大学英语边练边背单词(8)
Lesson - 8
1. The patient has been ______ of the safety of operation .
A. assured B. guaranteed C. entrusted 2 D. confirmed
patience 耐心，耐性
patient 病人
operation 手术，操作
assure 保证，确保
insure 保险
policy 保单
entrust 1 委托
trust 信任
confirm 确认
conceive (of) 设想
perceive 察觉
receive 接受，收到
2. In a typhoon , winds _______ a speed greater than 120 kilometer an hour .
A. accomplish B. attain 3 C. assemble D. assemble
typhoon 台风
tycoon 4 大亨，太君
hurricane 飓风
tornado 5 龙卷风
tear n. 眼泪 , v. 撕裂
ado 忙乱，罗嗦
attain 获得，达到
contain 包含
detain 拘留
assume 假设，承担
3. We ______ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work .
A. subject B. attribute C. owe D. refer
Attribute to = ascribe to 归因于，归咎于
Contribute (to) 贡献，对…起作用
retribution 回报
distribute = hand out 分发
subject 题目，主题，学科，服从的
subjective 6 主观的
objective 客观的
reject 拒绝
projectile 7 子弹
project 项目，计划
inject 注射
owe 欠（钱），归因于，感激
owe to 归因于，归咎于
refer 查阅
reference 典故，参考书
maverick 8 特例独行的人
echo 回声
echolocation 回声定位
narcissus 水仙花
conference 会议
interfere 9 干扰，阻碍
circumference 10 圆周
4. What the correspondent sent us is an ______ news report . We can depend on it .
A. evident B. authentic 11 C. ultimate D. immediate 12
authentic 真实的，可靠的
author 作者
authority 权威，当局
authorize 14 批准
ultimate 最终的，最后的
evident 明显的，显著的
denture 假牙
edentate 无齿类动物
immediate 立即的
mediate 13 调解，调停
mediator 15 调停人，调解人
meddle 16 干涉，干扰
median 平均值，中间值
medium 媒体，媒介质
media 媒体（复数）
mediums 媒介质（复数）
5. In fact , there is no ______ liberty in any country .
A. adequate B. absolute C. private D. practical
adequate 足够的
absolute 绝对的
private 私人的
privilege 特权
legislate 17 立法
6. The manager director took the ______ for the accident , although it was not really his fault .
A. guilt 18 B. blame C. charge D. accusation
Blame (for) 责怪
Guilt (for) 有罪的
Charge (for) 控告，指控
Accusation (of) 谴责，指控
- I couldn't entrust my children to strangers.我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看。
- They can be entrusted to solve major national problems.可以委托他们解决重大国家问题。
- He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
- She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
- His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。
- The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
- The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
- A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。
- The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile can be treated independently.抛射体的竖直方向和水平方向的运动能够分开来处理。
- Have you altered the plans of the projectile as the telegram suggests?你已经按照电报的要求修改炮弹图样了吗?
- He's a maverick.He has his own way of thinking about things.他是个特异独行的人。对事情有自己的看法。
- You're a maverick and you'll try anything.你是个爱自行其是的人，样样事情都要尝试一下。
- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。
- It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
- The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。
- This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
- Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
- They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。
- He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
- Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
- He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
- He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。
- I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
- Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。
- Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此，为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
- It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。