2017年12月英语六级考试口语单词复习（5）

2017年12月英语六级考试口语单词复习（5）

　　archaeology

　　n.考古学

　　A: It is my ardent wish to travel around the world.

　　B: You better start saving your money now.

　　ardent

　　a.热心的，热情的，热烈的

　　A: The concert will take place in the main arena .

　　B: Wow, it will be huge. I know it can hold 30,000 people.

　　arena

　　n.1.表演场地，竞技场 ;2.活动场所

　　A: Mr. Smith was an aristocrat and owned a large piece of land in the south of the country.

　　B: Does that mean that he was also very wealthy?

　　aristocrat

　　n.贵族

　　A: I dreamt last night that a knight in shining armor rescued me from a burning tower.

　　B: Let me guess the ending, you woke up before you had a chance to fall in love!

　　armor

　　n.盔甲，装甲，保护物

　　A: The new shopping centre has a vast array of interesting products.

　　B: Yes, but they are far too expensive.

　　array

　　n.1.展示，陈列，一系列 ;2.排列，队形 ;3.衣服，盛装 ;4.数组，阵列

　　vt.1.排列，配置(兵力) ;2.打扮，装饰

　　A: Why did you break up with your first boyfriend?

　　B: He was too arrogant and never listen to me.

　　arrogant

　　a.傲慢的，自大的

　　A: I heard that Ted was arrested for arson .

　　B: Yeah, he set the local school on fire.

　　arson

　　n.纵火(罪)

　　abound

　　vi. 1. 大量存在

　　2.(in,with) 充满 ,富于

　　A: Do you read the newspaper every morning?

　　B: Yes, I at least try to keep abreast of current affairs.

　　abreast

　　ad. 并列，并排

　　keep abreast of

　　与……齐头并进，了解……的最新情况

　　A: I heard that you were nearly in an accident.

　　B: Yes, it was a close call—but the car came to an abrupt stop just in time.

　　abrupt

　　a. 1. 突然的,意外的

　　2.(举止、言谈等)唐突的，鲁莽的

　　A: Why do you abstain from alcohol?

　　B: I think it is better for my health.

　　abstain

　　vi. 1.弃权

　　2.(from)戒除

　　A: That was an absurd joke.

　　B: Maybe, but it was still funny.

　　absurd

　　a. 荒谬的，荒唐的

　　A: There are an abundance of flies outside.

　　B: I think that is because of the warm weather.

　　abundance

　　n. 大量，丰富，充足

　　in abundance 充足，丰富

　　A: Mary hangs around with Joe a lot.

　　B: Yes, I almost mistook her as an accessory.