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可可词汇课堂第174期:与走有关的单词
日期:2011-08-03 07:33

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went=wen=ven w-u-v

provenance['prɔvənəns]
formal the place where something originally came from
n. 出处,起源

例句
This poem has no convincing provenance.
这首诗出处不详。

contravene[,kɔntrə'vi:n]to come against counter=contra
(written) to do sth that is not allowed by a law or rule
vt. 抵触;违反;反驳;否认

例句
A dictatorship contravenes the liberty of individuals.
独裁政治与个人自由相抵触。
The moves contravene the peace plan agreed by both sides.
这些举措违反了双方同意的和平方案。


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When he tries to take the things into his own hands, and in the process, to contravene the will of God, only terrible things can happen to him.
如果将某物据为己有,这个过程便违背了上帝的意愿,灾难将降临到他的头上。


contravention[,kɔntrə'venʃən]
when someone does something that is not allowed by a law or rule
n. 违反,违背;矛盾;违法

词组短语
in contravention of 违反

convene [kən'vi:n]
if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting
v召集,集合;传唤

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We'd convene some of the most senior members.
我们会召集最高职位的官员。


convention [kən'venʃən]
(an example of) a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society:
a common way of showing something in art or writing
n. 大会;[法] 惯例;[计] 约定;[法] 协定;习俗

例句
The Republican national convention was held in Houston.
共和党全国代表大会在休斯顿举行。
The two countries are reported to have concluded a military convention.
据报导,这两个国家已缔结军事协定。
It is silly to be a slave to social conventions.
对社会习俗盲从是愚蠢的。


conventional [kən'venʃənəl]
(often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting:
following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time
(especially of weapons) not nuclear
adj. 符合习俗的,传统的;常见的;普通的;惯例的;(武器)传统式的,非核的

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because beneath that free spirit facade, you're totally conventional, just like I am.
It's not a facade.
因为在追求自由方面,你跟我一样的普通。
那可不一样。

conventioneer[kən,venʃə'niə]
<美>与会者,会议代表

趣味单词

swirl[swə:l] 似涡
to move around quickly with a circular movement; to make sth do this:
the movement of sth that twists and turns in different directions and at different speeds:
a pattern or an object that twists in a circular shape
n. 漩涡;打旋;涡状形
vi. 盘绕;打旋;眩晕
vt. 使成漩涡;使回弯

例句
When he came out of the basement,he was swirled by strong lights.
刚从地下室走出,他被强光照得眼睛发花。

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重点单词
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • contravenevt. 违反,同 ... 相抵触,否定
  • patternn. 图案,式样,典范,模式,型 v. 以图案装饰,仿造
  • senioradj. 年长的,高级的,资深的,地位较高的 n. 年长
  • conventionn. 大会,协定,惯例,公约
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • basementn. 根基,地下室 n.(新英格兰)特别指学校中的
  • movementn. 活动,运动,移动,[音]乐章
  • facaden. 建筑物的正面,外表(犹指虚伪的)
  • acceptableadj. 合意的,受欢迎的,可接受的