2019年大学英语四级常考词汇及句(11)
1. cancel vt. ['kæns(ə)l] 取消,废除
例句:The match had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.
比赛因天气不好只得取消。
例句:I've lost my credit card, so I have to go to the bank to cancel it.
我的信用卡弄丢了,我得去银行申请作废。
2. variable a. ['veərɪəb(ə)l]易变的,可变的
例句:Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange.
物价会随汇率而变动。
例句:His mood is as variable as the weather.
他的情绪如天气般反覆无常。
3. prospect n. ['prɒspekt] 前景,前途;景象
例句:What do you think about the marketing prospect?
你觉得市场前景怎么样?
例句:The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
从阳台上看去景色美极了。
4. prosperity n. [prɒ'sperɪtɪ] 兴旺,繁荣
例句:The new government ushered in a period of prosperity.
新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。
例句:Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise.
繁荣兴旺既毁了蠢人,也使智者陷于险境。
5. aspect n. ['æspekt]方面;朝向;面貌
例句:This is only one aspect of the problem.
这只是问题的一个方面。
例句:The building has a southern aspect.
那座建筑是朝南的。
例句:His brother is a man with a serious aspect.
他的兄弟是一个外貌严肃的人。
6. cope vi. [kəʊp] (with)(成功地)应付,处理
例句:He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.
他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。
7. core n.[kɔː] 果心,核心
例句:He ate the plum, and threw the core away.
他吃掉了李子,并扔掉了果核。
例句:The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.
我们的要求的核心是言论自由。
8. maintain vt. [meɪn'teɪn; mən'teɪn]维持,保持;坚持,主张
例句:It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.
维持食物的供给是绝对必要的。
例句:It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。
例句:He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.
他断言,有效的管理没有捷径可走。
9. mainland n. ['meɪnlənd; -lænd] ] 大陆
例句:The programs will be beamed to Mainland China.
这些节目将对中国大陆播放。
10. discipline n. ['dɪsɪplɪn] 纪律;惩罚;学科
例句:She is strict in the matter of discipline.
她对纪律的要求是严格的。
例句:Applied linguistics is a new and independent discipline.
应用语言学是一门新兴的独立学科。