Unit 10

□ corpulent

□ mound

□ desultory

□ ratchet

□ defray

□ avian

□ hyperbole

□ glint

□ wardrobe

□ elucidate

□ patrimony

□ sprint

corpulent ['kɔrpjələnt]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat. 发福的；富态的

【例句】 a rather corpulent farmer

相当富态的农场主

mound [maʊnd]

【考法】 N-COUNT A mound of something is a large rounded pile ofit. （一）堆；（一）垛

【例句】 The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt.

推土机堆起一堆一堆的泥土。

desultory ['desəltɔri]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm. 杂乱的；散漫的；无条理的；漫不经心的

【例句】 The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.

警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。

ratchet ['rætʃɪt]

【考法】 N-SING If you describe a situation as a ratchet, you mean that it is bad and can only become worse. （形 势的）每况愈下，恶化

【例句】 another raising of the ratchet of violence in the conflict

冲突中又一次的暴力升级

defray [dɪ'fre]

【考法】 VERB If you defray someone's costs or expenses, you give them money which represents the amount that they have spent, for example while they have been doing something for you or acting on your behalf. 支付（某人已出的费用或开支）

【例句】 The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.

政府已承诺拨款数十亿支付战争的开支。

avian ['eɪvɪrn]

【考法】 ADJ of, relating to, or resembling a bird 鸟的；鸟类的

【例句】 The country has had 50 human cases of avian flu since 2006, about half of them fatal.

该国自2006年以来已经有50人得了禽流感，其中大约有一半人死亡了。

hyperbole [haɪ'pɜrbəli]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If someone uses hyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound much more impressive than it really is. 夸张（法）

【例句】 the hyperbole that portrays him as one of the greatest visionaries in the world

将他描绘成世界上最伟大的愿景家之一的夸张

glint [ɡlɪnt]

【考法】 VERB If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. 闪闪发光；闪亮

【例句】 The sea glinted in the sun.

阳光下的海面波光粼粼。

wardrobe ['wɔrdroʊb]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT The wardrobe in a theatre company is the actors' and actresses' costumes. （剧团演员的） 全部戏装，行头

【例句】 In the wardrobe department were rows of costumes.

戏装部有一排排的戏装。

elucidate [ɪ'lusɪˌdet]

【考法】 VERB If you elucidate something, you make it clear and easy to understand. 阐明；解释

【例句】 Haig went on to elucidate his personal principle of war.

海格继续解释他个人的战争原则。

patrimony ['pætrɪmoʊni]

【考法】 N-SING Someone's patrimony is the possessions that they have inherited from their father or ancestors. 祖传财产；世袭财产

【例句】 I left my parents' house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony .

我离开了父母的家，放弃了我的房产和祖传财产。

sprint [sprɪnt]

【考法】 VERB If you sprint, you run or ride as fast as you can over a short distance. 全速奔跑；（短距离）冲刺

【例句】 Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car.

霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 5DSCbetBD16Yb2bsPPMjQHLaUd9gE1EZEuy6UUZheuO+Ip3C0X6t0FVH5Mbcmg4t