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Unit1

□dingy □italicize □desiccate □wedge

□bandstand □Caesar □preclude □increment

□credulity □caveat □compendium □agitator

dingy [ˈdɪndʒi]

【考法】 ADJ A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. (建筑或地方)昏暗的,破败的

【例句】 Shaw took me to his rather dingy office.

肖带我去了他那个破旧昏暗的办公室。

italicize [ɪˈtælɪsaɪz]

【考法】 VERB to print (textual matter) in italic type 用斜体字印刷

【例句】 .Italicize (or underline) titles of books, plays or feature films.

书籍、戏剧或影片的名字用斜体(或加下划线)

desiccate [ˈdɛsɪˌket]

【考法】 VERB to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate 使脱水

【例句】 The device was able to desiccate the salty water and to condense the moisture into drinkable water.

这个装置能先把盐水蒸干,再让水蒸气冷凝成可饮用的水。

wedge [wɛdʒ]

【考法】 NOUN A wedge is a piece of metal with a pointed edge which is used for splitting a material such as stone or wood, by being hammered into a crack in the material. (用于劈开木头等的金属)楔子

【例句】 Serve with a wedge of lime.

和一块楔形酸橙一起端上桌。

bandstand [ˈbændˌstænd]

【考法】 NOUN A bandstand is a platform with a roof where a military band or a brass band can play in the open air. 室外演奏台;露天音乐台

【例句】 “American Bandstand”with Dick Clark had started up.

迪克·克拉克的“美国音乐台”就是从那时候开始的。

Caesar [ˈsiːzə]

【考法】 NOUN any Roman emperor 任一罗马君王 . Julius Caesar 尤利乌斯 · 恺撒(罗马共和国末期杰出的军事统帅、政治家),恺撒(罗马皇帝);暴君;

【例句】 Caesar was the general of Rome.

恺撒是罗马的盖世将军。

preclude [prɪˈklud]

【考法】 VERB If something precludes you from doing something or going somewhere, it prevents you from doing it or going there. 阻止;妨碍

【例句】 A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.

一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。

increment [ˈɪnkrəmənt, ˈɪŋ-]

【考法】 NOUN An increment in something or in the value of something is an amount by which it increases. 增加量;增长额

【例句】 The average yearly increment in labour productivity in industry was 4.5 per cent.

工业劳动生产率年平均增长4.5%。

credulity [krɪˈduləti]

【考法】 NOUN Credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true. 轻信;易信

【例句】 The plot does stretch credulity.

这种情节确实让人难以置信。

caveat [ˈkeviˌæt, ˈkævi-, ˈkɑviˌɑt]

【考法】 NOUN A caveat is a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement. 警告;事先声明;注意事项

【例句】 With the caveat that almost every figure in this survey is suspect, it can at least be said that the world travel and tourism industry is huge.

尽管事先声明此项调查报告中的每个数字都不可靠,但至少可以说,世界旅游观光业的市场庞大。

compendium [kəmˈpɛndiəm]

【考法】 NOUN A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book. (通常指书中的)概要,纲要

【例句】 The Roman Catholic Church has issued a compendium of its teachings.

天主教会已经颁布了其教义纲要。

agitator [ˈædʒɪˌtetə]

【考法】 NOUN 搅拌器;鼓动者;煽动者

【例句】 .Agitator vessels with agitation unit; agitator drive, explanations.

带搅拌装置的搅拌容器、搅拌驱动装置、说明 VPLl8bi9Lf0qzhZIBKBF5i7s/XfOe+VZAoJ+WRymKd8NqggH72nLanILjcTs5xQ4

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