专四专八考试培训网

 　　Word
　　sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
　　TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.
　　adjoin :be next to, be very close or near
　　TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.
　　ally :join or untie by agreement
　　TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.
　　chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed
　　TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.
　　confide : tell as a secret
　　TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.
　　defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
　　TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.
　　disrupt :bring or throw into disorder
　　TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.
　　练习:
　　1.His speech __1__ the meeting
　　2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.
　　3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I
　　4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.
　　5.Our house __5__theirs.
　　6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
　　7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.
　　答案:
　　1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断
　　2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的
　　3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系
　　4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖
　　5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接
　　6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑
　　7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