2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（12）

　　Distress vt.使痛苦,使悲伤 n.痛苦,悲伤,忧虑;贫困,困苦;危难,不幸

　　When the captain found the ship was rapidly sinking, he ordered his men to send out a distress signal.船长发现船在迅速下沉时就命令船员发了遇险信号.

　　Two in distress makes sorrow less.同病相怜,同忧相救.

　　Due a.应给的,应得的;预定的;应有的,充分的;到期的

　　Having worked in the company for over three years, you are due for a pay raise. 你在公司干了3年多了,该升工资了.

　　Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences.由于粗心而造成的错误可能会引起严重后果.

　　Error n.错误,差错

　　Computers can help check spelling errors, so more peoples spelling is getting worse.电脑能帮助检查拼写错误所以越来越多人的拼写能力差了.

　　Fault n.缺点,毛病;?过错;故障 vt.找...的缺点,挑剔

　　Every man has his faults.人非圣贤,孰能无过.

　　When you love a person you should love him/ her for her faults as well as his/her virtues .当你爱一个人时,你爱他 /她的优点,也得爱他/她的缺点.

　　Gentle a.和蔼的,温和的;轻柔的,徐缓的;不陡的,坡度小的

　　Some girls appear gentle,but you shouldnt take it for granted that they never lose their temper.有些女孩子表面看上去挺温柔,但你千万别以为她们从不发脾气.

　　Ideal a.理想的,圆满的;想象的,空想的 n.理想;理想的东西或人

　　Leonardo might be an idea lover,but he is too handsome to set a girls mind at rest.列奥纳多也许可以做一个理想的情人,但是他太英俊了,让女孩子放心不下.

　　incredible a.不能相信的,不可信的难以置信的,不可思议的

　　People around the world cant hold their wonder at the incredible speed at which the Chinese reconstruct their own country.全世界人们无不惊叹中国人民重建其国家 的惊人速度.

　　Landscape n.风景,景色;风景画;全景 vt.美化...的景观

　　I am crazy about Italian landscapes because they are colorful.我十分迷恋意大利风景画因为它们色彩极为丰富.

　　Mercy n.慈悲,仁慈;恩惠,幸运

　　I beg your mercy for another chance.求求你大发慈悲再给我一次机会吧.

　　multiply v.增加,繁殖;乘,相乘

　　When animals have more food,they generally multiply faster.动物如果吃得多,通常繁殖也快.

　　If you give the workers proper incentives,efficiency will be multiplied.如果你给予工人适当的激励,可以成倍地提高效率.