
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.生活的目标是唯一值得寻找的财富。
decorate v.装饰,装潢,修饰
历年真题:There's the living room still to be decorated, so that's my next project.
译文:还有客厅需要装修,这是我的下一个工程。
名师导学:该词属于常考词汇,常见的搭配有:decorate with(以……装饰)。
想一想:decoration
Key:n.装饰,装饰品
decrease n./v.减少,减少
典型例句:The number of children in the school has decreased this year.
译文:今年在校的儿童人数减少了。
名师导学:该词属于常考词汇,经常出现在on the decrease(在减少中,在下降中);decrease to(减少到);decrease in(size)by...(尺寸减少……)等短语中。
defeat v.战胜,击败;挫败
典型例句:The football team suffered a defeat.
译文:该足球队被击败了。
历年真题:England's team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to revenge themselves for last year's defeat,(2003年9月阅读)
译文:英格兰队现在状态非常好,下周将竭尽全力打比赛,以报去年失利之仇。
defect n.缺点,缺陷,欠缺
典型例句:He tries to make up the defect in this article but fails.
译文:他试图弥补那篇文章的缺点,但是失败了。
巧记:de(分离)+fect(做)=离开应做的,做的不对=缺点,缺陷
define v.规定;立(界限);定义
典型例句:The mountain was clearly defined against the eastern sky.
译文:山巅被东方的天际衬托得轮廓格外分明。
巧记:de(加强)+fin(范围)+e=划定范围=下定义
想一想:definition
Key:n.定义,解说;精确度,(轮廓影像等的)清晰度