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Unit 4

knack

harem

whiff

lone

quotidian

annul

theorem

flunk

corrode

dossier

frolicsome

vermin

knack [næk]

【考法】 N-COUNT A knack is a particularly clever or skillful way of doing something successfully, especially something which most people find difficult. 诀窍;本领

【例句】 He's got the knack of getting people to listen.

他有使人倾听的本领。

harem ['hærəm]

【考法】 N-COUNT If a man, especially a Muslim, has several wives or sexual partners living in his house, they can be referred to as his harem. (尤指伊斯兰教徒的)妻妾,女眷

【例句】 A long, plump, pillowed sofa stretched the length of one wall, and upon it four women were disposed like odalisques in a harem .

一张松软带靠垫的长沙发沿墙放着,四个女人像穆斯林闺房中的妇女一样散坐在上面。

whiff [hwɪf, wɪf]

【考法】 N-COUNT If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example, as you walk past someone or something. (气味等)微弱的一阵

【例句】 The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.

这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。

lone [loʊn]

【考法】 ADJ If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone. 孤身的;单独的;独自的

【例句】 A lone woman motorist waited for six hours for help yesterday because of a name mix-up.

一位女性独自驾车者昨日因名字弄混等待了6个小时才得到救援。

quotidian [kwoʊ'tɪdiən]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Quotidian activities or experiences are basic, everyday activities or experiences. 日常的; 普通的;寻常的

【例句】 the minutiae of their quotidian existence

他们日常生活中的琐事

annul [ə'nʌl]

【考法】 VERB If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed. 废除,取消(合同等);宣告(选举等)无效

【例句】 Opposition party leaders are now pressing for the entire election to be annulled .

反对党领导人现正强烈要求宣告这次选举无效。

theorem ['θiərəm]

【考法】 N-COUNT A theorem is a statement in mathematics or logic that can be proved to be true by reasoning. (数学、逻辑上的)定理

【例句】 So, what does the divergence theorem say?

那么散度定理究竟讲的是什么?

flunk [flʌŋk]

【考法】 VERB If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. 在(考试)中不及格; 未通过(某一课程)

【例句】 Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam.

你儿子心烦意乱是因为没有通过历史考试。

corrode [kə'roʊd]

【考法】 V-ERG If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. (使)腐蚀;(使)侵蚀

【例句】 He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidize.

他设计了一种能够避免腐蚀或氧化的金丝制作流程。

dossier ['dɔsieɪ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A dossier is a collection of papers containing information on a particular event, or on a person such as a criminal or a spy. 档案;卷宗;资料汇编

【例句】 The company is compiling a dossier of evidence to back its allegations.

公司正汇编一份证据材料来支持指控。

frolicsome ['frɑlɪksəm]

【考法】 ADJ given to frolicking; merry and playful 嬉戏的;快活的;爱闹着玩的

【例句】 In the not too distant future, when the pup had grown lanky and frolicsome —the wolf would return to the mountainside.

在不远的将来,当小狗崽长到可以四处奔跑嬉戏的时候——狼会回到山坡。

vermin ['vɜrmɪn]

【考法】 N-PLURAL Vermin are small animals such as rats and mice which cause problems to humans by carrying disease and damaging crops or food. (对人类)有害的动物;害兽;害虫

【例句】 From 1066 to the 17th century the fox was looked upon as vermin .

从1066年到17世纪,狐狸一直被视为害兽。 a4CKOdZUccyjsJGPdgqpXtC2+x6TKvIAOgJ1370cR3wasvqTluH0JR4NTDJMMQAX

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