Unit 6

□ opinionated

□ depersonalize

□ theatrical

□ parish

□ hew

□ slovenly

□ timorous

□ livid

□ fabricate

□ prelude

□ abash

□ spendthrift

opinionated [ə'pɪnjəˌnetɪd]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as opinionated, you mean that they have very strong opinions and refuse to accept that they may be wrong. 固执己见的；顽固的

【例句】 Sue is the extrovert in the family; opinionated , talkative and passionate about politics.

苏是家中的外向行动派，性格固执，能说会道，而且对政治非常热衷。

depersonalize [di'pɜrsənəlaɪz]

【考法】 VERB To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important. 使非人化；弱化……中人的地位

【例句】 It is true that modern weaponry depersonalized war.

的确，现代武器的使用令战争非人化了。

theatrical [θi'ætrɪkəl]

【考法】 ADJ Theatrical means relating to the theatre. 剧场的；剧院的；戏剧的

【例句】 These are the prizes given for the most outstanding British theatrical performances of the year.

这些奖项将要颁发给本年度英国最杰出的戏剧表演作品。

parish ['pærɪʃ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A parish is a village or part of a town which has its own church and priest. （有独立教堂和 牧师的）教区

【例句】 the parish of St Mark's, Lakenham

莱克纳姆圣马克教区

hew [hju]

【考法】 VERB If you hew stone or wood, you cut it, for example with an axe. 砍；劈

【例句】 He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber.

他自己砍树、剥皮、劈成木材。

slovenly ['slʌvənli]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Slovenly people are careless, untidy, or inefficient. 不修边幅的；吊儿郎当的；马虎的； 无效率的

【例句】 Lisa was irritated by the slovenly attitude of her boyfriend Sean.

莉萨对男朋友肖恩吊儿郎当的态度非常恼火。

timorous ['tɪmərəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as timorous, you mean that they are frightened and nervous of other people and situations. 胆怯的；胆小的；易受惊吓的

【例句】 He is a reclusive, timorous creature.

他是个离群索居、胆小羞怯的家伙。

livid ['lɪvɪd]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Someone who is livid is extremely angry. 盛怒的；暴怒的

【例句】 I am absolutely livid about it.

我对此极为愤怒。

fabricate ['fæbrɪˌket]

【考法】 VERB If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceive people. 编造；捏造

【例句】 All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them.

四个人全都声称警察捏造证据陷害他们。

prelude ['prɛlˌjud, 'preˌlud, 'pri-]

【考法】 N-COUNT You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it. 前奏；序幕；开端

【例句】 Most unions see privatization as an inevitable prelude to job losses.

大多数工会认为私有化会不可避免地导致失业。

abash [ə'bæʃ]

【考法】 VERB to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed 使感到尴尬、迷惑或羞愧

【例句】 That cloud abash the little bird.

云朵能迷惑小巧的鸟儿。

spendthrift ['spɛndˌθrɪft]

【考法】 N-COUNT If you call someone a spendthrift, you mean that they spend too much money. Spendthrift is also an adjective. 挥霍者；浪费金钱的人

【例句】 his father's spendthrift ways

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