[詳解] 英語四級單詞磨耳朵(421-440)|每天打卡,跟我背單詞

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421. liar：/?la??/ n. 騙子，說謊的人【Are you calling me a liar? 你是在說我是騙子么？】

422. mix：/m?ks/ v. （使）混合，拌和【Oil and water don't mix. 油和水不能混合。// Shake the bottle well so that the oil mixes with the vinegar. 充分搖動瓶子，使油與醋混合。// The powder is mixed with cold water to form a paste. 粉末與冷水混合形成糊狀物?！?；把…結(jié)合起來，使同時進行【Their musical style mixes elements of Eastern culture and Western pop. 他們的音樂風(fēng)格融合了東方文化和西方流行音樂的元素。//  I don't like to mix business with pleasure (=combine business and social activities at the same time). 我不喜歡把工作和娛樂結(jié)合起來?！浚唤煌?；相處；交際【Charlie doesn't mix well with the other children. 查理和其他孩子相處得并不好?！?；n. 混合；結(jié)合；混雜【There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's party. Patrick的派對上有形形色色的人。// "She's studying physics and philosophy." "That's an interesting mix." “她在學(xué)習(xí)物理和哲學(xué)?！薄斑@種組合很有趣?！薄?/p>

423. mixture：/?m?kst??r/ n. 混合；混合物；混合體；混合料；結(jié)合體【The town is a mixture of the old and the new. 這個城鎮(zhèn)是新舊混合的。// the mixture of different people living in the city 生活在這個城市的不同人群 // Fill the bread with a mixture of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. 在面包中加入生菜、西紅柿和黃瓜的混合物。// Pour the mixture into four small dishes. 將混合物倒入四個小盤子中?！?/p>

424. smooth：/smu?e/ adj. 光滑的，平滑的【The stone steps had been worn smooth. 石階已磨得光滑。】；順利的，流暢的【Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department.  Sarah負責銷售部門的順利運作。// The new government has promised a smooth transition of power. 新政府承諾權(quán)力平穩(wěn)過渡?！浚黄椒€(wěn)的；連續(xù)而流暢的【Swing the tennis racket in one smooth motion. 平穩(wěn)地揮動網(wǎng)球拍。// The jet made a smooth landing. 噴氣式飛機平穩(wěn)著陸。】；圓滑的，能說會道的【He was a smooth talker. 他是個能說會道的人。// George is a smooth operator (=someone who does things in a smooth way). 喬治是個行事圓滑的人?！?；（飲料；味道）醇和的，香醇的【This coffee is incredibly smooth and rich. 這種咖啡的味道醇香濃郁?！?；（嗓音；音樂）悅耳的；圓潤的【He has one of those silky smooth (=very smooth) voices. 他有一種柔和圓潤的嗓音?！?；v. 使平整；使平坦；使平滑；使光滑【Smooth down all the surfaces before you start painting. 在上漆之前，把所有面磨平整。】；撫平；（使）平整【Liz smoothed her skirt and sat down. 麗茲撫平了裙子，坐了下來。】；使順利，使順暢【W(wǎng)e encourage parents to help smooth their children's way through school. 我們鼓勵父母讓自己的孩子通過求學(xué)鋪平人生之路。】；搽，抹【Pour some oil into the palm of your hand and then smooth it over your arms and neck. 往手掌中倒一點油，然后輕輕涂在手臂和脖子上?！?/p>

425. roast：/r??st/ v. 烘，烤，焙（肉等）【Are you going to roast the chicken? 你打算烤雞肉嗎？ // I love eating roast lamb with mint sauce and roast potatoes at Easter time. 我喜歡在復(fù)活節(jié)吃烤土豆和薄荷醬烤羊肉?！?；烘焙（堅果或咖啡豆）【dry-roasted peanuts 烤花生】；曝曬；烘烤【She could feel her skin beginning to roast. 她能感覺到皮膚開始曬得發(fā)燙了?！?；嚴厲批評；非難；（對某人）非常生氣【They got roasted for losing the game.  他們因比賽失利而遭到嚴厲批評?！?；adj. 烤的；烘焙的【roast chicken 烤雞】；n. 大塊烤肉【a traditional Sunday roast 傳統(tǒng)的周日烤肉】；（對名人的）吐槽【There will be a roast hosted by Bill Maher to mark Larry King's 50 years on radio and television. 比爾·梅爾將主持一場吐槽會，紀念拉里·金在廣播電視界從業(yè)50周年。】

426. resign：/r??za?n/ v.（正式宣布你決定離開你的工作或組織）辭職；辭去（某職務(wù)）【She resigned from the government last week. 她上周從政府辭職。// My father resigned his directorship last year.我父親去年辭去了董事的職務(wù)?！?/p>

