2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（89）

　　Legend n.传说,传奇故事;传奇人物

　　Pele,Maradonna and other footballing legends have become household figures.贝利、马拉多纳等足球界传奇人物早已成为家喻 晓的名字.

　　masterpiece n.杰作

　　The famous French writer Dumas Sr. once wrote that Dumas Jr. was his masterpiece.法国大文豪大仲马曾经写道,他的儿子小仲马是他的杰作.

　　Monopoly n.垄断,专卖;垄断商品,专卖商品

　　The influence of mass media has made new technical terms no longer the monopoly of the specialist.大众传媒的影响已使新的技术术语不再为专家们所垄断.

　　Nominal a.名义上的,有名无实的;很少的,象征性的

　　In constitutional monarchy,the king and the queen are only nominal.The country is ruled by the prime minister and the cabinet.在君主立宪制中,国王和王后只是象征性的,国家由首相和内阁统治.

　　Opaque a.不透明的,不透光的;难理解的,晦涩的

　　Bathroom window panes are usually made of opaque glass.洗澡间的窗玻璃通常是用 不透明的毛玻璃做的.

　　Pave vt.铺,铺筑

　　This agreement is expected to pave the way for a lasting peace between the two countries.人们期待这个协议将为持久和平铺平两国之间的道路.

　　Plague n.瘟疫,鼠疫;灾难,祸患 vt.使痛苦给 造成困难

　　The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions.营中霍乱流行已酿成瘟疫之灾.

　　Preach vt.宣讲,布道;竭力鼓吹,宣传 vi.布道,说教

　　You have faith in him? He is just a triger preaching benevolence.你居然相信他?他就像一只老虎鼓吹仁道一样.

　　Recite vt.背诵,朗诵;列举,一一说出vi.背诵,朗诵

　　Dont encourage him,or he will recite the whole family history.你可别鼓励他,要不他会把他的家族史和盘托出.

　　Reckless a.鲁莽的,不考虑后果的

　　I never think its advisable for ordinary people to possess guns, they might be reckless under certain conditions.我从来认为普通人拥有枪支是不好的,因为在某些情况下他们会不考虑后果的.

　　simultaneous a.同时发生的,同步的,同时存在

　　There was a simultaneous broadcast of the concert of the worlds three most renowned tenors on TV and radio.那场音乐会由电视和无线电台同时播送,这场音乐会有全球最著名的三位男高音歌唱家参加

　　Trench n.沟,沟渠

　　The soldiers are opening trenches to prepare for yet another,more violent attack from the enemy troops.士兵们正在挖战壕,准备应对敌军另一次更猛烈的攻击.

　　Unify vi.使联合,使统一;使相同,使一致

　　In my opinion,Abraham Lincoln was honored mostly in the U.S.because he unified the country.在我看来,美国人尊重林肯,主要是他保持了美国的统一.

　　Verge n.边,边缘 vi接近,濒临

　　Dont blame her;she is on the verge of tears.别再责备她了,她都哭了.

　　Ward n.病房;区;受监护人

　　Lets try to ward off any potential problems.我们还是尽量避免任何可能出现的问题吧.

　　Weary a.疲劳的,疲倦的;使人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 vi.厌烦,不耐烦

　　Weary of his prototyped roles in the motion picture, Ricky Martin decided to try something different.厌倦了在影片中的固定的角色,瑞奇.马丁决心另辟蹊径.