2011大學(xué)英語六級(jí)基礎(chǔ)詞匯,詞匯用法精講之三:
舉例、A: I simply adore the band U2. B: They are good , but I prefer The Cranberries.
adore vt. 1.崇拜,致敬,愛慕;2.非常喜歡
舉例、A: He looks too young to be at university. B: I thought he was just an adolescent
adolescent n. 青少年; a. 青春期的,青少年的
舉例、A: I am reading a book about a sailing voyage set in 1900. B: Is that the one where the admiral gets thrown overboard?
admiral n. 海軍將領(lǐng),艦隊(duì)司令
舉例、A: Peter and Mary are always fighting. B: I didn’t know that they had an adversary relationship.
adversary n. 對(duì)手,敵手
舉例、A: The pharmacy down the road is closed. B: Yes, it lost its license to administer over the counter drugs.
administer vt. 1.掌管,料理…的事務(wù);2.施行,實(shí)施;3.給予,派給,投(藥)
舉例、A: By the way , I broke the radio aerial last night. B: I was wondering why the reception was so bad.
aerial a. 1.飛機(jī)的,航空的,由飛機(jī)進(jìn)行的;2.空中俯瞰的,架空的; n. 天線
舉例、A: Did you enjoy the wedding? B: It was beautiful, the bride was adorned with rose in her hair.
adorn vt. 裝飾,使生色
舉例、A: I can not wait until advent is over. B: Likewise, then I can open all of my Christmas presents.
advent n. 出現(xiàn),到來
舉例、A: Did you see the thunder and lightening last night? B: No, but the weather has been unusually adverse resently.
adverse a. 不利的,有害的
舉例、A: I am going on a study exchange to France next year. B: Oh, that’s right, your university is affiliated to one in Paris.
affiliate vt. 使隸屬(或附屬)于; n. 附屬機(jī)構(gòu),分公司
舉例、A: You live in a very affluent area of the city. B: I am lucky, but I am not weathy.
affluent a. 富裕的,富足的
舉例、A: I could never afflict harm upon another creature. B: Does that mean that you are also a vegetarian?
afflict vt. 使苦惱,折磨
舉例、A: I love being in thunderstorms. B: I must say that I prefer the aftermath.
aftermath n. 后果,余波
舉例、A: Simon affirmed that he was in good health. B: Good , so he will be fit for work tomorrow.
affirm vt.1.斷言,堅(jiān)持聲稱;2.證實(shí),確認(rèn)