Day Nine

Previous Check

restrain

budget

preserve

parallel

capacity

approximate

obscure

calculate

modify

exploit

 

Core Vocabulary

restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/ v. 制止

例句 The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.

警察只好强行制住囚犯。

 

budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ n. 预算

例句 The work was finished on time and within budget.

工作按时完成且未超出预算。

 

preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ v. 保护；维护；保留

例句 He was anxious to preserve his reputation.

他急于维护自己的名声。

 

parallel /ˈpærəlel/ adj. 平行的

例句 The road and the canal are parallel to each other.

道路与运河平行。

 

capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ n. 能力；容量

例句 Our capacity for giving care, love, and attention is limited.

我们给予照顾、爱护和关心的能力是有限的。

 

approximate /ə'prɒksɪmət/ adj. 大概的；近似的

例句 The approximate cost varies from around $150 to $250.

大致的费用在$150至$250之间不等。

 

obscure /əbˈskjʊə/ adj. 费解的；难以理解的

例句 I found her lecture very obscure.

我觉得她的讲座非常费解。

 

calculate /ˈkælkjuleɪt/ v. 计算

例句 We calculate that the average size farm in Lancaster County is 65 acres.

我们算出兰开斯特郡的农场平均面积为65英亩。

 

modify /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ v. 修改

例句 The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy.

俱乐部成员确已同意修改他们的入会政策。

 

exploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ v. 利用; 剥削

例句 Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain.

批评家们声称他为私利利用了黑人音乐家们。

 

Exercise

1. Efforts to _________ the peace have failed.

2. The software we use has been _________ for us.

3. The professor in his lecture went beyond the _________ of his audience.

4. The contracts are written in _________ language.

5. I had to _________ myself from telling him what I thought of him.

6. He _________ his father’s name to get himself a job.

7. Twenty eight percent of the federal _________ is spent on defense.

8. The _________ time of their arrival will be five o’clock.

9. Remsen Street is _________ with Montague Street.

10. Benefit is _________ on the basis of average weekly earnings.

 

Key to Exercise

1. preserve

2. modified

3. capacity

4. obscure

5. restrain

6. exploited

7. budget

8. approximate

9. parallel

10. calculated