四級口語邊練邊記 7

alienate

vt. 1.使疏遠，使不友好，離間;2.轉(zhuǎn)讓，讓渡(財產(chǎn)等)

A: He alleged that he was burgled during the night.

B: I do not believe him, he is always telling lies.

allege

vt. 斷言，宣稱，硬說

A: Here is some cream to alleviate your pain.

B: Thanks, I will use it straight away.

alleviate

vt. 減輕，緩解，緩和

A: Where did you lose your purse?

B: In the alley beside my house.

alley

n. 小巷，胡同

A: I have been allotted only two shelves for all my belongings in the dor.

B: I am sure that you can ask for more space if you need it.

allot

vt. 分配，撥出

A: Is your ring made of pure silver?

B: No, I think that it is just an alloy .

alloy

n. 合金

vt. 將……鑄成合金

A: Mr. Jones often alludes to his wealth.

B: yes, but actually I don’t think he is wealthy compared to Mrs. Devan.

allude

vi. (to)暗指，提及

A: Why did you come to Beijing?

B: I was allured by the bright lights of the city.

allure

n. 誘惑力，魅力

vt. 誘惑，引誘，吸引

A: I heard an almighty amount of noise outside last night.

B: Sorry, that was my dog chasing my neighbour’s cat.

almighty

a.1.全能的，萬能的;2.很大的，很強的

A: How often will you be able to work?

B: Only on alternate days I am afraid.

alternate

a.1.交替的，輪流的;供選擇的;2.間隔的

v. (使)輪流，(使)交替

A: I amassed a lot of lecture notes during my undergraduate degree.

B: I hope that you amassed them in your head also!