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Unit4

□slurry □exile □quintessential □buttercup

□deplore □hummingbird □cricket □inextinguishable

□boomerang □outfit □mimic □brewster

slurry [ˈslɜːri]

【考法】 NOUN Slurry is a watery mixture of something such as mud, animal waste, or dust. 泥浆;浆

【例句】 .farm slurry and industrial waste.

农场的泥浆和工业废料

exile [ˈɛɡˌzaɪl, ˈɛkˌsaɪl]

【考法】 NOUN If someone is living in exile, they are living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. 流放;放逐;流亡

【例句】 He is now living in exile in Egypt.

他目前流亡埃及。

quintessential [ˌkwɪntəˈsɛnʃəl]

【考法】 ADJ Quintessential means representing the central nature of something. 本质的;精髓的

【例句】 .the quintessential charm of his songs.

他的歌声中最本质的魅力

buttercup [ˈbʌtərkʌp]

【考法】 NOUN A buttercup is a small plant with bright yellow flowers. 毛茛(开亮黄色花朵的小型植物)

【例句】 The ancient flowering plant, Archaefructus liaoningensis, resembles a modern-day buttercup, with slen der stems and three-lobed leaves.

古代的植物辽宁古果有着细长的茎和分裂的叶,同今天的毛茛植物很相似

deplore [dɪˈplɔr, -ˈplor]

【考法】 VERB If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral. 谴责;强烈反对

【例句】 He’s a judo black belt but he says he deplores violence.

他是一名柔道黑带选手,但他说自己强烈反对暴力。

hummingbird [ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːd]

【考法】 NOUN A hummingbird is a small brightly coloured bird found in America, especially Central and South America. It has a long thin beak and powerful narrow wings that can move very fast. (尤产于中南美洲的)蜂鸟

【例句】 In a presumably posthumous voiceover, Bwana Beast says he would do it all again, in a hummingbird’s heartbeat.

在大概是死后的画外音里,乔瓦纳·比斯特说他愿意再来一次,不过这次是以蜂鸟的心跳。

cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt]

【考法】 NOUN Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs,by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. 板球(运动)

【例句】 During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground.

在夏季学期,我们会在村里的空地上打板球。

inextinguishable [ˌɪnɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl]

【考法】 ADJ not able to be extinguished, quenched, or put to an end 无法泯灭的

【例句】 If they are also inextinguishable, then what do they involve?

如果它们也不灭,它们参与什么事去了?

boomerang [ˈbuməˌræŋ]

【考法】 VERB If a plan boomerangs, its result is not the one that was intended and is harmful to the person who made the plan. (计划)起反作用,使自食其果

【例句】 The trick boomeranged, though.

然而,这个花招竟害了自己。

outfit [ˈaʊtˌfɪt]

【考法】 NOUN An outfit is a set of clothes. 全套服装

【例句】 She was wearing an outfit she’d bought the previous day.

她穿着前一天买的那套衣服。

mimic [ˈmɪmɪk]

【考法】 VERB If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining. 模仿;戏弄;(开玩笑地)学……的样子

【例句】 He could mimic anybody.

他可以模仿任何人。

brewster [ˈbruːstə]

【考法】 NOUN (酒)酿造者 DEagimEgxJ16Qf5msXKAfO4GlkEYoObTEa/6UciP01oPuaeBIZ2e1tTiBEX8Xs1W

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