Unit 5

□ shabby

□ diehard

□ outmaneuver

□ tamper

□ enumerate

□ prodigal

□ wag

□ metronome

□ ewe

□ grouch

□ censure

□ pamper

shabby ['ʃæbi]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition. 破旧的；破败的；破烂的

【例句】 His clothes were old and shabby .

他的衣服又旧又破。

diehard ['daɪhɑrd]

【考法】 N-COUNT A diehard is someone who is very strongly opposed to change and new ideas, or who is a very strong supporter of a person or idea. 顽固分子；死硬派；铁杆支持者

【例句】 The president hopes the diehards will resign over the reform proposals.

总统希望那些顽固分子会因为这些改革提案而辞职。

outmaneuver [ˌaʊtmə'nuvə]

【考法】 V-T If you outmaneuver someone, you gain an advantage over them in a particular situation by behaving in a clever and skillful way. 智胜

【例句】 Again, Murphy had quietly outmaneuvered him.

墨菲又一次在暗中智胜了他。

tamper ['tæmpɚ]

【考法】 VERB If someone tampers with something, they interfere with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so. 干预；篡改

【例句】 I don't want to be accused of tampering with the evidence.

我不希望被人控告篡改证据。

enumerate [ɪ'numəreɪt]

【考法】 VERB When you enumerate a list of things, you name each one in turn. 列举；枚举

【例句】 I enumerate the work that will have to be done.

我列举了必须得做的一些工作。

prodigal ['prɑdɪgl]

【考法】 ADJ Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left. 挥霍的；浪费的；奢侈的

【例句】 Prodigal habits die hard.

大手大脚的习惯很难改掉。

wag [wæɡ]

【考法】 VERB When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side. 摇动，摇摆（尾巴）

【例句】 The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.

这条狗撕咬着，咆哮着，摇晃着尾巴。

metronome ['metrənoʊm]

【考法】 N-COUNT A metronome is a device which is used to indicate how quickly a piece of music should be played. It can be adjusted to make regular sounds at different speeds. 节拍器

【例句】 These vibrations turn the ion into a sort of super-fast metronome .

铝离子因为这些振动成为一种超高速节拍器。

ewe [ju]

【考法】 N-COUNT A ewe is an adult female sheep. 母羊；雌羊

【例句】 The ewe milks well.

这头母羊出奶率高。

grouch [ɡraʊtʃ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A grouch is a bad-tempered complaint. 抱怨；牢骚

【例句】 One of the biggest grouches is the new system of payment.

人们抱怨最多的一点就是这种新的支付方式。

censure ['sɛnʃɚ]

【考法】 VERB If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it. 严厉批评；指责

【例句】 The ethics committee may take a decision to admonish him or to censure him.

道德委员会也许会决定对他进行训诫或是严厉批评。

pamper ['pæmpɚ]

【考法】 VERB If you pamper someone, you make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them expensive or luxurious things, sometimes in a way which has a bad effect on their character. 宠爱；溺爱； 娇惯

【例句】 Why don't you let your mother pamper you for a while?

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