427. pose：/p??z/ v. 造成，引起（尤指問題或困難）【Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat. 官員們聲稱這種化學(xué)物質(zhì)不會造成真正的威脅。// The events pose a challenge to the church’s leadership. 這些事件對教會的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層構(gòu)成了挑戰(zhàn)。// Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration. 不斷上升的失業(yè)率給政府帶來了嚴重的問題?！浚唬ㄓ戎冈谡綀龊希┨岢觯▎栴}），質(zhì)詢【Can we go back to the question that Helena posed earlier? 我們能否回到海倫娜早先提出的那個問題上去？// You need to pose these questions at a good time. 你需要適時提出這些問題。】；擺好姿勢（拍照）【W(wǎng)e posed for photographs. 我們擺姿勢拍照。】；假裝，冒充；裝腔作勢【The gang entered the building posing as workmen. 這伙匪徒冒充工人混進了大樓。//  He doesn't really know a thing about the theatre - he's just posing! 他其實對戲劇一無所知——他只是在裝腔作勢！】；n. （為拍照、畫像等擺出的）樣子，姿勢【Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera. 安擺了個姿勢，對著鏡頭微笑。// So many people like to strike a pose when they take selfies. 很多人在自拍時都喜歡擺姿勢?！?；裝腔作勢【Her confidence was merely a pose to hide her uncertainty. 她的自信只是一種姿態(tài)，以掩飾她的遲疑和不確定。// She likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions, but it's all a pose (= she's pretending and it's not true). 她喜歡擺出一副對最新電影和藝術(shù)展無所不知的樣子，但不過是裝腔作勢而已。】

428. terminal：/?t??rm?n?l/ n.站臺；候機樓，航站；碼頭【the airport's passenger terminal 機場的客運站】；（計算機） 終端，終端機；（電路的）端子，線接頭，接線端；adj.（疾?。┩砥诘?，末期的【terminal cancer 晚期癌癥】；不可救藥的；無可挽回的【The industry is in terminal decline. 這個行業(yè)每況愈下，一蹶不振。】

429. convenience：/k?n?vi?ni?ns/ n. 方便，便利；適宜，合宜；便利；近便【For the sake of convenience, the two groups have been treated as one in this report. 為了方便起見，本報告將這兩個群體視為一個群體。// Ready meals sell well because of their convenience. 即食食品因其方便而暢銷。 // Most of us like the convenience of using credit cards to buy things. 我們大多數(shù)人都喜歡使用信用卡購物的便利性。// I usually shop online out of convenience.  為了方便，我通常在網(wǎng)上購物。// For your convenience, the bank is open until 7 p.m. 為了您的方便，銀行營業(yè)到晚上7點?！?；便利的事物（或設(shè)施）；方便的用具【The house has every modern convenience. 這所房子里現(xiàn)代化便利設(shè)施一應(yīng)俱全。】；at your convenience 在…方便的時候 【The goods will be delivered at your convenience. 貨物隨要隨到?！?；at your earliest convenience 盡快 = as soon as you like or can 【Please return the completed form at your earliest convenience. 請將填好的表格盡快交回?！?/p>

430. convenient：/k?n?vi?ni?nt/ adj. 方便的；便利的；省事的【My secretary will call you to arrange a convenient time to meet.  我的秘書會打電話給你，安排一個方便的會面時間。// Is three o'clock convenient for you?  三點鐘對你方便嗎？ // It is simple and convenient to use. 使用簡單方便。// It would be more convenient for me to drive. That way I don't have to wait for the bus. 我開車會更方便。這樣我就不用等公共汽車了。// When will be convenient for you? 你什么時候方便？】；<在日常英語中，比起說'a convenient time/day'，人們更常說'a good time/day'，如：Is this a good time for you to talk?>；近的；容易得到的；好用的【The bus stop around the corner is probably the most convenient. 拐角處的公共汽車站可能是最近的?！?/p>

431. burden：/?b??rdn/ n. 負擔，重擔，(義務(wù)、責任等的)重擔；負荷，重負【His family responsibilities had started to become a burden. 他的家庭責任開始成為一種負擔。// I am not equipped to shoulder the burden of management yet.  我還不具備承擔管理責任的能力。 // They have zero fault in this case, yet they carry the burden.  他們在該案中沒有過錯，但他們承擔了責任?！?；v. 煩擾；加重壓于；（使）擔負（沉重或艱難的任務(wù)、職責等）【I don't want to burden you with my worries. 我不想讓你為我的煩惱操心?！?/p>

432. clumsy：/?kl?mzi/ adj. 笨拙的，不靈活的；笨手笨腳，毛手毛腳，不靈巧【A clumsy waiter spilled wine all over her new skirt. 一個笨手笨腳的服務(wù)員把酒灑在她的新裙子上。// She was clumsy, a bit ham-handed. 她很笨拙，有些笨手笨腳的。<ham-handed 笨手笨腳的> // Don't go near my experiment! You're so clumsy you'll knock it all over. 不要接近我的實驗！你太笨手笨腳了，會把它打翻的。// I'm pretty clumsy when it comes to playing volleyball. 我打排球時很笨拙?！?/p>

433. comprise：/k?m?pra?z/ v. 包括；包含；構(gòu)成，組成，由…組成【The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. 這所房子包括兩間臥室、一間廚房和一間客廳。// The committee is comprised of well-known mountaineers. 該委員會由知名登山運動員組成。// Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers. 婦女在兼職工人中占很大比例?！?/p>

