Lesson 78

第78课

personality

n.人格

His personality was stunted by the brutal treatment in his childhood.

儿童期间受到的虐待对他人格的形成构成了障碍。

thermometer

n.温度计

The doctor used a clinical thermometer to measure the patient's temperature.

医生用体温表测量病人的温度。

concern

v.关心

Her fright and concern sunk her down in a deep swoon.

恐惧和担心使她昏厥在地。

expedition

n.探险队

He was a member of the Everest Expedition.

他是埃弗勒斯峰探险队的队员。

lawn

n.草地

I was at last nagged into weeding the lawn.

我终于被唠叨得不耐烦，给草坪除草去了。

resent

v.憎恶

He strongly resents being called a fool.

他非常愤恨被人叫做傻瓜。

union

n.工会

Some of the union members did not want to picket.

工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。

elegant

adj.高雅的

The furnishings of the palace were elegant.

这皇宫的装饰很高雅。

portion

n.部分

She applied a portion of her salary each month to savings.

她每月把一部分薪金用于储蓄。

stern

adj.严格的

He is very stern in his students' discipline.

他对学生的纪律非常严格。

contra

置于词根前表示“反对，相反”

contrary

相反的（contra+ary相反的）

contradict

反驳；矛盾（contra+dict反驳）

contravene

违反，违背（contra+vene违反）