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Unit 6

quartet

depreciate

gamely

requiem

jigsaw

dapper

heretical

exemplar

expatriate

foil

mentor

regal

quartet [kwɔr'tet]

【考法】 N-COUNT-COLL A quartet is a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. 重奏乐团;四重唱组合

【例句】 a string quartet

四重奏弦乐团

depreciate [dɪ'priʃiˌet]

【考法】 V-ERG If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value. (使)(货币等)贬值;(使)跌价

【例句】 Countries may also find their currency is depreciating in foreign markets.

一些国家也可能会发现自己的货币正在国外市场上贬值。

gamely ['ɡeɪmli]

【考法】 ADV-GRADED If you do something gamely, you do it bravely or with a lot of effort. 勇敢地;顽强地

【例句】 Mary Ann smiled at her gamely .

玛丽·安鼓起勇气朝她笑了笑。

requiem ['rɛkwiəm, 'rikwi-]

【考法】 N-COUNT A requiem is a piece of music for singers and musicians that can be performed either as part of a requiem mass or as part of a concert. 安魂曲;追思曲

【例句】 a performance of Verdi's Requiem

威尔第的《安魂曲》演奏

jigsaw ['dʒɪɡˌsɔ]

【考法】 N-COUNT You can describe a complicated situation as a jigsaw. 错综复杂的情况;谜团

【例句】 the jigsaw of high-level diplomacy

高层外交的错综复杂

dapper ['dæpər]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin. (男子)衣冠整洁的,短小精悍的

【例句】 a dapper little man

衣冠楚楚的小个子男人

heretical [hə'rɛtɪkəl]

【考法】 ADJ A belief or action that is heretical is one that most people think is wrong because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. (与大多数人观点不合的)异端的,旁门左道的

【例句】 I made the then heretical suggestion that it might be cheaper to design new machines.

我提出了当时被认为是旁门左道的建议,说设计新机器可能更省钱。

exemplar [ɪɡ'zɛmˌplɑr, -plɚ]

【考法】 N-COUNT An exemplar is someone or something that is considered to be so good that they should be copied or imitated. 典范;榜样

【例句】 They viewed their new building as an exemplar of taste.

他们认为他们的新大厦品位独特,可作为典范。

expatriate [ˌeks'peɪtriət]

【考法】 N-COUNT An expatriate is someone who is living in a country which is not their own. 移居国外者; 侨民

【例句】 British expatriates in Spain

在西班牙的英国侨民

foil [fɔɪl]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. (用来包裹食物的)箔(纸)

【例句】 Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil .

在肉周围倒上苹果酒,然后以箔纸覆盖。

mentor ['mentɔr]

【考法】 VERB To mentor someone means to give them help and advice over a period of time, especially help and advice related to their job. 为……出谋划策;指导;辅导

【例句】 He had mentored scores of younger doctors.

他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

regal ['ri:ɡəl]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as regal, you mean that it is suitable for a king or queen,because it is very impressive or beautiful. 王者的;豪华的;富丽堂皇的;帝王般的

【例句】 He sat with such regal dignity.

他端坐在那里,浑身透着王者的威严。 bt8K3RDl//iTTPkCB8OwXo0zZ2+17mLLtpJl1fbjtGTTbDFO949UH9UOFSKlou7N

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