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June

[dʒun]

June is the sixth month of the year. 六月是一年中的第六个月。

bowel

[ˈbaᴜəl]

What is it like in the bowel of the earth? 地球内部是什么样子?

commonplace

[ˈkɑmənples]

Soon it will be commonplace for men to travel to the moon. 人们去月球旅行很快就会成为平常的事。

consecutive

[kənˈsɛkjətɪv]

He has been here for three consecutive days. 他已经在这儿待了连续三天。

dairy

[ˈdɛrɪ]

We bought milk at the dairy. 我们在奶品店买牛奶。

deceit

[dɪˈsit]

He got the money by deceit. 他靠欺骗弄到了钱。

definite

[ˈdɛfɪnɪt]

The workers demand a definite answer. 工人们要求一个明确的答复。

distress

[dɪˈstrɛs]

Close friend's death can distress a person greatly. 亲密朋友的噩耗会使人很悲伤。

elicit

[ɪˈlɪsɪt]

Phone calls elicit no further information. 几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。

exaggerate

[ɪgˈzædʒəret]

Many advertisements exaggerate the usefulness of the products. 很多广告都夸大了产品的效用。

fuss

[fʌs]

Grandparents often fuss over their grandchildren. 爷爷奶奶常对孙子女们宠爱有加。

hardline

[ˈhɑrdˌlaɪn]

He took a hardline towards the strike. 他对罢工持强硬态度。

hell

[hɛl]

They would go to hell for their sins. 他们将因自己的罪恶而下地狱的。

hostility

[hɑˈstɪlətɪ]

There is open hostility between the two leaders. 两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。

instalment

[ɪnˈstɔ:lmənt]

The instalment plan is popular in buying houses. 流行用分期付款的办法买房子。

intuition

[ˌɪntuˈɪʃn]

The act of memorizing is more of a (cognitive) exercise than an (intuitive) one. <intuition n. ></summary> 记忆与其说是一种直觉行为,不如说是一种认知练习。 </details>

ivory

[ˈaɪvərɪ]

My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory. 我祖母有一些象牙首饰。

latitude

[ˈlætɪtud]

One should permit a scientist a lot of latitude in his research. 对于科学家应该准许很大的研究自由。

medieval

[ˌmidiˈivəl]

The medieval castle was made of stone. 这座中世纪的城堡由石头建成。

mutter

[ˈmʌtɚ]

They make a mutter of protest. 他们低声抗议了一下。

noble

[ˈnobl]

It was a noble act that he saved his friend. 他救朋友是高尚的行为。

ornament

[ˈɔrnəmənt]

There is an ornament made of shells on the wall. 墙上有一个贝壳做成的装饰品。

overtake

[ˌovɚˈtek]

It is very dangerous to overtake at a corner. 转弯时超车很危险。

perspective

[pɚˈspɛktɪv]

It is useful to occasionally look at the past to gain a perspective on the present. 偶尔回顾过去有助于看清现实。

respective

[rɪˈspektɪv]

After morning exercises, the classes went to their respective rooms. 早操后,各班学生回到各自的教室。

retrospect

[ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt]

The decision seems extremely absurd, in retrospect. 回想起来,这个决定显得极其荒谬。

ritual

[ˈrɪtʃuəl]

My household chores have become a morning ritual. 家务已经成了我早晨的例行公事。

robust

[roˈbʌst]

His robust body made him survive the disaster. 强壮的身体使他在灾难中幸存。

saturate

[ˈsætʃəret]

The heavy rain will saturate our clothes. 大雨将浸透我们的衣服。

scrape through

[skrep θru]

Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scrapped through (scrape through)a couple of A-levels. 我的两个兄弟都拿到了大学学位,我只是勉强有几个A。

splendid

[ˈsplɛndɪd]

My kid sister has a splendid memory. 我小妹记忆力极好。

stride

[straɪd]

In a big stride he came out of the room. 他一个箭步出了房间。

surgeon

[ˈsɚdʒən]

The surgeon cut out all the diseased tissue. 外科大夫把病变组织都切除掉。

surgery

[ˈsɚdʒərɪ]

The nurse is preparing for the surgery. 护士正在做外科手术前的准备。

thesis

[ˈθisɪs]

This thesis will need all your concentration. 这篇论文需要全神贯注才能读懂。

toll

[tol]

We heard the toll of the church bells. 我们听到了教堂大钟传来的钟声。

unite

[juˈnaɪt]

We must unite as one at any time. 无论何时我们必须团结一致。

utmost

[ˈʌtmost]

She did her utmost to give pleasure to her parents. 她竭尽全力使父母高兴。

warehouse

[ˈweɚhaᴜs]

He is checking goods at the warehouse. 他在仓库里查看商品。

wreath

[riθ]

They twisted flowers into a wreath. 他们用花编成了一个花圈。