Exercise 12
COLUMN 1
gush
hedge
hallmark
glean
garb
gentility
haphazard
heed
hardy
galvanize
COLUMN 2
A.characteristic
B.elegance
C.goad
D.rush out
E.give careful attention to
F.reap
G.strong
H.insurance
I.not planned
J.outfit
答案:DHAF JBIE GC
详解:
1.gush
v. 涌出;迸出
I sometimes suspect that those who gush about book odor might not like to read.
我有时怀疑,那些对书香味滔滔不绝的家伙可能根本就不喜欢读书.
rush out
冲出;突然出现;匆匆赶制
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
最近,当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时,看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出来,奔向等在那里的一辆汽车,其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。
2.hedge
n. 树篱;障碍
Along the river bank there is a hedge.
沿河岸有一排树篱芭。
insurance
n. 保险;保险费;保险契约;赔偿金
She canvassed for insurance during her spare time.
她在业余时间里兜揽保险业务。
3.hallmark
n. 特点;品质证明
“You lose control. It’s the hallmark of addiction, ” he said.
他说:“你无法控制自己,这是上瘾的特点。”
characteristic
adj. 典型的;特有的;表示特性的
Some animals possess the characteristic of man.
有些动物具有人类的特征。
4.glean
vt. 收集(资料);拾(落穗)
Then I glean the service and port in the WSDL implementation that provides an endpoint for this binding.
然后,我在 WSDL 实现中收集服务和端口,该实现为这个绑定提供一个端点。
reap
vt. 收获,获得;收割
The peasants leaned down to reap wheat.
农民们俯身收割小麦。
5.garb
n. 服装;装束;打扮
But he still dresses like a cowboy because the garb is practical; he understands cattle and horses and gazes out upon the treeless expanse just as his predecessors did.
但是他仍然穿的像一个牛仔,因为这个装束很实用。 他懂得牛和马,一如他的祖先一样凝望着荒芜广阔的大草原。
outfit
n. 机构;用具;全套装备
Prepare an emergency outfit in your closet.
在你的储藏室里准备紧急装备。
6.gentility
n. 有教养,文雅;上流阶层
It made Lydia wonder whether gentility might be a product of genetic engineering.
它使利迪娅考虑文雅是不是遗传工程的成果。
elegance
n. 典雅;高雅
The carpet imparted an air of elegance to the room.
地毯使房间有了一种优雅的气氛.
7.haphazard
adj. 偶然的;随便的;无计划的
Often shaken in a purely haphazard way, the puppet falls into a kind of rhythmic movement which resembles dance.
经常是以一种纯粹偶然的方式摇动的木偶,也就落入了某种类似于舞蹈的节律运动。
not planned
没有按照计划
I define random trading as poorly-planned trades or trades that are not planned at all.
我把任意交易定义为计划糟糕的交易或是根本没有计划的交易。
8.heed
n. 注意到;留心到
You should heed this lesson well.
您应该很好地注意这一教训。
give careful attention to
小心留意
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
你要详细知道你羊群的景况,留心料理你的牛群;
9.hardy
adj. 坚强的;勇敢的;能吃苦耐劳的;鲁莽的
Hardy mosses sometimes pioneer on uncolonized rock surfaces.
耐寒的苔藓常能在尚未生长植物的岩石表面首先生长。
strong
adj. 坚强的;强壮的;牢固的;擅长的
We need some strong men to muscle the piano.
我们要几个强壮的人来搬运这架钢琴。
10.galvanize
vt. 镀锌;通电;刺激
The U. S. has, over the past year, exploited this tension to galvanize the rest of East Asia against China and under U.
美国过去一直在利用这种紧张气氛来刺激其他的东亚国家加入她在西太平洋的布局中来对抗中国。
goad
vt. 刺激;激励;用刺棒驱赶;煽动
Gene Sperling tried to goad me into trying it, but I told him I’d had about all the free falls I could stand.
吉恩·斯珀林也想煽动我尝试一下,但我告诉他,我已经经历过能承受的所有自由落体运动了。