手拿的时候。

residence

英 [ˈrezɪdəns] 美 [ˈrezɪdəns]

n. 住宅，住处；居住

例句：

He's got to learn how to navigate his way around the residence.
他应该学会如何绕过这片住处。

They had entered the country and had applied for permanent residence.
他们已进入了那个国家，并已经申请了永久居住权。

The king and queen of Jordan are in residence.
约旦的国王和王后住在宫邸。

questionnaire

英 [ˌkwestʃəˈneə(r)] 美 [ˌkwestʃəˈner]

n. 问卷；调查表

例句：

2 000 shoppers completed our questionnaire.
2 000名顾客填写了我们的调查表。

Teachers will be asked to fill in a questionnaire.
教师们将被要求填写一份调查问卷。

All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire.
全体学生都被要求填一份调查表。

回顾

1. amends
2. chestnut
3. activate
4. residence
5. questionnaire