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. 四 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.

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