刘毅10000 - Lesson 2

Question 1

absolve

/əbˈzɒlv/

Answer 1

vt. 赦免；宣告……无罪; 免除；

The judge absolved the man of the crime.
法官免了那个人的罪。

=exonerate

Question 2

exonerate

/ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪt/

Answer 2

vt. 使免罪; 免除; 免除责任

Question 3

prejudice

/ˈpredʒudɪs

Answer 3

n. 偏见，成见，歧视；损害，侵害

v. 使有偏见，使有成见； 损害，不利于

Question 4

inclination

/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/

Answer 4

n. 倾向，意愿；趋向，趋势；斜坡，斜度；轻微向下的动作；轨道交角

We certainly do have an inclination to follow the crowd.
我们确实有随大流的倾向。

Question 5

preconception

/ˌpriːkənˈsepʃn/

Answer 5

n. 偏见；先入之见；预想

Question 6

contend

/kənˈtend/

Answer 6

v. 声称，主张；辩论

竞争，争夺；

处理，对付

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.
我们棒球队在争夺冠军。

Question 7

deplore

/dɪˈplɔːr/

Answer 7

v. 强烈反对，谴责

We deplore the terrible traffic accident, in which 30 people were killed and 50 injured.
我们谴责这次可怕的车祸， 它造成了30人死亡，50人受伤。

Question 8

lament

/ləˈment/

Answer 8

n. 挽歌；恸哭；悲痛之情

vi. 哀悼；悲叹；悔恨
vt. 哀悼；痛惜

Question 9

mourn

/mɔːrn/

Answer 9

v. 悼念，哀悼；对……感到痛心（遗憾）

Question 10

shatter

/ˈʃætər/

Answer 10

v. （使）破碎，碎裂；破坏，摧毁（抽象物）；
使极为惊愕难过，给予极大打击

n. 碎片；受到极大打击的状态

A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.
一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。

Question 11

splinter

/ˈsplɪntər/

Answer 11

n. 碎片；微小的东西；极瘦的人
vi. 分裂；裂成碎片
vt. 使分裂；使裂成碎片

The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
镜子裂了，但没碎。

The party began to splinter.
那个党开始分裂

Question 12

magnitude

/ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/

Answer 12

n. 巨大，重要性；震级；规模，

大小；数量，数值；

（恒星的）亮度，星等

We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
我们没有意识到这个问题的重要性。

A crowd of great magnitude attended the President’s inauguration.
大批民众参加了总统的就职典礼。

Question 13

pith

/pɪθ/

Answer 13

n. 精髓；核心；木髓；要旨
vt. 杀死；使瘫痪；除去…中的髓

The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
强调教育的重要性是他演讲的精华部分。

Question 14

relish

/ˈrelɪʃ/

Answer 14

n. 享受，乐趣；喜欢，喜爱；
开胃小菜，调味品；滋味，风味；

v. 享受，喜欢；憧憬，期盼；品味；味道可口；有……的味道；

I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.
我不喜欢看到别人被鞭打。

= zest

Question 15

marrow

/ˈmærəʊ/

Answer 15

n. 髓，骨髓；精华；活力

The marrow donor is her 14-month-old sister.
该骨髓捐献者是她14个月大的妹妹。

Question 16

zest

/zest/

Answer 16

n. 风味；热心；强烈的兴趣
vt. 给……调味

He had a great zest for life.
他对生命有着极大的热情。

Question 17

lurk

/lɜːrk/

Answer 17

vi. 潜伏；潜藏；埋伏
n. 潜伏；埋伏

No one knows how many militants still lurk in the creeks.
没有人确切地了解现在还有多少武装分子游荡、隐匿在河谷水涧。

Question 18

stealthily

/ˈstelθɪli/

Answer 18

adv. 暗地里; 暗中

Slowly and stealthily, someone was creeping up the stairs.
蹑手蹑脚地，有人正爬上楼梯。

Question 19

tidings

/ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

Answer 19

n. 消息；音信

The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.
报信者带来战场上的消息。