第三讲 领会式词汇和复用式词汇
31.besiege vt. 围攻,包围 =surround
The enemies were besieged by our troops.
The fans besiged the singer.
32. binary adj. 一双的,一对的
a binary system 双星系统
the binary scale 二进位法
bi- 含有‘双,两个’ bi-annual 一年两次的,bilingual 用两文字写成的,说两种语言的 bicycle, bicentenary 二百周年,二百周年纪念
tri- 三个的 tricycle, triangle
33. blend v. 混合,溶合 (指彻底地混合,结合或混杂以使组成部分分辨不出彼此)
=mix with
She is blending the sugar and flour to make cakes.
而mix 指混杂合成一团或一个合成物,“混合,拌合”
He can mix good salad.
34. boost vt. 提高 =increase
His coming boosted our morale in the contest.
The shortage of the oil boosted its price.
35. breach vt. 违背,破坏 =break
Terrors breach the peace of the world.
What he did breached his promise.
36. browse v. 浏览,快速翻阅 =go over quickly
He used to browse among books in the school library Friday afternoon.
I like browsing the newspapers when I’m having breakfast.
37. bust v. 击碎,破坏 make sth.. break
They failed to bust the union.
The man busted the machine by putting in foreign coins.
38.cardinal adj. 主要的,最重要的 =important
Do you know the cardinal virtues?
This is a matter of cardinal significance.
cardinal numbers
39.charter vt. 租,包租(船,车等) rent a boat
The whole family chartered an aircraft to travel during the Sping Festival.
They went home in a chartered airplane.
40. cite vt. 引用,引述 =quote
The author cited several instances to illustrate his theory.
He oftern cites some sayings in class.
The minister cited the latest crime figures as proof of the need for strengthening of the comprehensive administration of social public order. [1] [2] 下一页 |