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Unit 6

□ stroll

□ inverse

□ candid

□ transient

□ bunch

□ zoom

□ apt

□ selfless

□ overestimate

□ credibility

□ dissolution

□ inconsistency

stroll [stroʊl]

【考法】 VERB If you stroll somewhere, you walk there in a slow, relaxed way. 散步;溜达;闲逛

【例句】He collected some orange juice from the refrigerator and, glass in hand, strolled to the kitchen window.

他从冰箱里拿了点橘子汁,然后手拿杯子溜达到厨房的窗口。

inverse [ˌɪn'vɜːs]

【考法】 ADJ If there is an inverse relationship between two things, one of them becomes larger as the other becomes smaller. 相反的;成反比的;相逆的

【例句】The tension grew in inverse proportion to the distance from their final destination.

拉力的大小与他们离终点的距离成反比。

candid ['kændɪd]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly. 坦诚的;直言的

【例句】Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.

娜特对她眼下和史蒂夫之间的问题毫不隐瞒。

transient ['trænziənt]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. 短暂的;倏忽的;无常的

【例句】.the transient nature of high fashion.

顶级时装的瞬息万变性

bunch [bʌntʃ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together. 一束(花)

【例句】He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room.

他在她宾馆房间里留下了一大束花。

zoom [zum]

【考法】 VERB If prices or sales zoom, they increase greatly in a very short time. (价格或销量)飙升,急剧增长,猛涨

【例句】The economy shrank and inflation zoomed.

经济萎缩,通货膨胀加剧。

apt [æpt]

【考法】 ADJ If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 易于……的;有……倾向的

【例句】She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.

她动不动就拔高嗓门,并挥舞双手。

selfless ['sɛlflɪs]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you say that someone is selfless, you approve of them because they care about other people more than themselves. 无私的;忘我的

【例句】She was a wonderful companion and her generosity to me was entirely selfless.

她是一个极好的伴侣,对我慷慨大方,一心只为我着想。

overestimate [ˌoʊvə'estɪmeɪt]

【考法】 VERB If you say that someone overestimates something, you mean that they think it is greater in amount or importance than it really is. 过高估计(数量、重要性等)

【例句】With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.

事后看来,他高估了他们对和平的渴望。

credibility [ˌkrɛdə'bɪlɪti]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them. 信用;可信性;可靠性

【例句】The police have lost their credibility.

警方已经失去了公众的信任。

dissolution [ˌdɪsə'luʃən]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Dissolution is the act of officially ending a formal agreement, for example a marriage or a business arrangement. (商业协议的)终止;(婚姻关系的)解除

【例句】.the statutory requirement for granting dissolution of a marriage.

准予婚姻关系解除的法律规定

inconsistency [ˌɪnkən'sɪstənsi]

【考法】 N-VAR If there are inconsistencies in two statements, one cannot be true if the other is true. 前后矛盾;不一致

【例句】We were asked to investigate the alleged inconsistencies in his evidence.

我们被要求对他证词中的前后矛盾之处进行调查。 esdRNT11kOdu0XP4efpbo3UCiRMNwA8HrdKEFPZxW37tE+JAGhvq/4h8kwIq5x5O

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