Lesson 79

第79课

assist

v.帮忙

She assisted her mother with the housework.

他帮着母亲做家务。

exhibit

v.表现

He was surprised when he stole an exhibit from the museum.

当他从博物馆偷盗一件展品时被当场捉住。

reign

v.统治

The queen's reign lasted more than fifty years.

女王的统治持续了五十余年。

thread

n.线

Would you please rewind the thread onto the reel?

请你把这些线重新绕在线轴儿上好吗?

contrast

v.比较

Contrast these foreign goods with the domestic products.

把这些外国货和本国货比较一下。

garment

n.衣服

She disguised her true sex under a man's garment.

她穿着男人的衣服隐瞒自己的真实性别。

justice

n.正义，公正

Judges should have a sense of justice.

法官应有正义感。

quit

v.停止

There are no failures in life, only those who quit before success.

生活中没有失败者，只有那些在成功前就放弃的人。

advantage

n.便利

He had the advantage of being born into a rich family.

他占了出生富家之便。

dot

n.点

Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.

高耸的井架点缀着油田的景色。

counter

置于词根前表示“反对，相反”

counteract

对抗；抵消（counter+act对抗）

counterbalance

平衡（counter+balance达到平衡）

countermand

撤消（counter+mand撤消〔命令〕）