2011年12月英語六級高頻詞匯 22

1. orient v. 使適應

I need some time to orient my thinking.

我需要一些時間來使我的思想適應。

2. overwhelm v.（感情上）使受不了；壓倒

be overwhelmed with sadness 難以承受悲傷 overwhelm majority 壓倒大多數(shù)

Your kindness quite overwhelmed me.

你的好意使我感激難言。

If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.

如果我不能以質(zhì)量壓倒，我就一定要以數(shù)量壓倒。

3. paradox n. 自相矛盾=contradiction

It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it.

如此富足的國家竟有如此多的窮人，這是個矛盾的現(xiàn)實。

4. participant n. 參加者

He is an active participant in the civil rights movement.

他是人權(quán)運動的積極參加者。

5.patent n. 專利

He got a patent for this invention.

他獲得了這項發(fā)明的專利權(quán)。

6. patrol v./n. 巡邏

Guards patrol the perimeter of the estate.

保安人員在莊園四周巡邏。

Terrorists attacked two soldiers on patrol.

恐怖分子襲擊了兩名正在巡邏的士兵。

7. patriotic a. 愛國的

His patriotic action raised our admiration.

他的愛國行為激起了我們的敬佩。

8.pave v. 鋪路

Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.

他們的經(jīng)濟政策為工業(yè)發(fā)展鋪平了道路。

9. permeate v. 彌漫；滲透

A bad smell permeates the building.

樓里彌漫著臭味。

Water permeated all the books in the room.

房子里滲滿了水。

10.perpetual a. 永久的

It is the secret of perpetual youth.

它是青春永駐的秘訣。