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Unit1

□sanity □persevere □irrevocable □cloak

□variegated □scout □determinant □indignity

□gerrymander □reiterate □huddle □pilgrim

sanity [ˈsænɪti]

【考法】 NOUN A person’s sanity is their ability to think and behave normally and reasonably. 心智健全;精神正常

【例句】 He and his wife finally had to move from their apartment just to preserve their sanity.

为了不致发疯,他和妻子最终只得从公寓中搬出。

persevere [ˌpɜːsəˈvɪr]

【考法】 VERB If you persevere with something, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult. 坚持不懈;锲而不舍

【例句】 .his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.

他锲而不舍、百折不挠的劲头儿

irrevocable [ɪˈrɛvəkəbl]

【考法】 ADJ If a decision, action, or change is irrevocable , it cannot be changed or reversed. 不可改变的;不可推翻的

【例句】 Our terms of payment is confirmed and irrevocable letter of credit.

我们的付款条件是保兑的不可撤销的信用证。

cloak [kloʊk]

【考法】 NOUN A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. 覆盖物;遮盖物

【例句】 Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.

今天,英格兰大部分地区将被浓雾笼罩。

variegated [ˈveriəgeɪtɪd]

【考法】 ADJ A variegated leaf or plant has different colours on it. (树叶或植物)杂色的,斑驳的

【例句】 The leaves are a variegated red.

这些树叶呈斑驳的红色。

scout [skaʊt]

【考法】 NOUN A scout is someone who is sent to an area of countryside to find out the position of an enemy army. 侦察员

【例句】 They sent two men out in front as scouts.

他们派两人在前面侦察。

determinant [dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt]

【考法】 NOUN A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way. 决定物;决定因素

【例句】 The windows and the views beyond them are major determinants of a room’s character.

窗户和窗外的景色是决定一个房间特色的主要因素。

indignity [ɪnˈdɪɡnɪti]

【考法】 NOUN If you talk about the indignity of doing something, you mean that it makes you feel embar rassed or unimportant. 侮辱;轻蔑

【例句】 Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.

后来,他不得不极不光彩地避开愤怒的抗议者溜走了。

gerrymander [ˈdʒerɪˌmændə]

【考法】 VERB to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage 不公正划分(选区)

【例句】 First, the state’s demographics are changing fast enough that an overly ambitious partisan gerrymander is likely to come unstuck during its ten-year lifespan.

首先,本州的人口分布情况变化很快,如果偏向某个党派的选区划分进行得太过,在未来的十年里可能不能收效。

reiterate [riˈɪtəˌret]

【考法】 VERB If you reiterate something, you say it again, usually in order to emphasize it. (通常为了强调)重复讲,反复说,重申

【例句】 He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank.

他重申了自己反对成立央行的立场。

huddle [ˈhʌdl]

【考法】 VERB If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. (通常因寒冷或恐惧而)蜷缩,缩成一团

【例句】 She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell.

她按门铃时身子在门廊里缩成一团。

pilgrim [ˈpɪlɡrɪm]

【考法】 NOUN Pilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. 朝圣者;朝觐者

【例句】 This is where pilgrims to the abbey would pay their first devotions.

这儿就是来此修道院的朝圣者做第一次祈祷的地方。 uc3HyqcFISaueYsD/PpzdsJF+d0Jgz9oK6y0LAIuGZNDNvUaboxtBm8V9mmesa1m

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