Lesson 16

第16课

Part 1

第一部分

attain

v. 获得 　同: achieve

They fought against the tyranny to attain freedom.

他们对抗专政以获得自由。

commence

v. 开始 　同: begin

The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives.

部长一到典礼就开始。

conceit

n. 自负 　同: pride

Her conceit about her beauty angered many people.

她对自己的美丽感到自负，这惹怒了许多人。

dismiss

v. 解雇 　同: discharge

He was dismissed from the company because he was always late for work.

他因为上班老是迟到而被公司解雇。

glisten

v. 闪烁 　同: glitter

Her eyes glistened with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.

当她努力抑制感情时，眼中闪烁着泪光。

grab

v. 抢夺 　同: seize

The dog grabbed the bone and ran off with it in his mouth.

那狗抢了骨头，叼在嘴里逃跑了。

hearty

adj. 热诚的 　同: cordial

We gave our old friends a hearty welcome.

我们给老友热诚的欢迎。

kin

n. 亲戚 　同: kindred

All our kin come to the family reunion.

我们所有的亲戚都回到家中团聚。

peep

v. 窥视 　同: peek

The girls peeped at the guests through the partly opened door.

女孩们从半开的门中窥视客人。

realm

n. 国土, 领域 　同: kingdom

The queen visited every town in her realm.

女王访视她的国土内所有的城市。

Part 2

第二部分

accurate

adj. 正确的 　反: incorrect

Her report is always accurate and well written.

她的报告总是正确又工整。

ancestor

n. 祖先 　反: descendant

His ancestors came to America on the May flower.

他的祖先乘坐五月花号到达美国。

dwarf

n. 矮子 　反: giant

Children of the world love to read the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

全世界的小孩都爱读白雪公主和七个小矮人的故事。

emerge

v. 出现 　反: disappear

After the rain, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.

雨后，太阳从云层后面出现。

illusion

v. 错觉 　反: reality

It was an illusion that made me think I saw a man in the shadow.

我以为看到暗处有个人，其实是错觉。

injustice

n. 不公平 　反: fairness

It is an injustice to send an innocent person to jail.

把无辜者送去坐牢是不公正的行为。

multitude

n. 多数 　反: minority

A multitude of European plants have been naturalized in America.

多数的欧洲植物已被移植到美国。

soothe

v. 1. 减轻 　反: aggravate 2. 抚慰

A hot cloth pressed against your jaw will usually soothe a toothache.

用热毛巾压住颚通常可以减轻牙疼。

The mother soothed her crying baby by ringing a bell in front of his face.

那母亲在哭泣的婴儿面前摇铃以抚慰他。

vicious

adj. 恶意的 　反: virtuous

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his long stick.

他用长手杖恶意地打了那只狗一下。

void

adj. 1. 无效的 　反: valid 2. 缺的

An agreement signed by a child, to repay borrowed money, is void.

小孩为了偿还所借的钱而签的契约是无效的。

That part of the town is completely void of interest for visitors.

游客对城市的那个部分毫无兴趣。