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Unit 8

soprano

threadbare

pulverize

crone

hoot

disparate

muffle

rapport

incognito

taut

reverie

twilight

soprano [sə'prɑnoʊ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A soprano is a woman, girl, or boy with a high singing voice. 女高音歌手;童声高音歌手

【例句】 She was the main soprano at the Bolshoi theatre.

她是莫斯科大剧院首席女高音歌手。

threadbare ['θredber]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin,because they have been worn or used too much. (衣服、地毯等)破旧的,磨薄的,陈旧的

【例句】 She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.

她盘腿坐在一块破旧的方形地毯上。

pulverize ['pʌlvəˌraɪz]

【考法】 VERB To pulverize something means to do great damage to it or to destroy it completely. 严重损坏;彻 底摧毁

【例句】 the economic policies which pulverized the economy during the 1980s

20世纪80年代使经济遭受了重创的经济政策

crone [kroʊn]

【考法】 N-COUNT A crone is an ugly old woman. 丑陋的老太婆

【例句】 If need, occupy a throne, where nobody can call you crone.

如果需要,占领一个王位,那里没人会叫你老妇人。

hoot [hut]

【考法】 VERB If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. 高声大笑;(表示反对而)喊叫

【例句】 The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson.

抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子,并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。

disparate ['dɪspərət]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. 全异的;完全 不同的;异类的

【例句】 Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy.

科学家们正试图将天文学中的各派观点整合在一起。

muffle ['mʌfəl]

【考法】 VERB If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. 使(声音)低沉;使(音 量)减弱

【例句】 Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.

布莱克把手绢包在话筒上,以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。

rapport [ræ'pɔr, -'por, rə-]

【考法】 N-SING If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well. 和睦;友善;亲近

【例句】 He said he wanted “to establish a rapport with the Indian people”.

他说他想“同印度人民建立友好关系”。

incognito [ˌɪnkɑg'nitoʊ]

【考法】 ADJ Someone who is incognito is using a false name or wearing a disguise, in order not to be recognized or identified. 隐姓埋名的;隐匿身份的

【例句】 Hotel inspectors have to travel incognito .

酒店检查员巡查时必须隐瞒真实身份。

taut [tɔt]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is taut is stretched very tight. 绷紧的;拉紧的

【例句】 When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain.

肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。

reverie ['rɛvəri]

【考法】 N-COUNT A reverie is a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, as if you are dreaming. 幻想;白日梦

【例句】 The announcer's voice brought Holden out of his reverie .

播音员的声音将霍尔登从幻想中惊醒。

twilight ['twaɪˌlaɪt]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Twilight is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. 黄昏;薄暮

【例句】 They returned at twilight , and set off for one of the promenade bars.

他们黄昏时分回来,然后去了一家步行街酒吧。 TUXHvLUbsRciHGe3XhyLKI50WsK+9bzgVyoNoX/hY5Qn5sF8oo/J6ahaATDXiqR+

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