英语专业四级词汇冲刺练习第十五期

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Word
detect : find out. discover .notice
TYPICAL USE: Small quantities of poison were detected in the dead man’s stomach.

execute : carry out. put into effect. perform. fulfill
TYPICAL USE: The plan was good in every respect, but it was badly executed.

intervene :come or happen between. interpose
TYPICAL USE: A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

monster : an animal or plant of unusually great size or strange form .
TYPICAL USE: That dog is a real monster. I have never seen such a big one.

paralyze : cause loss of ability to move or to feel. make ineffective.
TYPICAL USE: His arm was paralyzed as the result of the accident.

revive : bring back to life or consciousness .refresh .restore
TYPICAL USE: He was nearly drowned, but we revived him.

stagger : sway when standing or walking .walk or stand unsteadily .totter
TYPICAL USE: The boy staggered and fell under the heavy load of books.

subsequent :coming after. following. after
TYPICAL USE: The story will be continued in subsequent issues of the magazine.

cling hold tightly. stick firmly. adhere
TYPICAL USE: The two friends cling together wherever they go.

countenance face .the expression of the face. visage. figure
TYPICAL USE: The actor had a handsome and distinguished countenance.

练习:
1. The crops __1__ in the rain.
2. The pumpkin is a real __2__
3. The problem will be discussed at length in __3__ chapters.
4. They were about to fight when their father __4__
5. I __5__ anger in her voice
6. I am not a man who__6__ to old ideas.
7. The whole __7__of this area has changed
8. His left leg was __8__
9.When we __9__ the policy ,we should care about the benefit of public first .
10.I saw a drunk __10__up the street。

答案:
1. revived v. 苏醒.复苏
2. monster n.怪物，巨大的东西
3. subsequent adj. 后来的，随后的
4. intervened v. 干涉,干预.调停
5. detected v. 发现；察觉
6. clings v. 粘着；墨守
7. countenance n. 面容；表情
8. paralyzed v. 使麻痹.使瘫痪
9. execute vt. 实现，实行
10.staggering v. 蹒跚