【核心词汇】DAY 119

你可能一直埋怨背单词枯燥

就算“枯燥”15分钟又怎样

成功的人并不是做了多少

而是每天都在坚持做

坚持本身就是一种成功

单词日历

Let's begin

beam [bi:m]

vi.微笑；发光
vt.播送；发射；用梁支撑
n.桁条；光线；(光线的)束；(横)梁

参考例句

1 . She performed on the balance beam with much grace.
她在平衡木上表演得非常优美。

2 . He stooped under the low beam .
他在低矮的横梁下弯著腰。

remnant ['remnənt]

adj. 剩余的
n. 残(剩)余

词根：源于：remain（v 保持；残存）

参考例句

1 . A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
化石埋置并保存于地层中的古生物遗体、遗物和其生活遗址，如骨骸、叶子的印痕等

2 . If something has been partly used or destroyed, we use remains or remnants .
若某物的一部分已用掉或毁掉，其剩余或残存部分可用。

3 . I will sell this remnant to you, at cost.
我愿将此剩货照成本卖给你。

penalty ['penəlti]

n. 处罚，惩罚

词根：pench＝pend挂，ant蚂蚁－把蚂蚁挂起来看－特别爱好

参考例句

1 . He kicked a penalty goal in the football match.
在这场足球赛中，他主罚，踢进了一个球。

2 . The penalty clause was hidden in the small print.
惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分。

3 . One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
成名的弊端之一是失去了私人活动自由。

reflection [ri'flekʃən]

n. 反映，映像，折射，沉思，影响

词根：reflect反射；沉思+ion→反射；思考

参考例句

1 . On further reflection , I saw that she might be right, after all.
我再一考虑，反倒觉得可能还是她对。

2 . The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
小猫看到自己在镜子中的倒影，感到很好奇。

3 . This is a reflection upon your honor.
这对你的名誉是一个损害。

4 . On further reflection she saw her mistake.
进一步细想后，她明白了自己的错误。

transaction [træn'zækʃən]

n. 交易，处理，办理，事务

词根：trans转，action行动：两边都行动－交易

参考例句

1 . Had you not helped us, we should have canceled this transaction .
假如没有你的帮助，这笔生意早就告吹了。

2 . His failure in this transaction was due to nothing else than his own carelessness.
他在这笔交易中的失利完全是由于他自己的粗心大意。

3 . What do you want to do after you have concluded this transaction ?
这笔生意成交之后你想做什么？

acknowledge [ək'nɔlidʒ]

vt. 承认，公认，告知收到，表示感谢，注意到

词根：knowledge知识，知道－已知道－承认

参考例句

1 . He is unwilling to acknowledge defeat.
他不愿认输。

2 . I was compelled to (ie I had to) acknowledge the force of his argument.
我不得不承认他的论据有力。

scent [ sent]

n. 气味，香味，痕迹
vt. 闻出，发觉，使充满味道，得到...的暗示
vi. 嗅闻，循着遗臭追踪，散发气味

参考例句

1 . The scent of the flowers was wafted along by the breeze.
微风送来了花香。

2 . They walked through the forest breathing the scent of pines.
他们步行穿过森林，呼吸着松树的芳香。

preservation [.prezə'veiʃən]

n. 保存

参考例句

1 . This procedure will help beginners achieve the collection and preservation of images.
此程序有利于帮助初学者实现图像的采集与保存.

2 . Shale pottery thermal insulation surface mortar has good heat preservation and heat insulation performances.
页岩陶砂保温抹面砂浆具有良好的保温隔热吸音等性能。

shortage ['ʃɔ:tidʒ]

n. 不足，缺少

参考例句

1 . There was a shortage of oxygen at the top of the mountain.
山顶上缺氧。

2 . The bad harvest led to severe food shortage .
歉收引起食物严重短缺。

acquire [ə'kwaiə]

vt. 获得，取得，学到

词根：ac加强动作+quire寻求得到→获取

参考例句

1 . How did he acquire his wealth?
他的财富是怎样得来的？

2 . We admired his intellectual providence to acquire vast stores of dry information.
我们钦佩他收集大量原始资料的远见卓识。

warfare ['wɔ:fɛə]

n. 战争，冲突

参考例句

1 . Biological warfare is terrible.
生物战很可怕。

2 . Acts of war; overt warfare .
战争行为; 公开战争

verdict ['və:dikt]

n. 裁定，定论

词根：ver真实，dict说－真实地说－判决

参考例句

1 . The jury returned a verdict of (ie reached a decision that the accused was) not guilty.
陪审团做出被告无罪的裁决。

2 . The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
陪审团作出有罪的裁决。

over ['əuvə]

adj. 结束的，超过的，多余的
adv. 结束，落下，穿过，完全覆盖
prep. 在... 的上方，遍及地，在... 期间
vt. 越过

参考例句

1 . He sprinkled sugar over his cereal.
他在麦片粥里撒上了糖。

2 . By the time we arrived the meeting was over .
我们到达时，会议已结束了。

console ['kɔnsəul,kən'səul]

vt. 安慰，慰藉
n. 仪表盘，操控台，(游戏)平台

词根：con共同，solo（n 独奏曲；adj 单独的）－大家都很孤单（尤其是去了美国的小男生们），唉！同病相怜，只好互相安慰了

参考例句

1 . I tried to console her, but in vain.
我试着去安慰她，但是无效。

2 . He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse.
他聊以自慰的是幸亏事情没有更糟。

scene [si:n]

n. 场，景，情景

参考例句

1 . Reporters were soon on the scene after the accident.
那事故发生後不久记者就都赶到了现场。

2 . His arrival set the scene for another argument.
他一来就要另有一场争论了。

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