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Unit9

□acetone □divinity □depot □oyster

□pinprick □backfire □winnow □deface

□rally □devout □gardenia □kernel

acetone [ˈæsɪtoʊn]

【考法】 NOUN Acetone is a type of solvent. 丙酮

【例句】 An easy one is acetone. And carbon disulfide.

简单的一个是丙酮,还有二硫化碳。

divinity [dɪˈvɪnɪti]

【考法】 NOUN Divinity is the study of religion. 神学

【例句】 He entered Otago University to study arts and divinity.

他进入奥特哥大学学习艺术和神学。

depot [ˈdeːpoʊ]

【考法】 NOUN A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed. 仓库

【例句】 She was reunited with her boyfriend in the bus depot of Ozark, Alabama.

她和男朋友在亚拉巴马州的奥扎克汽车站重新团聚了。

oyster [ˈɔɪstə]

【考法】 NOUN An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable ob jects called pearls. 牡蛎;蚝

【例句】 He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them.

他吃了两打牡蛎,每一只都吃得津津有味。

pinprick [ˈpɪnˌprɪk]

【考法】 NOUN A very small spot of something can be described as a pinprick . 针孔似的一点;极小的一丝

【例句】 .a pinprick of light.

一丝光线

backfire [ˈbækˌfaɪr]

【考法】 VERB If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. 事与愿违;适得其反

【例句】 The President’s tactics could backfire.

总统的策略可能会适得其反。

winnow [ˈwɪnoʊ]

【考法】 VERB If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. 筛选;遴选

【例句】 Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.

行政官员将候选名单筛选至3人。

deface [dɪˈfes]

【考法】 VERB If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it. 损伤……的外观;在……上乱涂乱画

【例句】 It’s illegal to deface banknotes.

在钞票上乱涂乱画是违法的。

rally [ˈræli]

【考法】 VERB When people rally to something or when something rallies them, they unite to support it. 一致支持;团结起来

【例句】 His supporters have rallied to his defence.

他的拥护者团结起来为他辩护。

devout [dɪˈvaʊt]

【考法】 ADJ A devout person has deep religious beliefs. 虔诚的;虔敬的

【例句】 She was a devout Christian.

她是一个虔诚的基督徒。

gardenia [gɑrˈdinɪə]

【考法】 NOUN A gardenia is a type of large, white, or yellow flower with a very pleasant smell. A gardenia is also the bush on which these flowers grow. 栀子花;栀子属植物

【例句】 Now I want to talk story about gardenia.

现在我想说一个关于栀子花的故事。

kernel [ˈkɜːnl]

【考法】 NOUN The kernel of a nut is the part that is inside the shell. (坚果的)仁,核

【例句】 The nutshell includes the kernel.

果壳裹着果仁。 WE0axih0JjRS6XH/48h4ACTOjX5v7tXeQqokWLxduuI5aUxMrjTsTvFVn7xxfHAi

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