赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit129
时间：2019-03-17 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500
英语课
partial
a.偏心的（与介词to并用）；部分的
I was upset when I realized Dad was partial toward my sister.
我发现老爸对妹妹偏心时，我很难过。
John is partial to redheads.
约翰特别喜欢红发的女孩。
There was only a partial truth in John's story.
约翰讲的故事只有部分是真的。
partially 1
adv.部分地
The guard is to be partially responsible for the robbery.
这名警卫应当要对这起失窃案负部分责任。
Peter's success is partially due to our help. =Peter's success is due in part to our help.
彼得的成功有一部分要归功我们的帮助。
impartial 2
a.公平的，公正的
A judge must be impartial when deciding a case.
法官在裁定案件时要公平无私才行。
disaster
n.灾害，灾难（尤指天灾）；大失败
If we do not pay attention to global warming, it could lead to disaster.
如果我们不注意的话，全球暖化将会造成一场大灾难。
The party last night was really a disaster. =The party last night was really disastrous 3.
昨晚的派对真是一团乱。
defeat
n.失败 vt.击败
The candidate admitted defeat in the presidential election.
这位候选人承认在总统大选中败选。
We defeated the team by 2 points.
我们以2分之差击败这支队伍。
stroke
n.中风；（绘画、写字的）一笔；游泳的方式；一击 vi.(用手）抚摸
My uncle's behavior changed after he suffered a stroke.
我叔叔中风之后，行为举止都变了。
This artist only used a few strokes to illustrate 4 the scene.
这位艺术家只用几个笔触描绘这片风景。
The Chinese character WANG is composed of four strokes.
中国字“王”有4个笔划。
Peter swam across the lake using the backstroke.
彼得用仰泳式游过这座湖。
The player hit a home run with one stroke of his bat.
这名球员用球棒一挥就击出全垒打。
Scientists say that stroking your pet can improve your mood.
科学家说抚摸宠物可以改善心情。
exaggerate
vi.vt.夸张，夸大
The young child exaggerated the extent of his injury in order to gain sympathy.
那个小孩子夸大他的受伤程度以获取同情。
The politician's influence has been greatly exaggerated.
这名政客的影响力被过度夸大了。
clarify
vt.澄清，说明
The official was asked to clarify his position on legal reform.
这名官员被要求就司法改革表明立场。
diplomat 5
n.外交官
A diplomat needs to be persuasive 6.
外交官必须能言善道。
ambassador
n.大使(与介词 to 并用)
Who is the Japanese ambassador to South Africa?
日本驻南非大使是谁？
embassy
n.大使馆
Mr. Scott used to work for the US Embassy.
史考特先生曾为美国大使馆工作过。
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
- The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
- The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的
- He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
- Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图
- The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
- This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的
- His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
- The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。
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