英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 33

　　Apt a.易于,有倾向;恰当的,适宜的;聪明的,反应敏捷的

　　The former world heavyweight boxing champion,Tyson,is apt to get irritable.世界前重量级拳击冠军泰森很爱发怒.

　　Blunt a.钝的,爽直的,直言不讳的 vt.使迟钝,使减弱

　　Too much alcohol made the young drivers sense blunt.大量喝酒使得那个年轻司机感觉迟钝.

　　Brutal a.野兽般的,残忍的;无情的,冷酷的

　　Those white four Los Angeles policemen gave the black suspect brutal treatment and killed him.四个洛杉矶白人警察野蛮拷打那个黑人嫌疑人,使其毙命.

　　Burial n.葬,掩埋,葬礼

　　In view of her popularity,Dianas burial was a worldwide event.由于戴安娜深受人们喜爱,她的葬礼令全球瞩目.

　　Certify vt.证明,证实;发证书 给

　　This butter is certified Grade A and is certainly of the best quality.这黄油被验证为A级,当然是质量最好的.

　　Climax n.高潮,最令人兴奋 的部分

　　The play was brought to a climax when the colossal ship slowly went down with the male protagonist.当那艘庞然大物般的轮船载着男主角缓缓下沉时,故事达到高潮.

　　Cordially ad.热情友好地,热诚地

　　On arriving at the station,the goodwill delegation was cordially welcomed by the mayor.友好代表团到达火车站时受到市长的热诚欢迎.

　　Dentist n.牙科医生

　　Have you heard that your teeth are your second name card?你有没有听说过,牙齿是人的第二张名片?

　　Perhaps you should make an appointment with the dentist.或许你该去看看牙医.

　　Diploma n.毕业文凭,资格证书,毕业证书

　　The Nobel Foundation give a Peace Prize to Kim Dae Jung and along with it a diploma.诺贝尔基金会向金大中颁发了和平奖并附有一张证书.

　　electrician n.电工,电器技师

　　The electricity has gone out send an electrician as soon as possible.没电了,尽快找个电工来.

　　Enclosure n.围场,四周有篱笆的场地;附件

　　Theres a special enclosure where you can look at the horses before the race starts.这里有一处特备的围场,在比赛前你可以先看看马.

　　Fragile a.易碎的,脆的,依损 坏的;虚弱的,脆弱的

　　These thin glass wares are fragile.Put them in wooden boxes.这些很薄的玻璃器皿易碎.把它们放进木箱子里吧.

　　Geology n.地质学;地质情况

　　Geology is useful in many ways,such as helping decide whether a high-rise may be built in a certain spot.地质学在许多方面都是有用的,比如,可以帮助确定能否在某处地段上修建高楼.

　　Hug vi.拥抱;紧抱,怀抱 vt.互相拥抱,抱紧在一起 n.紧抱;互相拥抱

　　Seeing her son safe and sound after the accident,the mother bugged him tightly.眼见儿子在事故后平安无恙,母亲紧紧拥抱着儿子.

　　Inland a.内地的,内陆的 ad.在内地,向内地

　　Brazil moved its capital inland to Brasilia

　　in order to develop its economy around the new capital.巴西把首都内迁到巴西利亚以发展新都一带的经济.

　　Limp a.松软的,无生气的,无精神的;软的,松沓的vi.一瘸一拐地走 n.跛行

　　Injured when trying to get the ball,that footballer limped off the football field.争球的时候受了伤,那个足球队员一瘸一拐地走出足球场.

　　Meadow n.草地

　　The cattle are grazing in the meadow.牛养在草场上吃草.

　　Monster n.怪物;巨人,巨大的东西;极其残酷的人 a.巨大的,庞大的

　　Frankenstein is a monster created by Mary Shelley,A laboratory creature that brought near-disaster.弗兰肯斯坦是玛丽.雪莱塑造的产自实验室的怪物差点带来灾难.

　　Motel n.汽车旅馆

　　In the U.S. people driving over long distance like to spend their nights in motels because their cars can be serviced there.在美国,长途驱车的人喜欢在汽车旅馆过夜,因为他们的车可以得到检修.

　　Novelty n.新奇事物;新奇,新奇感,新奇性;新颖小巧而廉价的物品

　　Cars were a novelty in 1900 but now hundreds of millions of people drive them every day.在1900年,汽车是个新奇的玩意,但时至今日,每天上亿人开着车.

　　Outbreak n.爆发,的突然发生

　　The outbreak of the Great Depression in the 1930s shocked everyone because there was no sign of it whatsoever. 20世纪30年代大萧条的爆发让所有的人震惊不已,因 为在那之前似乎毫无迹象。

　　presume vt.推测,假定,相信;认定,推定冒昧,擅 vi.擅自行事

　　I presume from your pronunciation and intonation that you are a foreigner.按你说话的语音语调,我推测你是个外国人.

　　If a person is missing for 7 years he is presumed dead.假如一个人失踪7年,即作已经亡论.

　　Reclaim vt.要回;开垦;回收

　　A legend goes that Holland reclaims more land from the sea than its original size.传说荷兰填海造地获得的土地面积比它原来的国土面积还大.

　　resemblance n.相似,形似

　　Twins often show great resemblance.孪生儿常显示出酷似的相貌.

　　Scar n.伤疤,伤痕; 创伤 v.留下伤痕

　　A long scar across his cheek makes him look fiendish, but he is very good-natured.他棉颊上的长疤令他看起来很凶恶的样子,但是他却很善良.

　　Skeleton n.骨骼,框架,骨干;梗概,提要

　　This is just the skeleton of the plan. The details will come later.这只是计划的梗概.细节稍后才出来.

　　Spacious a.宽敞的,宽广的

　　China has the most spacious square in the world-the Tiananmen Square.中国有世界上最大的广 场,那就是天安门广场.

　　Tilt v.倾斜,倾侧 n.倾斜,倾侧

　　During a conversation, he likes to tilt his head forward,to show he is very attentive.和人说话的时候,他喜欢把头往前倾,表明他很专注.

　　Tract n.传单,小册子;大片

　　Under this wild tract of desert,a large reserve of oil was found last year.去年,在这大片的沙漠地带之下,发现了大量的石油储备.

　　Versus prep.与为对手,对;与相对,与相比之下

　　The coming competion is actually Beijing versus Toronto.最后的竞赛实际是北京对多伦多.

　　Which will laugh till the last?谁会笑到最后呢?