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Unit 1

shroud

ramble

obnoxious

fiend

assiduous

belligerence

hortative

override

misuse

antecedent

disburse

ammunition

shroud [ʃraʊd]

【考法】 VERB If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. 隐瞒;保密;掩饰;掩盖

【例句】 For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.

多年以来表演教学一直蒙着神秘的面纱。

ramble ['ræmbəl]

【考法】 N-COUNT A ramble is a long walk in the countryside. (在乡间的)漫游,闲逛

【例句】 an hour's ramble through the woods

一个小时的林间漫步

obnoxious [əb'nɑkʃəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as obnoxious, you think that they are very unpleasant. 令人讨 厌的;使人反感的;可憎的

【例句】 One of the parents was a most obnoxious character. No-one liked him.

其中一位家长极为惹人厌,没人喜欢他。

fiend [find]

【考法】 N-COUNT If you describe someone as a fiend, you mean that they are extremely wicked or cruel. 恶魔 般的人;极端凶残的人

【例句】 A tearful husband repeated calls for help in catching the fiend who battered his wife.

泪流满面的丈夫不断呼喊求助,想抓到摧残他妻子的恶魔。

assiduous [ə'sɪdʒuəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly. 刻苦的;勤奋的; 兢兢业业的

【例句】 an assiduous student

勤勉的学生

belligerence [bə'lɪdʒərəns]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive. (人)好战的,好斗的,寻衅的

【例句】 the belligerent statements from both sides which have led to fears of war.

双方充满火药味的声明引发了人们对战争的担心

hortative ['hɔrtətɪv]

【考法】 ADJ tending to exhort; encouraging 劝告的;勉励性的

【例句】 If you are admired by your success, my benison is warm and hortative contemplation traversing congested crowd.

假若你成功受景仰,那么我的祝福就是穿越拥挤的人群给你温暖鼓励的注视。

override [ˌoʊvər'raɪd]

【考法】 VERB If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than them. 凌驾于;优先于; 比……更

【例句】 The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.

孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。

misuse [mɪs'juz]

【考法】 N-VAR The misuse of something is incorrect, careless, or dishonest use ofit. 使用不当;误用;滥用; 盗用

【例句】 the misuse of power and privilege

盗用权力和特权

antecedent [ˌæntɪ'sidnt]

【考法】 ADJ An antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or event. 先前的; 早先的

【例句】 It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.

允许考虑先前的法律。

【考法】 N-COUNT Your antecedents are your ancestors. 祖先;先人;祖宗

【例句】 a Frenchman with Irish antecedents

祖先为爱尔兰人的法国人

disburse [dɪs'bɜrs]

【考法】 VERB To disburse an amount of money means to pay it out, usually from a fund which has been collected for a particular purpose. (通常指从专用资金中)支付,支出

【例句】 The aid will not be disbursed until next year.

该援助款到明年才会下拨。

ammunition [ˌæmjə'nɪʃən]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns. 弹药;军火

【例句】 He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver.

他这把左轮手枪只有7梭子子弹。 aGEH53DMcMLd2qZ9PvLIAN6aoxQeZ9u6xWC9pJkGkbB7iCJ2UDjusBpWyFkaefM1

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