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Unit10

□hedge □burgeon □reverent □viscous

□lurk □glamour □sneaky □crib

□plagiarism □demean □fabricate □juggernaut

hedge [hɛdʒ]

【考法】 NOUN A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road. 树篱

【例句】 Along the river bank there is a hedge.

沿河岸有一排树篱芭。

burgeon [ˈbɜːdʒən]

【考法】 VERB If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly. 迅速生长;快速发展

【例句】 Plants burgeon from every available space.

只要有一点空隙,植物就会生根发芽。

reverent [ˈrɛvərənt]

【考法】 ADJ If you describe some-one’s behaviour as reverent, you mean that they are showing great respect for a person or thing. 恭敬的;尊敬的;虔诚的

【例句】 .the reverent hush of a rapt audience.

一位全神贯注的观众心存恭敬的静默

viscous [ˈvɪskəs]

【考法】 ADJ A viscous liquid is thick and sticky. (液体)黏性的,黏稠的

【例句】 .dark, viscous blood.

黑色、黏稠的血液

lurk [lɜːk]

【考法】 VERB If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually be cause they intend to do something bad. (通常指意图不轨地)潜伏,潜藏,埋伏

【例句】 He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.

他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。

glamour [ˈɡlæmə]

【考法】 NOUN Glamour is the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. 魅力;吸引力;诱惑力

【例句】 You can even tuck sparkly beads or feathers between the greenery and flowers in your bouquet for a bit of unexpected glamour.

你甚至可以在绿叶和花儿中间放一些闪烁的珠子或是羽毛来给你的宴会增添意想不到的魅力。

sneaky [ˈsniki]

【考法】 ADJ If you describe someone as sneaky, you disapprove of them because they do things secretly rather than openly. 秘密的;鬼祟的;偷偷摸摸的

【例句】 It is a sneaky and underhand way of doing business.

这种做生意的方式偷偷摸摸、遮遮掩掩。

crib [krɪb]

【考法】 NOUN A crib is a bed for a small baby. 婴儿床

【例句】 Although pets can be fun additions to the family, they shouldn’t be allowed in the nursery or crib.

虽然宠物可以为家庭带来乐趣,但是不要让它们进入婴儿房或者靠近婴儿床。

plagiarism [ˈpledʒəˌrɪzəm]

【考法】 NOUN Plagiarism is the practice of using or copying someone else’s idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it. 剽窃;抄袭

【例句】 Now he’s in real trouble. He’s accused of plagiarism.

现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。

demean [dɪˈmin]

【考法】 VERB If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you. 降低(自己)的身份;有辱(自己)的人格

【例句】 I wasn’t going to demean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.

我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

fabricate [ˈfæbrɪˌket]

【考法】 VERB If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceive people. 编造;捏造

【例句】 All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them.

4人全都声称警察捏造证据陷害他们。

juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgəˌnɔːt]

【考法】 NOUN If you describe an organization or group as a juggernaut, you are critical of them because they are large and extremely powerful, and you think they are not being controlled properly. 无法控制的强大机构;巨头集团

【例句】 The group became a sales juggernaut in the commodity options business.

这个集团成为了商品期权交易市场的销售巨头。 0IRpObi/69Oye2nUw6U9l6VbIUyDgFVi4cs4JAdp8yEpmPfMogACYsBTMb8f983C

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