通过句子背单词 | 生疏的四六级词汇 4
通过句子背单词，从记住到会用。
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persevere [ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə(r)] vi. 坚持；不屈不挠；固执己见（在辩论中）
/ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪər/ to try to do or continue doing something in a determined way, despite having problems 锲而不舍，坚持不懈
The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.
教育主管在坚持不懈地为该校争取更多资金。
This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others.
这种不管障碍和挫折的锲而不舍的能力是人们最为钦佩的品质。
He is under no illusion about the size of the challenge, or how long he may have to persevere. [economist]
Despite intense efforts to rid the world of poliovirus, it continues to persevere. [nature]
polio['poʊlioʊ] n.小儿麻痹症；脊髓灰质炎
poliovirus /'pəʊlɪəʊ,vaɪrəs/ n. [病毒] 脊髓灰质炎病毒；小儿麻痹病毒
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sane /seɪn/ ( saner, sanest ) adj. 健全的；理智的；[临床] 神志正常的
1. ADJ Someone who is sane is able to think and behave normally and reasonably, and is not mentally ill. 心智健全的; 神志正常的
He seemed perfectly sane.
他看来心智非常健全。
2. ADJ If you refer to a sane person, action, or system, you mean one that you think is reasonable and sensible. 理智的; 合乎情理的
No sane person wishes to see conflict or casualties.
理智的人都不希望看到冲突或伤亡。
In a globally competitive environment, no sane manager should expect to escape the competitive discipline that is captured and measured in industry standards. [hbr]
Running keeps me sane, gives time to think and de-stress in what is a really stressful time. [ft]
It's better to commit to a sane program that fits in with your schedule and goals than to go all out and want to quit after one month. [shape]
反义词: insane adj.精神失常的；精神错乱的；十分愚蠢的；疯狂的
“I had to write 40 minutes in one week, which was insane,” he told me. [Atlantic]
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excerpt /ˈɛksɜːpt/ n. 摘录，引用
1. N-COUNT An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music taken from a larger piece. 摘录; 节选
...an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
…柴可夫斯基的《胡桃夹子》选段。
An excerpt of the speech appeared in the Sunday paper.
The document was excerpted from an unidentified FBI file.
unidentified adj. 未经确认的；未辨别出的，身份不明的
An excerpt of the conversation appears below.[cell]
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graze [ɡreɪz] v.放牧；擦伤；（在草地上）吃青草；放牛
n.（表皮）擦伤
Five cows graze serenely around a massive oak.
5头奶牛在一棵大橡树附近安静地吃草。
Several horses grazed the meadowland.
几匹马在牧场上吃草。
V-T If you graze a part of your body, you injure your skin by scraping against something. 擦破皮
I had grazed my knees a little.
我的膝盖擦破了一点皮。
Although cuts and grazes are not usually very serious, they can be quite painful.
尽管割伤和擦伤一般并无大碍，却会很疼。
Villagers could no longer graze livestock or gather wood there. [Economist]
It lets farmers, for now, graze 14,000 head of cattle on its land and used to run a company that sold beef. [economist]
An example of this is a public pasture that is being used by four herdsmen to graze their herds of cattle. [cell]
（澳洲大火）The fires have also gutted outbuildings that store feed for animals and blackened the paddocks where they graze. [wsj]
gut /ɡʌt/ vt. 取出内脏；摧毁（建筑物等）的内部
outbuilding /ˈaʊtbɪldɪŋ/ n. 附属建筑物；外屋
feed n. 饲料；饲养；
blacken /ˈblækən/ vt. 使变黑；诽谤，诋毁
paddock /ˈpædək/ n. 围场；小牧场
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grease /griːs/ n.油脂；润滑脂；（炼过的）动物油脂
v.给…加润滑油；在…上涂油（或抹油、擦油）
I greased front and rear hubs and adjusted the brakes.
我把前后轮轴都加了润滑油并调试了刹车。
He could smell the bacon grease.
他闻到了一股熏肉的油脂味儿。
Grease two sturdy baking sheets and heat the oven to 400 degrees.
给两个坚固耐用的烘烤盘涂上油，然后把烤箱加热到400度。
Some prefer beef grease while others go for pork grease.[nytimes]
Another concern is that as more refineries get into this business, it could become harder for them to find enough kitchen grease and animal fat.[nytimes]
The company collects grease from tens of thousands of restaurants worldwide, including in the United States, then mixes it with waste from around the world at its refineries. [nytimes]