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可可词汇课堂第121期:马蜂来了
日期:2011-06-11 07:41

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finish final finalize infinity affinity confine

final ['fainl] fin是边界和界限之意
being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc:
being the result of a particular process
that cannot be argued with or changed
the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided:
(finals) [pl.] (BrE) the last exams taken by university students at the end of their final year
adj. 最终的;决定性的;不可更改的
n. 决赛;期末考试;<口>当日报纸的末版


finalize ['fainəlaiz] UK USUALLY finalise
to make a final and certain decision about a plan, date, etc:
vt. 完成;使结束;把(计划,稿件等)最后定下来;定案;完成协议;结束谈判

例句
We should finalize by the end of the weeks.
我们应当在本周末完成谈判工作。
Plans have not yet been finalized.
计划尚未最后确定下来。


infinity [in'finəti]
time or space that has no end
a point which is so far away that it cannot be reached
a number that is larger than all other numbers
an extremely large number of something
n. 无穷;【数】无限大;无限的距离(或时间、空间、数量等)

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You have to learn them one by one, but you could produce a virtual infinity of sentences.
你必须一个个的去学习这些词,但你却可以创造出实际上无限的句子


infinite[ˈinfinit]
very great; impossible to measure
without limits; without end
(the infinite) something that has no end
(the Infinite) God
adj. 无限的,无穷的;无数的;极大的
n. 无限;[数] 无穷大;无限的东西(如空间,时间);上帝


confine [kən'faɪn]con(全部)
to limit an activity, person or problem in some way
to keep someone in an enclosed place, often by force:
vt. 限制;禁闭;使卧床
n边界,边缘;区域,范围


例句

We'll confine our discussion to the main issue.
我们将只讨论主要问题。
He was confined to bed by illness.
他因病卧床。
The scientists are trying to prevent the water birds from leaving the confines of this preservation.
科学家们试图阻止水鸟离开这个保护区的范围。


affinity [ə'finəti]
an attraction or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics
a close similarity between two things
strong liking for or attraction to sb/sth
n.姻亲关系;密切关系;吸引力;强烈喜爱(某人某事物);(语言、动物、植物等之间的)类同,近似,相像;(语言的)类似关系,同源关系;【化】亲合性,亲和力


例句
Italian has a close affinity to French.
意大利语和法语很相似
He felt a strong affinity to the Russian girl.
他深受那个俄国姑娘吸引。


趣味单词

muffle['mʌfl] 马蜂来了,裹住头快跑
to make something less strong or clear
to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm
to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something
vt. 蒙住;裹住;抑制;发低沉的声音;使(声音)低沉;消(音);减弱(光线);抑制(感情)
n. 低沉的声音;包裹物(如头巾,围巾等)

例句
She was muffled up in a red scarf.
她用一条红围巾把自己围裹起来
The noises of the street were muffled considerably.
街上的噪音减轻了许多
Mother made an effort to muffle her emotions.
母亲努力控制自己的感情。
He did his utmost to muffle his feelings.
他竭力抑制自己的感情。

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重点单词
  • preventv. 预防,防止
  • enclosedadj. 被附上的;与世隔绝的 v. 附上(enclos
  • issuen. 发行物,期刊号,争论点 vi. & vt 发行,流
  • extremelyadv. 极其,非常
  • scarfn. 围巾
  • infinityn. (时间,空间等)无限,无穷,[数]无穷大
  • mufflev. 围裹,抑制,发低沉的声音
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • producen. 产品,农作物 vt. 生产,提出,引起,分娩,制片
  • confinevt. 限制,禁闭 n. 边界,约束,范围,限制