今日单词组:【Dispute】【Assure】【Faith】【Contribute】【Exhaust】
【Dispute】
dispute [dɪ'spju:t] vt.& vi. 辩论,争论
vt. 就…进行争论,辩论;
n. 辩论;争端;(劳资)纠纷;
disputed [d ɪ sp'ju:t ɪ d] adj. 有争议的
undisputed [ ʌ nd ɪ 'spju:t ɪ d] adj. 无可置疑的;毫无疑问的;无可争辩的;无异议的
练习:
1.Russia and Ukraine have been _______ the ownership of the fleet.
译:俄罗斯和乌克兰一直在争夺舰队的所有权。
2.Seles won 10 tournaments and was the _______ world champion.
译:塞莱斯拿到了 10 个锦标赛冠军,是当之无愧的世界冠军。
3. There was a ______ border region between the two countries.
译:这两个国家之间曾存在有争议的边境地区。
4. The two countries are in _______ over the boundaries of their coastal waters.
译:两国在近海水域分界线上尚存分歧。
【Assure】
assure [ ə ' ʃʊə (r)] vt. 向 … 保证;使 … 确信;
assured [ ə ' ʃʊə d] adj. 确定的;自信的;自大的,狂妄的,胆大妄为的;
unassured [' ʌ n ə ' ʃʊə d] adj. 不确定的, 未得保证的 , 无把握的 ; 无自信的
assurance [ ə ’ ʃʊə r ə ns] n. 保证,担保;确信;厚脸皮,无耻
练习:
1. He was clearly more _______ than in his more recent parliamentary appearance.
译:比起最近几次在国会中的露面,他明显表现得自信多了 .
2. He hastened to _______ me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
译:他忙不迭地向我保证,并没有什么悲催的事要诉说。
3. He would like an ________ that other forces will not move into the territory.
译:他想确保其他势力不会进入这个地区。
4 .It was the weakest thing she had ever done. It was totally___________
译:这是她最无力的举动,口气中一点也没有把握。
【Faith】
faith [fe ɪ θ] n. 信用,信任;宗教信仰;忠诚;宗教
faithful ['fe ɪ θfl] adj. 忠实的;忠诚的;正确的
faithfully [ ‘fe ɪ θf ə li] adv. 忠实地;诚心诚意地;如实地
unfaithful [ ʌ n'fe ɪ θfl] adj. 不忠实的;不正直的;不可靠的;
练习:
1. She has been _______ to her promise to guard this secret.
译:她一直信守承诺,保守着这个秘密。
2 .She had placed a great deal of ________ in Mr. Smith.
译:她对斯密斯先生极其信任。
3 .He has since 1990 _________ followed and supported every turn of government policy.
译:自 1990 年以来,他一直忠诚地跟随和支持政府政策的每一次转向。
4 .She has been divorced with his ________ husband.
译:她已经跟她出轨的丈夫离了婚。
【Contribute】
contribute [k ə n'tr ɪ bju:t] vt.& vi. 贡献出;捐赠(款项);投稿(给杂志等);
contribution [ˌk ɒ ntr ɪ ˈbju: ʃ n] n. 贡献,捐赠,捐助;捐赠,捐助物;投稿,来稿;
contributive [k ə n'tr ɪ bj ʊ t ɪ v] adj. 贡献的,出资的,有助的
contributor [k ə nˈtr ɪ bj ə t ə (r)] n. 贡献者;捐助者;投稿者
练习:
1. American economists have made important __________ to the field of financial and corporate economics .
译:美国的经济学家在金融和企业经济学领域做出了重要的贡献。
2. Old buses are major ________ to pollution in British cities.
译:破旧的公交车是造成英国城市污染的主要因素。
3. I believe that each of us can ________ to the future of the world.
译:我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
4. Exercise taken in open air is ________ to health.
译:户外运动能增进健康。
【Exhaust】
exhaust [ ɪ ɡ 'z ɔ :st] vt. 用尽,耗尽;使精疲力尽;排出;彻底探讨
vi. 排气
n. (排出的)废气;排出;排气装置
exhaustion [ ɪ g’z ɔ :st ʃə n] n. 疲惫,衰竭;枯竭,用尽;排空;彻底的研究
exhausted [ ɪ g’z ɔ :st ɪ d] adj. 耗尽的;用完的;筋疲力尽的;精疲力竭的
exhausting [ ɪ g’z ɔ :st ɪ ŋ] adj. 使耗尽的,使人精疲力竭的
练习:
1 .She was too _______ and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
译:她太累了,而且无比悲伤,无法谈论那场悲剧。
2 .We have ________ all our material resources.
译:我们已经耗尽了所有的物资。
3 .It was an ________ schedule she has set herself.
译:她给自己安排了令人筋疲力尽的日程。
4. His ________ was obvious when he fell asleep standing.
译:他站着睡着了,显然是太累了。