2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（94）

　　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.