英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 25

　　Abrupt a.突然的;唐突的,鲁莽的

　　Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, I put the receiver down at once.陌生电话里的那个男子说话的声音听起来很唐突,我就立即把电话放下了.

　　There are abrupt weather changes.天有不测风云.

　　abundance n.大量,丰富,充足

　　Nowadays in any city in China you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices.现在中国的任何一个城市都能看到各种各样、价位不一的商品.

　　Bachelor n.单身男子;学士,学士学位

　　Richard Lee is a bachelor,but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls.李泽楷是个单身汉,但他却是女孩子眼里最佳的丈夫人选之一.

　　Compile vt.汇编,编撰

　　Each year the State Statistical Bureau will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions.每年国家统计局都会按照行业和地区编撰年报.

　　compliment n.赞美,恭维; 致意,问候

　　I sincerely appreciate your compliments,but I really feel I am not up to them.谢谢你的赞美,我真的觉得受之有愧.

　　Extend my compliments to your mother!向你母亲代为致意.

　　Exile n.流放,放逐;被流放者,背井离乡者 vt.流放,使流亡

　　Napoleon was once exiled to the island of St.Helena.拿破仑曾被放逐到圣赫勒拿岛.

　　Expel vt.把开除;驱逐,赶走,放逐

　　The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week because he cheated on the exams.上周那个物理系的同学因为考试作弊被开除了.

　　Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, declaring he has done something improper.俄国最近驱逐了一名美国外交官,称他干了与自己的身份不相符合的事情.

　　Gleam vi.闪亮,闪烁;闪现,流露;n.闪光,闪亮

　　The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack.信号灯发出的微弱闪光告诉我们,我们的部队做好了进攻准备.

　　The grooms eyes are gleaming with excitement.新郎的眼睛流露着激动的神情.

　　Grease n.油脂;润滑油 vt.给加润滑油

　　Because the grease was almost gone,the gears suffered from serious wear and tear.由于润滑油差不多耗尽了,齿轮磨损很严重.

　　The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way. 壳牌公司的这种新的润滑油使得车的部件得到很好的保护.

　　Hurricane n.飓风

　　Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific.大西洋的飓风在太平洋就被称为台风.

　　Intrigue vt.激起的好奇心,迷住 vi.耍阴谋,使诡计 n.阴谋,诡计

　　That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line once tremendously intrigued everyone.通过一根电话线,人们就能跟在另一个洲的人讲话,这曾让每个人惊叹不已.

　　The royal palace was full of intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角.

　　Liner n.衬里,大客轮

　　The liner of this dress is made of silk.这条裙子的衬里是丝制的.

　　On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation.在驶向新阿姆斯特丹的客轮上,人们心里都满怀期待.

　　Linger vi.继续逗留;留恋徘徊 继续存留,缓慢消失

　　The two lovers lingered over coffee and didnt realize it was long past midnight .这对恋人流连于咖啡馆,一点也没意识到时间早就过了午夜.

　　Masculine a.男性的,男子的;男子气概

　　It is masculine when one faces lifes challenges very bravery and never yields to them.如果一个人勇敢面对生活的挑战,从不退缩,我们就说他很有男子汉的气概.

　　In the modern competitive society,masculine characteristic will certainly put one at an advantage.在现代这个竞争性的社会里,男性性格显然会使一个人处于优势地位.

　　municipal a.市的,市政的

　　The municipal government has decided to open a new canal to make the transportation more convenient between different districts.市政府决定新开辟一条运河,以使各个区之间运输更加便利.

　　Nominate vt.提名,任命

　　The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister as the new foreign minister.首相已任命前国防部长担任新政府的外长.

　　A US physicist and his German associate were nominated for this years Nobel Prize in physics.两位分别来自美国和德国的物理学家获得今年诺贝尔物理奖提名.

　　overflow vi.溢出,泛滥; n.溢流口,溢流管

　　I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again.我忘了关水龙头,结果厕盆里的水溢出了,搞坏了家里的木地板.

　　The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked.Get a repairman.鱼缸的溢流管好像被堵住了.赶快叫一个修理工.

　　Overhear vt.无意中听到,偷听

　　The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner and told it to her mistress.女仆听到两个小偷在角落 里低声说话,于是告诉了女主人.

　　Pamphlet n.小册子

　　On the streets you can often see students wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise.在大街上,你会经常看见学生们戴着彩带向路人发放各种商品的小册子.

　　Pest n.害虫;讨厌的人

　　Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise.有时候杀虫剂给我们的健康带来很大危害,还不如不用它.

　　The little boy,usually behaving himself,is now a thorough pest to all of us.那个平时很乖的小孩,现在简直让我们所有人头痛不已.

　　Purify vt.使纯净,提纯;使纯洁

　　Now the water from the sewage system is pass- ing through special mud to be purified,do you believe it? 现在这从下水道里流来的水正通过一种特殊的泥以便净化,你相信有这样的事吗?

　　Rejoice vi.充满喜悦,感到高兴

　　Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life rather than the physical pleasure.许多哲学家教导我们要陶然于简单生活而不要追求物质上的享受.

　　Shear vt.剪 n.大剪刀

　　I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off.我想来个新形象,于是满头的卷发都被剪掉了.

　　Believe it or not,but Mrs.Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears.信不信由你,克林顿夫人总是亲自手握一把大大的剪刀修理树枝.

　　supersonic a.超声的,超音速的

　　Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic.现在要找到一架不是超音速的大型民用客机很难.

　　supervise vt.监督,管理,指导

　　Most of us know how to do our own work properly,but it is quite another story to supervise others.我们大多数人都知道如何干好自己的工作,但要指导别人又是一回事了.

　　You cant see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow?你看不见这个车间有任何管理生产流程的人员吗?

　　Yes we have computers to do the job.是的,我们用电脑来管理.

　　Terrify vt.使害怕,使惊吓

　　The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance.那个粗暴的警察恐吓老人,老人只有同意.

　　Tow vt.拖,拉,牵引

　　As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged,the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair.由于其引擎和其他一些重要零件出了故障,那艘船只好被拖回船坞检查维修.

　　Unfold vi./vt.展开,打开

　　When they reached the top of Mt.Tai,an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes.他们登上泰山之巅,无与伦比的自然风光展现在眼前.

　　General Patton unfolded the map on the ground and began to study it very carefully with his general staff.巴顿将军把地图在地上摊开,和他的参谋人员仔细地谋划起来.

　　Verse n.诗,诗句

　　I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music.我喜欢诗歌,不喜欢散文,因为诗歌可以像音乐一样吟唱.

　　Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare,the greatest playwright human beings have ever had,wrote 154 verses as well.除了37部戏之外,莎士比亚这位人类历史上最伟大的剧作家,还写了154首诗歌.

　　Wretched a.难受的,可怜的;令人苦恼的,讨厌的

　　The little boy who broke his fathers antique vase stood there wretched, expecting punishment.那个打烂了他爸爸古董花瓶的小男孩,可怜巴巴地站在那里,知道处罚是少不了的.