第042期-英语四级高频词汇
shield
英 [ʃiːld] 美 [ʃiːld]n. 盾；防护物；保护者
vt. 遮蔽；包庇；避开；保卫
vi. 防御；起保护作用
n. （Shield）（英）希尔德（人名）
例句：He clanged his sword three times on his shield.
他用他的剑当当当地敲了3下盾。
The gunman used the hostages as a human shield.
持枪歹徒用人质作人体盾牌。
The police officer fended off the blows with his riot shield.
警察用防暴盾牌抵挡攻击。
principle
英 [ˈprɪnsəpl] 美 [ˈprɪnsəpl]n. 原理，原则；主义，道义；本质，本义；根源，源泉
例句：It's not just a matter of principle.
这不仅仅是个原则问题。
He would vote against it on principle.
他会依据原则投票反对它。
The principle behind it is very simple.
其中的原理十分简单。
leisure
英 [ˈleʒə(r)] 美 [ˈliːʒər]n. 闲暇；空闲；安逸
adj. 空闲的；有闲的；业余的
n. (Leisure)人名；(英)莱热
例句：Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
休闲常被定义为工作的反面。
Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry.
观鲸业已成为一个快速发展的休闲产业。
On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大体上说，人们都渴望享受休闲时光的机会。
withdraw
英 [wɪðˈdrɔː; wɪθˈdrɔː] 美 [wɪðˈdrɔː; wɪθˈdrɔː]vt. 撤退；收回；撤消；（从银行）取钱，提款；退股
vi. 撤退；离开
例句：A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon.
一处背伤迫使她退出了温布尔登网球赛。
There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU.
一直有人呼吁英国退出欧盟。
He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
他拒绝收回对自己老板的贬抑之言。
nuisance
英 [ˈnjuːsns] 美 [ˈnuːsns]n. 讨厌的人；损害；麻烦事；讨厌的东西
例句：He's a damn nuisance!
他真是个该死的讨厌鬼！
They're a damned nuisance most of the time.
他们多数时候是该死的烦人的家伙。
It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow.
明天不得不回去，真烦人。
回顾
- shield
- principle
- leisure
- withdraw
- nuisance
