英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 30

　　agreeable a.令人愉快的,惬意的;同意的,乐意的

　　Finding her a very agreeable woman,I couldnt understand why people talked evil of her.我发现她是个和蔼可亲的女人真不明白为什么别人说她的不是.

　　Basement n.地下室

　　In Canada,many houses have basements.在加拿大,很多房子都有地下室.

　　Cherish vt.珍爱,珍视;爱护,抚育;抱有,怀有

　　We never cherish any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals. 我们对那些亡命的罪犯从来不抱任何不切实际的幻想.

　　Circus n.马戏,马戏团

　　Watching circus animals play tricks of all types is among the childrens favorite programs.观看马戏团的动物表演是孩子们最热爱的节目之一.

　　commemorate vt.纪念,庆祝

　　Every year millions of people visit the monument that commemorates those who died in the war.每年有数百万人参观这座纪念碑纪念战争死难者的纪念碑.

　　Courtesy n.谦恭有礼;有礼貌的举止

　　It is an indication of courtesy to greet others we know when we meet them.见到认识的人时向他们打招呼是一种礼貌的表现.

　　Dismay n.失望,气馁 vt.使失望,使气馁

　　Philadelphia 76 felt dismayed at being defeated for the third time in one mouth.费城76人队对于本队一月之内第三次被击败沮丧不已.

　　Enlighten vt.启发,开导

　　TV programs should enlighten the audience as well as entertainment.电视节目既要使观众得到娱乐也要使他们得到启发.

　　Fellowship n.伙伴关系,交情;团体,协会; 奖学金

　　I enjoy cordial fellowship with people.我喜欢与人真诚交往.

　　Fraud n.欺诈,诈骗;骗子

　　People who tell your future by means of a pack of cards are frauds.用一叠纸牌为你占卜未来的人都是骗子.

　　Graze vi吃青草 vt.放牧

　　The sun was shining brightly and cattle were grazing in the field.阳光在明晃晃地照耀着,牛在地里吃着草.

　　Haunt vt.常出没于; 萦绕在心头,缠绕 n.常去的地方

　　Mr.Thompson is going to sell the old castle because it is haunted.汤普森先生打算卖掉那座古堡,因为它闹鬼.

　　This pub used to be one of my uncles favorite haunts.这家小酒店是我叔叔常去的地方之一.

　　innumerable a.无数的,数不清的

　　In the universe,there are innumerable stars and other cosmic substances.在宇宙中,有数不清的星星与其他宇宙物质.

　　legitimate a.合法的,法律认可的; vt.使合法

　　Legitimate business transactions are under the protection of the law.合法的商业交易受法律的保护.

　　Lounge n.休息厅,休息室 vi.倚,躺;闲逛,闲荡

　　Ronaldo had to lounge his days off in agony when he was wounded in a bloody football match with Juventus.在一场与尤文图斯之间的火暴球赛中受伤以后罗纳尔多只好痛苦而懒散地打发日子.

　　Majesty n.陛下;雄伟,壮丽

　　Every citizen should acknowlede the majesty of the law.每个公民都认可法律至高 无上的权威.

　　Nourish vt.养育,喂养;怀有

　　No matter how bad things are,we should always nourish a hope in our mind.无论事情多么糟糕,我们心里都要满怀希望.

　　pasture n.牧场 vt.放牧

　　This pasture can no longer carry such a large number of cattle and sheep.这块草地再也不能供养那么多牛羊了.

　　Petition n.请愿书,申诉书 v.请愿,正式请求

　　The villagers all signed a petition asking for a hospital to be built.村民们都在请愿书书上签名要求建一所医院.

　　Plaster n.灰浆,灰泥;石膏;膏药 vt.在上抹灰泥

　　When we went to see him,Malcolms right leg was in plaster from a collision.我们去探望马尔科姆的时候,他的右腿还包着石膏,那是撞车造成的.

　　Plateau n.高原;稳定时期

　　As a rule,one makes rapid progress at the beginning and then it reaches a plateau.通常,一个人开始的时候进步神速,以后就进入平稳时期.

　　Racket n.喧嚷,吵闹;敲诈,勒索; 球拍

　　The boys are making a hell of a racket downstairs.Tell them to be quiet.楼下的男孩子太吵了.要他们安静点.

　　Rectify vt.纠正,修复

　　Bill Clinton did all his best to rectify the situation,but Hillary was in no mood to reconcile.克林顿尽力修复他的处境,而希拉里却不愿和解.

　　Slogan n.标语,口号,广告语

　　Shouting slogans alone will never get things done.What we need is down-to-earth efforts.光喊喊口号本身做不成任何事情.我们需要的是脚踏实地的努力.

　　Savage a.残暴的;未开化的 n.野蛮人,粗鲁人 vt.乱咬;激烈抨击

　　Is a civilized man who kills his fellows with guns less savage than a primitive man killing animals with bows and arrows?现代人用枪射杀同类比原始人用弓箭捕杀动物 文明吗?

　　straightforward a.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的

　　They took a straight forward route to the beach and you didnt avoid detours.别人去海边取直道,而你却走了弯路.

　　Terrific a.极妙的;极大的

　　In the newly-completed movie theater we saw a terrific film by Sharon Stone.在新落成的电影院我们看了一部有莎朗.斯通演的极妙的电影.

　　Timid a.羞怯的,胆小的

　　You are every inch as timid as a mouse.Just speak up!你真是十足地胆小如鼠. 大声说出来吧!

　　unemployment n.失业,失业人数

　　Unemployment hurts every person in the country, not just those who have lost their jobs.失业对国内的每一个人都有害,而不仅是那些丢掉饭碗的人.

　　Vein n.经脉,血管;叶脉;纹理,纹路

　　Along the edge of the mountain there is a rich vein of silver.沿着山脉的边上,有丰富的银矿脉.

　　Warfare n.战争;斗争,冲突

　　Under certain conditions,guerrilla warfare works better to the overall victory than trench warfare.在某些条件下,对于战争全局的胜利来说,游击战比阵地战更有效.