434. argument：/?ɑ?rɡj?m?nt/ n. 爭論；爭吵；爭辯；爭執(zhí)【She had a big argument with her husband. 她和丈夫大吵了一架。// There have been a lot of arguments about who was responsible for the accident. 關(guān)于誰對事故負責，有很多爭論。】；理由，論據(jù)，論點；論證，說理【W(wǎng)e need to provide a convincing argument as to why the system should be changed. 我們需要提供一個令人信服的理由來解釋為什么應(yīng)該改變這個制度。// Her argument makes perfect sense to me. 我覺得她說的很有道理。// Don't reopen that argument. Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要重新開始爭論，別惹麻煩了。<Let sleeping dogs lie 莫惹是非 ; 別惹麻煩; 別多事>】

435. agriculture：/??ɡr??k?lt??r/ n. 農(nóng)業(yè)；農(nóng)藝【More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture. 75%以上的土地用于農(nóng)業(yè)。// The President called on the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture. 洪水摧毀了該國大部分農(nóng)業(yè)，總統(tǒng)呼吁富裕國家提供財政援助?！?/p>

436. pattern：/?p?t?n/ n.方式，形式；模式【W(wǎng)eather patterns have changed in recent years. 近年來天氣模式發(fā)生了變化。// changing patterns of behaviour among students 改變學(xué)生的行為模式】；圖案，花樣【a black and white striped pattern 黑白條紋圖案】；范本，典范；榜樣【The design is so good it's sure to set the pattern for many others. 這個設(shè)計太好了，一定會成為許多其他設(shè)計的樣板?！?；圖樣，底樣【a dress pattern 服裝底樣】

437. briefcase：/?bri?fke?s/ n. 公文包；公事包

438. except：/?k?sept/ prep. conj. （表示不包括）除…之外【The office is open every day except Sundays. 除星期日外，辦公室每天都營業(yè)。// You can have any of the cakes except this one. 除了這一塊，這些蛋糕你隨便拿。// Everyone went except for Scott and Dan. 除了斯科特和丹，大家都去了。// She felt fine except for being a little tired. 除了有點累之外，她感覺很好。// Clarissa could think of nothing to say except that she was so sorry. 克拉麗莎除了感到非常抱歉外，想不出別的話來。// Staff are not permitted to make personal phone calls except in an emergency. 除緊急情況外，員工不得打私人電話。// Benson kept the studio locked except when he was working there. 本森一直把工作室鎖著，除非他在那里工作。// She had nothing to do except spend money. 除了花錢，她無事可做。// He wouldn't talk about work, except to say that he was busy. 他不愿談?wù)摴ぷ?，只是說他很忙。】；用于說明某事沒有做或沒有發(fā)生的原因【Liz would have run, except that she didn't want to appear to be in a hurry. 利茲本來會跑的，但她不想顯得很匆忙?！?lt;注意：我們可以把except放在名詞前，如：The shop is open every day except Sunday. 或者 She invited everyone except Tom. 這時我們也可以用except for 放在someone或者something前，例如：The shop is open every day except for Sunday. 或者 She invited everyone except for Tom. 但是我們不能說 except of；我們可以說 except (that)，在口語中，這里的‘that’經(jīng)常被省略，如：The twins look very similar, except one is taller than the other.；我們也可以說except when/where/if，如:I cycle to work, except when it rains. 或者 You have to attend, except if you're ill. 注意，這里的表示時間/地點/或者條件的when/where/if 不能被省略，我們不能說 I cycle to work, except it rains. 或者 You have to attend, except you're ill. 這是不對的。>

439. progress：/?pr??ɡres/，/?prɑ?ɡres/ n. 進步，進展，進程【The police are disappointed by the slow progress of the investigation. 警方對調(diào)查進展緩慢感到失望。// There has been significant progress in controlling heart disease. 在控制心臟病方面取得了重大進展。// We've made some progress on this project today, so I'm really happy. Let's celebrate! 我們今天在這個項目上取得了一些進展，所以我真的很高興。讓我們慶祝一下！// So, I asked you to come here as I have been monitoring your progress. 因為我一直在監(jiān)測你的進展，所以，我要求你來這里。// He kept a journal to record the progress of the experiment. 他寫了一本日記，記錄實驗的進展?！?；前進；行進【I have been making steady progress. 我一直在穩(wěn)步進步?！浚?b>in progress 正在進行中 【W(wǎng)ork on the new offices is now in progress. 新辦公樓正在施工?！浚籿. /pr??ɡres/ 進步；改進；進展【She started with a cleaning job, and progressed to running the company. 她從一份清潔工作開始，逐步發(fā)展到經(jīng)營公司。// My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar. 我的西班牙語一點也沒有真正提高，也就是能在酒吧點飲料用用?！?；前進；行進；（時間上）推移，流逝；緩慢進行【As the war progressed, more and more countries became involved. 隨著戰(zhàn)爭的推進，越來越多的國家卷入其中?！?/p>

440. valley：/?v?li/ n. 谷；山谷，溪谷；流域【the San Fernando Valley 圣費爾南多山谷】