英语高考高频词汇第116期

dumb

英 [dʌm] 美 [dʌm]

adj. 哑的，无说话能力的；不说话的，无声音的

例句：

I came up with this dumb idea.
我想出了这个愚蠢而恼人的主意。

She was born deaf and dumb.
她天生又聋又哑。

That was a pretty dumb thing to do.
做那样的事太愚蠢了。

leak

英 [liːk] 美 [liːk]

v. 使渗漏，泄露；漏，渗；泄漏出去；透露

n. 泄漏；漏洞，裂缝；泄漏出的液体（或气体）；（秘密信息的）透露；撒尿；漏电

n. (Leak) （美、印尼、新等）利克（人名）

例句：

Water had started to leak into the cellar.
水已开始渗入地下室。

More details are now beginning to leak out.
更多的细节现在开始泄露出来。

Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.
机组人员正在努力堵一个漏油的大洞。

petrol

英 [ˈpetrəl] 美 [ˈpetrəl]

n. （英）汽油

例句：

Petrol is a volatile substance.
汽油是挥发性物质。

All new cars take unleaded petrol.
所有的新汽车都加无铅汽油。

The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。

outset

英 [ˈaʊtset] 美 [ˈaʊtset]

n. 开始；开端

例句：

Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow.
一开始就要定下你的学习计划。

I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.
我从不能理解为什么他不一开始就答应我们的请求。

The president has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks.
总统玩了一场精明的外交游戏，因为从一开始他就要求进行直接对话。

tend

英 [tend] 美 [tend]

vi. 趋向，倾向；照料，照顾

vt. 照料，照管

例句：

Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
道德观念往往是根深蒂固的。

His views tend towards the extreme.
他的观点趋于偏激。

Women tend to live longer than men.
女人往往比男人长寿。

回顾

1. dumb
2. leak
3. petrol
4. outset
5. tend