2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（20）

　　Offense n.犯规,违法行为;得罪,冒犯

　　Guangdong province has promised a reward of up to 300,000 yuan to drug offense informers if they provide important information on drug trafficking. 广东省承诺,可以给多达 30万元 的赏金给毒品犯罪举报人,如果他们能提供毒品走私的重要情报.

　　Its an offense to drive a car at night without lights.夜晚行车不开灯是违章的.

　　Genocide is an offense to all civilized human beings.种族灭绝是违反文明人的道德规范的罪行.

　　Penalty n.处罚,惩罚,罚金

　　A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty for his unnecessary roughness during the match. 足球队员在比赛中会受到 黄牌或红牌处罚因其不必要的粗暴行为.

　　Position n.位置,方位;地位,职务;姿势;见解,立场 vt.安放,放置,安置

　　I am not in a position to lend you money because I am broke myself.我没能力借钱给你,因为我自己也花光了.

　　Many fans position themselves in the Beijing airport to greet Ricky Martin.许多歌迷站在北京机场的出口处迎接瑞奇.马丁.

　　Promise n.承诺,诺言;希望,出息 vt.允诺,答应;有...可能,有希望

　　Promise vt.允诺;有指望,有前途

　　Remember to carry out your promise.记住要履行诺言.

　　Clouds give promise of rain.阴云预示着雨的来临.

　　Reference n.提到,谈及;参考,查阅;参考书目;证明书推荐信

　　We are now forwarding you a catalog for your reference.现寄去我方产品目录以供 参考.

　　I asked for a reference letter from IBM Company when I resigned.我辞职的时候向IBM公司索取了自荐信.

　　resource n.资源,财力;应付方法,谋略

　　The Department of Human Resources is an important department in many big companies.人力资源部是许多大公司的一个重要部门.

　　Zhuge Liang was a man of great resource.诸葛亮是个足智多谋的人.

　　Scan vt.细看,审视;浏览;扫描 n.扫描

　　Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast.许多人喜欢在吃早饭的时候浏览一下报纸.

　　Migrating wild geese scan the ground for possible danger before they land.迁徙野鹅在着陆之前总要细看有无危险.

　　Sheer a.完全的,十足的;陡峭的,垂直的;极薄的,透明的

　　Sheer ad.垂直的,陡峭的 v.急转向,偏离

　　Sucess is not achieved by sheer luck.成功不是完全靠运气取得的.

　　Mentholatum sheer color balm is a new product loved by young girls. 曼秀雷敦 薄色润唇膏是新推出的产品,受到女孩子们的喜爱.