英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 34

　　Assert v.肯定地说,断言;维护,坚持

　　Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory.在教会面前,哥白尼坚持声称他的理论没错.

　　astronomy n.天文家

　　As a scientific discipline,astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects.作为一门学科,天文学 比其他学科发展得都早一些.

　　Boycott vt./n.拒绝参加, 抵制

　　For a few days every year,people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese. 每年都有几天韩国人会抵制一切来自日本的东西.

　　Bud n.叶芽,花蕾 vi.发芽,萌芽

　　When trees are budding everything seems to be full of vitality.当树发芽的时候,一切都显得生机勃勃.

　　Bulletin n.简明资讯,最新消息;公布,布告,公报;学报,期刊

　　After Ronald Reagan was shot,a lot of people read the latest bulletin about the Presidents health.里根总统被刺以后,很多人阅读关于总统健康状况的最新公报.

　　coincidence n.巧合,巧事;一致,符合

　　By a strange coincide- nce we happened to be travelling on the same train.巧得出奇,我们正好坐同一列火车.

　　There is a coincidence of interests between our two countries.我们两国之间有着共同的利益.

　　contradict vt.反驳,否认的真实性;与矛盾/抵触

　　His actions contradict his declared moral principles.What a hypocrite!他的行为违背了他所宣称的道德准则.真是个伪君子!

　　descendant n.后代,后裔

　　Todays bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.今天的自行车是从早期的脚踏车发展而来的.

　　Dispise vt.鄙视,看不起

　　No one will despise you so long as you respect yourself.主要你尊重自己,没有人 会鄙视你.

　　Dispatch vt.派遣,发送,调遣 n.急件,快信;资讯报道;调遣,派遣

　　We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once.我们已为立即向你方发运商品做好了准备.

　　As the items he has ordered are in urgent need,they have to be sent by dispatch.由于他所需的产品为其所急需,这些产品须由快递发货.

　　Dreadful a.可怕的;糟透了的,极不合意的

　　Ive had a dreadful day-everything seems to have gone wrong.我度过了很糟糕的一天,每件事好像都出了差错.

　　Ensue vi.接着发生,接踵而来,因而产生

　　Serious problems will ensue if something is not done about gang rivalry now.如果目前对于黑帮团伙坐视不理,将来会产生严重的后果.

　　Furious a.狂怒的,暴怒的,激烈的

　　Davis will be furious and violent if his ball was intercepted.如果有人中途截获了戴维斯的球,他会暴怒,从而变得凶猛.

　　Fuse n.保险丝,熔丝;导火线,导火素 v.熔合,合并

　　Youll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time.如果你同时把电暖炉和电热锅都开者着,保险丝会烧断的.

　　gigantic a.巨大的,庞大的

　　Flying very high,the new ariplane looked like a gigantic bird.因为飞得很高,这架新飞机看起来像一只巨大的鸟.

　　Grin vi./n.咧嘴笑

　　Seeing his stocks on the rise,he was grinning from ear to ear.眼见自己的股票一个劲地往上涨,他笑得合不拢嘴.

　　Intact a.完整无缺的,未经触动的,未受损伤的

　　Despite his misfortunes,his faith and optimism remained intact.虽然他遭到一连串的不幸,他的信心和乐观丝毫未减.

　　Intellect n.智力,理解力;才智非凡的人

　　Those scientists who won Nobel prizes in various sciences are the intellect of the age.那些获得诺贝尔科学奖的人无一不是当代有才智的人士.

　　Litter n.废弃物,被胡乱仍掉的东西;一窝; 杂乱的东西

　　Litter vt.乱扔东西于 vi.乱扔废弃物

　　The litter in some holiday resorts really makes people feel disgusted.在度假胜地,仍得到处都是的废弃物令人讨厌.

　　Multitude n.大量,许多 大众,群众

　　Do you mean to say Fair skin covers the multitude of sins.你的意思是说,一俊遮百丑?

　　And that he may be pardoned for his past achievements?因为他过去的成绩,我们就该原谅他?

　　Muscular a.肌肉发达的,健壮的;肌肉的

　　When watching a sports game,we cant help admiring the athletes muscular bodies.观看比赛的时候,我们禁不住会羡慕运动员们肌肉发达的身体.

　　Promising a.有希望的,有前途的

　　Though he is not yet a first-rate actor,he is a promising youth.虽然他还不是一流演员,他确实是个有前途的小伙子.

　　Pursuit n.追求,寻求;追赶,追逐; 嗜好,消遣

　　In the pursuit of profit,businesses make peoples lives conven- ient and colorful.在追求利益的同时,商业公司也使得人们的生活更方便、更多彩.

　　Slum n.贫民窟

　　Poverty and illness are common in the slums,but things are bound to improve.在贫民窟,贫穷和疾病盛行,但是情况一定会改善的.

　　Snack n.快餐,小吃,点心

　　Snack bars have become a familiar sight in most big cities and they are young peoples favorites.快餐店在大城市里随处可见,成为年轻人的至爱.

　　Splash vi.溅,泼 n.溅出的水, 斑点

　　Dont splash me;I dont want to get wet with all these clothes.不要往我身上泼水,我不想弄湿身上的衣服.

　　Staircase n.楼梯

　　This is just a flight of staircase.There is still a long way to go.这只是一段楼梯,还有好长一段呢.

　　Stitch v.缝,绣 n.一针,线迹;缝法,针法,编织法;突然剧痛

　　A stitch in time saves nine.及时的一针顶日后的九针.

　　Thanksgiving n.感恩节

　　Thanksgiving Day is on the 4th Thursday in November, kept in the U.S. as a holiday on which God is thanked for the crops which have been safely gathered in.感恩节即每年11月第4个星期四,是美国的一个假日,原为庄稼收成后感谢上帝恩典.

　　tolerant a.宽容的,容忍的

　　As friends,we should be tolerant and understanding with each other.朋友必须要互相宽容并互相谅解.

　　Trait n.特征,特点,特性

　　Thousands of years later people are still arguing vehemently against each other over whether personality traits are born or learned.数千年后,人们依然在热烈争论,

　　究竟个性是先天就有的还是后天习得的.

　　Trifle n.琐事,小事,无价值的东西 vi.嘲笑,轻视

　　He is always worrying about trifles losing sight of his main objectives.他总是担心琐事,失去了人生的主要目标.