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Unit 6

fray

craggy

demagogue

jejune

harrowing

hypocrisy

sorcerer

hula

antler

ram

sweetheart

risible

fray [fre]

【考法】 V-ERG If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibers start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. (使)(织物、绳子等)磨损;(使)磨散

【例句】 The fabric is very fine or frays easily.

这种布料非常精细,或者说容易磨损。

craggy ['kræɡi]

【考法】 ADJ A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky. 陡峭的;多岩石的

【例句】 tiny villages on craggy cliffs

悬崖峭壁上的小村庄

demagogue ['deməgɑg]

【考法】 N-COUNT If you say that someone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. 蛊惑民心者;煽动民情的政客

【例句】 They labeled him a demagogue .

他们称他为政治煽动家。

jejune [dʒə'dʒun]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something or someone as jejune, you mean they are dull and boring. 燥乏味的;单调的

【例句】 We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.

我们很清楚我们注定要过一个乏味单调的漫长夜晚了。

harrowing ['hæroʊɪŋ]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing. 折磨人的;烦人的;令 人无比痛苦的

【例句】 You've had a harrowing time this past month.

过去的这个月你过得太痛苦了。

hypocrisy [hɪ'pɑkrəsi]

【考法】 N-VAR If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. 虚伪;伪善

【例句】 He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.

他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。

sorcerer ['sɔrsərə(r)]

【考法】 N-COUNT In fairy stories, a sorcerer is a person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits. 巫师

【例句】 Or how about this: What if you got blowback from torturing the sorcerer ?

或者这样如何∶你拷打巫师会得到报应怎么样?

hula ['hulə]

【考法】 N-SING The hula is a dance from Hawaii, performed by women. 草裙舞

【例句】 a hula dancer

一位草裙舞舞者

antler ['æntlɚ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A male deer's antlers are the branched horns on its head. 鹿角;茸角

【例句】 By happy symmetry, where our reindeer are carved on mammoth tusk, the other sculpture shows a mammoth carved on a reindeer antler .

可喜可叹的是,我们刚刚谈论的是一对驯鹿雕刻在猛犸象牙上,那另一件雕塑品却是一头猛犸象雕刻到驯鹿鹿角上。

ram [ræm]

【考法】 VERB If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately. 和……相撞;猛撞;撞击

【例句】 The thieves fled, ramming the policeman's car.

小偷撞了警车后逃走了。

sweetheart ['swithɑrt]

【考法】 N-VOC You call someone sweetheart if you are very fond of them. 亲爱的;宝贝儿

【例句】 Happy birthday, sweetheart .

生日快乐,亲爱的。

risible ['rɪzəbəl]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as risible, you mean that it is ridiculous and does not deserve to be taken seriously. 可笑的;荒唐的;滑稽的

【例句】 But he knew it was vital to remember that the evil men who were jeopardizing civilization were also risible little twerps.

但他知道,记住那些危及文明的坏人也同样是一群可笑的蠢人,这一点极其重要。 WA12v2uJqJe1mm2Fp2KgtmAPPYGMtbxUysAS7ZFaMFrwY0URtGttgSYOgWZG9h0p

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