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Unit 2

levy

ambiguous

clench

agoraphobia

lukewarm

sedulous

blur

feminine

memoir

pellucid

drab

bale

levy ['lɛvi]

【考法】 VERB If a government or organization levies a tax or other sum of money, it demands it from people or organizations. 征收,课征(税款等)

【例句】 Taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament.

未经议会授权不得征税。

ambiguous [æm'bɪɡjuəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way. 含糊不清的;不明确的;模棱两可的

【例句】 This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.

这份协议非常含糊,可以有多种解释。

clench [klɛntʃ]

【考法】 VERB If you clench something in your hand or in your teeth, you hold it tightly with your hand or your teeth. 抓紧;握紧;咬紧

【例句】 I clenched the arms of my chair.

我死死抓住椅子扶手。

agoraphobia [ˌægərə'foʊbiə]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Agoraphobia is the fear of open or public places. 广场(或旷野)恐怖症;恐旷症;公 共场所恐惧症

【例句】 Learning and understanding agoraphobia facts can be tricky.

认识和理解广场恐怖症的真相是棘手的。

lukewarm [ˌluk'wɔrm]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something, especially a liquid, that is lukewarm is only slightly warm. (尤指液体)微 温的,微热的,不冷不热的

【例句】 Wash your face with lukewarm water.

用温水洗脸。

sedulous ['sedʒələs]

【考法】 ADJ constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent 聚精会神的;勤奋的

【例句】 She wondered what sort of herbs they were, which the old man was so sedulous to gather.

她不晓得那老人如此勤快地采集的是哪种药草。

blur [blɚ]

【考法】 VERB When a thing blurs or when something blurs it, you cannot see it clearly because its edges are no longer distinct. (使)变得模糊不清

【例句】 This creates a spectrum of colors at the edges of objects which blurs the image.

这在物体的边缘形成了一道色谱,使图像变得模糊不清。

feminine ['fɛmənɪn]

【考法】 ADJ Feminine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men. 女性 的;女人的

【例句】 male leaders worrying about their women abandoning traditional feminine roles

男性领导人担心自己的妻子放弃传统的女性角色。

memoir ['mɛmˌwɑr, -ˌwɔr]

【考法】 N-COUNT A memoir is a book or article that you write about someone who you have known well. 传记; 传略

【例句】 He has just published a memoir in honor of his captain.

他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。

pellucid [pə'lusɪd]

【考法】 ADJ Something that is pellucid is extremely clear. 透明的;清澈的

【例句】 her pellucid blue eyes

她清澈的蓝眼睛

drab [dræb]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience. 单调乏味的;缺乏生气的

【例句】 Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress.

玛丽穿着同一件毫无朝气的灰色裙子。

bale [bel]

【考法】 VERB If something such as hay, cloth, or paper is baled, it is tied together tightly. 把……打成大包;把 ……扎成大捆

【例句】 Once hay has been cut and baled , it has to go through some chemical processes.

干草割下并捆扎之后需要对其进行化学处理。 y4+5MOcAgAaRjMwe8oOa3Qnss0H2ir/IUFLgALErdHoE0IP/QQzfpF6qjAmk61uc

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