2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（108）

　　Entail vt.使承担,需要

　　The construction of the Three Gorges Project entails large migration.三峡工程建设需要大批移民.

　　Writing a history book entails a lot of work.写一本历史书需要下很大功夫.

　　Entity n.实体,实际存在物

　　The southern Cantonese culture is a separate cultural entity.岭南文化是一单独的文化实体.

　　Flare vi.闪耀;突出 n.闪光信号,照明弹

　　A signal flare is usually shot when troops make a sudden attack at night.部队夜间发动突然袭击使通常发射信号弹.

　　Gracious a.亲切的,和蔼的;优美的,雅致的 int.天哪

　　Queen Elizabeth II almost always appears in the public with a gracious smile.伊丽莎白二世女王在公共场合出现时总是面带和蔼的笑容.

　　Hose n.水龙头,软管 vt.用软管淋浇

　　For the sake of safety,all tall buildings must be equipped with hoses.为了安全起见,高层建筑必须安装消防水龙头.

　　Inclusive a.包括一切的;所有数目包括在内的

　　The Chinese Football Team consists of 30 people,inclusive of the doctors and the interpreter.中国足球队共有30人组成,包括队医和翻译在内.

　　Incur vt.招致,遭受,引起

　　The American bombing to the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia incurred strong condemnation from many countries.美国对中国驻南斯拉夫大使馆的轰炸遭到许多国家的强烈谴责.

　　Lever n.杆,杠杆;途径,手段 vt撬动,撬起

　　Democrats used popular opinion as a lever to get the Act through the Congress.民主党人用舆论压力作为杠杆促使该法案在国会获得通过.

　　medieval a.中世纪的,中古的

　　Jeffery Chaucer was a medieval British poet,considered by the British people as the father of poetry .乔叟是中世纪英国诗人,被英国人视为 诗歌之父 .

　　Norm n.标准,规范;准则

　　The U.S. usually uses dual norms to judge the human rights in other countries.美国总是用双重标准来评价别国的人权.

　　Optimum a.最合适的,最优的,最佳的 n.最适条件,最适度

　　Scientists are now trying to find out whether there is optimum environment for life in the outer space.科学家正在努力探测外层空间是否有适合生命生长的环境.

　　Portray vt.描写,描绘;扮演

　　Vicky Zhao portrayed a very ugly person in the film Shaolin Football.赵薇在电影《少林足球》中扮演一个奇丑无比的人.

　　Posture vi.装模作样 n.姿势,姿态;看法,态度

　　An arrogant person usually assumes a posture of superiority.傲慢的人通常摆出一副高人一等的样子.