raner's house

08-01

The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.

1. wayfare  ['weifEK]旅行(尤指步行)

He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.

1. wont  [wUnt]n.习惯

Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.

1. avoid  [K'vUid]vt.避免,躲开;撤消

I‘m feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.

1. dubious  ['dju:bjKs]a.可疑的,不确定的

No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.

1. ascribe  [Ks'kraib]vt.把…归于

We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.

1. bulwark  ['bZlwKk]n.保障;堡垒 v.保卫

2. democracy  [di'mUkrKsi]n.民主,民主制

Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.

1. heed  [hi:d]v.注意到,关心

The judge absolved the man of the crime.

1. absolve  [Kb'zUlv]vt.宣告…无罪,赦免,免除

2. crime  [kraim]n.罪,罪行;犯罪

The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.

1. umpire  ['ZmpaiK]n.裁判,v.对…进行仲裁

2. bias  ['baiKs]n.偏见,偏袒,斜线 vt.使有偏见

3. favor  ['feivK]n.恩惠；好意；帮助

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

1. contend  [kKn'tend]vi.竞争 vt.坚决主张

We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.

1. deplore  [di'plU:]v.哀悼;哀叹

The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.

1. fracture  ['frRktFK]n.破裂;裂痕 vi.破裂

A crowd of great magnitude attended the President’s inauguration.

1. magnitude  ['mRgnitju:d]n.大小;重大;星等

2. inauguration  [inU:gju'reiFKn]n.就职典礼

The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.

1. pith  [piP]n.精髓,要点

I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.

1. relish  ['reliF]n.v.味道,喜好,享受

2.whip  [(h)wip]vt.鞭笞;搅打 n.鞭子

Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.

1. sneak  [sni:k]v.鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷窃

The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.

1. tide  [taid]n.潮,潮汐;潮流

Many people would be aghast at the thought of another war.

1. aghast  [K'gT:st]adj.吓呆的

We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.

1. cumber  ['kZmbK]v.拖累,妨碍