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Unit7

□lactose □errant □colossus □snoopy

□strenuous □ovum □recipe □mole

□hurl □menopause □cockle □lofty

lactose [ˈlæktoʊs]

【考法】 NOUN Lactose is a type of sugar which is found in milk and which is sometimes added to food. 乳糖

【例句】 Somewhat less than 40% of people in the world retain the ability to digest lactose after childhood.

全世界大约不到40%的成年人能够在童年过后保留消化乳糖的能力。

errant [ˈɛrənt]

【考法】 ADJ Errant is used to describe someone whose actions are considered unacceptable or wrong by other people. For example, an errant husband is unfaithful to his wife. 行为不当的;出轨的;出格的

【例句】 Usually his cases involved errant husbands and wandering wives.

通常,他接的案子都涉及出轨的丈夫和离家出走的妻子。

colossus [kəˈlɑsəs]

【考法】 NOUN A colossus is an extremely large statue. 巨型雕塑,巨人

【例句】 In this company, Angela Merkel ought to be a colossus.

在这家大公司中,安格拉·默克尔是一个巨人。

snoopy [ˈsnʊpi]

【考法】 ADJ 爱窥探的;爱管闲事的

strenuous [ˈstrɛnjuəs]

【考法】 ADJ A strenuous activity or action involves a lot of energy or effort. 费力的;繁重的;艰苦的

【例句】 Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.

晚上不要做剧烈运动。

ovum [ˈoʊvəm]

【考法】 NOUN An ovum is one of the eggs of a woman or female animal. 卵;卵子;卵细胞

【例句】 Once the ovum is released it has a lifespan of 12 to 36 hours.

卵子排出后可存活12至36小时。

recipe [ˈresəpi]

【考法】 NOUN A recipe is a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something. 烹饪配方;食谱

【例句】 .a traditional recipe for oatmeal biscuits.

燕麦饼干的传统制作配方

mole [moʊl]

【考法】 NOUN A mole is a natural dark spot or small dark lump on someone’s skin.

【例句】 A black mole on her left arm remarks her.

她左臂上的一个黑痣是她的特征。

hurl [hɜːl]

【考法】 VERB If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force. 猛投;用力掷

【例句】 Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police.

成群结伙愤怒的年轻人朝警察投掷石块。

menopause [ˈmɛnəˌpɔz]

【考法】 NOUN The menopause is the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually when she is about fifty years old. 更年期,绝经期(通常在50岁左右)

【例句】 In the animal world and among primitive humans, females were programmed to die not long after menopause, as they were no longer needed genetically.

在动物世界里以及原始人类中,女性在更年期后不久就会死去,因为社会不再需要她们的基因。

cockle [ˈkɑːkl]

【考法】 NOUN Cockles are small edible shellfish. 鸟蛤;海扇

【例句】 I found a few sea urchins and a star fish, Lettered Olives (my favorite seashells), Florida Augers , Van Hyning’s Cockle and even two perfect sand dollar skeletons.

我找到了一些海胆和海星,字码榧螺(我最爱的海贝)、佛罗里达螺、范海宁扇贝,还有两个完美的沙币骨架。

lofty [ˈlɔfti]

【考法】 ADJ A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable. 崇高的;高尚的

【例句】 It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals.

这是一家创办伊始抱有雄心壮志的银行。 xkWh2cIDu+hkJXUHNm3GzndseR34KbUKotL5hALWCZE6EMQfGCzWfQTxiRji0kvz

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