Unit 4

□ watery

□ neutrality

□ demonstration

□ grandeur

□ pedagogic

□ jerk

□ contraception

□ powerhouse

□ freemasonry

□ irrelevant

□ overflow

□ acknowledge

watery ['wɑtəri]

【考法1】ADJ-GRADED Something that is watery is weak or pale. 微弱的；淡薄的；无力的

【例句1】A watery light began to show through the branches.

一缕微弱的光线透过树枝。

【考法2】ADJ-GRADED Something that is watery contains, resembles, or consists of water. 含水的；似水的；由水组成的

【例句2】There was a watery discharge from her ear.

她耳朵里流出水样分泌物。

neutrality [nu'træləti]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT nonparticipation in a dispute or war 中立地位

【例句】They had thrown their neutrality in the crisis.

他们在这场危机中放弃了中立立场。

demonstration [ˌdɛmən'streʃən]

【考法】 N-COUNT A demonstration of something is a talk by someone who shows you how to do it or how it works. 示范；演示

【例句】.a cookery demonstration.

烹饪示范

grandeur ['ɡrændʒə, -ˌdʒʊr]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If something such as a building or a piece of scenery has grandeur, it is impressive because of its size, its beauty, or its power. 宏伟；堂皇；壮丽

【例句】.the grandeur and natural beauty of South America.

南美洲壮丽的自然美景

pedagogic [ˌpedə'gɑdʒɪk]

【考法】 ADJ Pedagogic means the same as pedagogical. 同pedagogical；教学的；教学法的

【例句】The school district provides training to help teachers improve their pedagogical methods.

该学区提供培训以帮助教师们改进教学方法。

jerk [dʒɜːk]

【考法】 VERB If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a particular direction, they move a short distance very suddenly and quickly. （向某个方向）急拉，猛推；（使）猝然一动

【例句】Mr Griffin jerked forward in his chair.

格里芬先生坐在椅子上猛地向前一凑。

contraception [ˌkɑntrə'sepʃn]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy. 避孕法；节育法

【例句】Use a reliable method of contraception.

采用安全的避孕方法。

powerhouse ['paʊəhaʊs]

【考法1】N-COUNT An electrical generating station 动力室

【例句1】One single country cannot emerge economically or politically as a powerhouse in a region that has conflicts that have been festering for years.

在这个多年来冲突不断的地区，一个国家不可能靠一己之力在经济上或政治上成为一个强国。

【考法2】N-COUNT A powerhouse is a country or organization that has a lot of power or influence. 权势集团；强国

【例句2】Nigeria is the most populous African country and an economic powerhouse for the continent.

尼日利亚是非洲人口最多的国家，也是非洲大陆的经济强国。

freemasonry ['friˌmesənri]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Freemasonry is the organization of the Freemasons and their beliefs and practices. 共济会；共济会纲领（或制度、仪式）

【例句】He was very active in Freemasonry.

他是共济会中非常活跃的分子。

irrelevant [ɪ'rɛləvənt]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you say that something is irrelevant, you mean that it is not important in a situation. 无关紧要的；不重要的

【例句】Their old hard-won skills were irrelevant.

他们以往辛苦学得的技能没什么大用处。

overflow [ˌoʊvə'floʊ]

【考法】 VERB If a liquid or a river overflows, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in. 漫出；溢出；泛滥

【例句】Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow.

倒一些糖浆进去，但别多了，因为可能会溢出来。

acknowledge [ək'nɑlɪdʒ]

【考法】 VERB If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists. 承认（事实、局面等）

【例句】Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict.

内勒在给法官的信中承认自己吸毒。 hHQPIV8vjVG6K7NWtEQtm45JlxiGZq61pe5eWDOsEqUAEdmawBsaWA9jfvDgKGPI