背1遍就想上考場大學英語考研單詞 070
betray
Computer-education advocates forsake
this optimistic notion for a pessimism
that betrays their otherwise cheery outlook.
mission
The mission began on the first Sunday in October,
a hot day like all the others that fall.
The spooks were reporting that some of Aidid's top
lieutenants were holding a meeting that day
over near the Bakar Market area of Mogadishu.
thrust
Yesterday's interim report said thrust in
both the aircraft's engines probably failed
because water in the fuel had frozen at altitude.
pastime
Just as British left-wingers saw a ban on fox-hunting
as a way of spiting toffs, so some Catalans see a ban
on la corrida as a way of taunting Spaniards,
a especially popular pastime in an election year.
desolate
it takes place in a similarly conceived
post-apocalyptic America, deserted and desolate,
with marauding gangs of cannibals
and killers comprising the remaining population.
idiot
Although he initially dismissed the incident
as "some idiot comment meant to be amusing,"
he soon apologized publicly amid mounting criticism
and even met privately with the Rutgers team.
waterproof
A: How much is the waterproof coat?
B: 500 bucks. Take it or leave it.
