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Unit 4

penguin

intend

extant

giggle

entice

lagoon

sinister

dislodge

imperious

jeopardy

cosmetic

emulate

penguin ['pɛŋɡwɪn, 'pɛn-]

【考法】 N-COUNT A penguin is a type of large black and white sea bird found mainly in the Antarctic. Penguins cannot fly but use their short wings for swimming. 企鹅

【例句】 Perhaps we cannot relate to the severe conditions enduring by the Emperor penguin , but each of us knows what it means to sit on our own versions of ice and egg.

可能我们无法理解国王企鹅所忍受的严酷环境与我们有何关联,但我们每一个人都知道在冰上孵育自己的蛋代表什么意思。

intend [ɪn'tɛnd]

【考法】 VERB If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it. 想要;打算;计划

【例句】 She intends to do A levels and go to university.

她计划先参加A水平考试,然后去读大学。

extant ['ɛkstənt, ɛk'stænt]

【考法】 ADJ If something is extant, it is still in existence, in spite of being very old. 尚存的;现存的

【例句】 Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant .

这个文本仍有两份14世纪手抄本存世。

giggle ['ɡɪɡəl]

【考法】 VERB If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed. 咯咯地笑;傻笑

【例句】 Both girls began to giggle .

两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。

entice [ɛn'taɪs]

【考法】 VERB To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing. 诱使;诱惑;怂恿

【例句】 Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors.

零售商们几乎尝试了所有办法以吸引购物者进入商店。

lagoon [lə'ɡun]

【考法】 N-COUNT A lagoon is an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand. 泻湖;环礁湖

【例句】 We lowered two red skiffs from our research vessel, loaded our diving gear, and sped off toward the lagoon .

我们从科考船上降下两艘红色小艇,装上我们的潜水装备,朝环礁湖飞驰而去。

sinister ['sɪnɪstɚ]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful. 邪恶的;有害的;不祥的

【例句】 There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.

他身上有种邪恶的东西让她很不安。

dislodge [dɪs'lɑdʒ]

【考法】 VERB To dislodge something means to remove it from where it was fixed or held. (从固定位置上)取出,去除,移动

【例句】 Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano.

雨水冲走了火山坡面上的岩屑。

imperious [ɪm'pɪriəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as imperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed. 专横的;傲慢的;飞扬跋扈的

【例句】 Her attitude is imperious at times.

她有时态度傲慢。

jeopardy ['dʒepərdi]

【考法】 N If someone or something is in jeopardy, they are in a dangerous situation where they might fail, be lost,or be destroyed. 危险境地

【例句】 A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy .

一系列的挫折使整个项目面临失败。

cosmetic [kɑz'metɪk]

【考法】 ADJ If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic, you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are usually implying that they are inadequate. 装门面的;表面的

【例句】 It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.

这项举措只是表面文章,长期来看对于改善情况不会有任何帮助。

emulate ['ɛmjəˌlet]

【考法】 VERB If you emulate something or someone, you imitate them because you admire them a great deal. (因 为钦慕而)仿效,模仿

【例句】 Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.

历来认为儿子会仿效父亲。 I5P0Y40h0bGOaelgbSstFLmRh1anAHivOugPAOzpLP7Q3ozk1DNVcRcf7PevgL2t

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