五百基础词汇定义，造句，和练习答案（14）

'Words, like fine flowers, have their colors, too"
Ernest Rhys, Words

1. Unruly / xn'ruf / hard to rule or control; lawless

a, Unruly behavior is prohibited at the pool.
b. When he persisted in acting unruly, Ralph was fired from his job,
c. His unruly actions were a menace to those who were trying to work,

2. Rival / 'raivl / person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than another

a, The boxer devised an attack which would help him to be victorious over his young rival.
b. Sherry didn't like to compete because she always thought her rival would win,
c. Seidman and Son decided to migrate to an area where they would have fewer rivals.

3. Violent / 'vaiolont / acting or done with strong, rough force

a, Carefully, very carefully, we approached the violent man,
b. Violent behavior is prohibited on school grounds,
c. Vernon had a tendency to be violent when someone angered him,

4. Brutal / 'bru:tl / coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel

a, Dozens of employees quit the job because the boss was brutal to them,
b. The brutal track coach persisted in making the team work out all morning under the hot sun,
c. Swearing to catch the murderer, the detectives revealed that it had been an unusually brutal, violent crime,

5. Opponent / a'paunant / person who is on the other side of a fight, game, or discussion; person fighting, struggling or speaking against another

a, The Russian chess player underestimated his opponent and lost.
b. He was a bitter opponent of costly urban reform,
c. Seeing his flabby opponent, Slugger was sure he would be victorious.

6. Brawl/ bro:l / a noisy quarrel or fight

a, The journalist covered all the details of the brawl in the park,
b. Larry dreaded a brawl with his father over finding a job,
c. What started out as a polite discussion soon became a violent brawl,

7. Duplicate / 'dju.phkert / an exact copy; make an exact copy of; repeat exactly

a, Elliott tried to deceive Mrs, Held by making a duplicate of my paper,
b. We duplicated the document so that everyone had a copy to study,
c. The so-called expert did a mediocre job of duplicating the Van Gogh painting,

8. Vicious / 'vijas / evil; wicked; savage

a, Liza was unpopular because she was vicious to people she had just met.
b. The vicious editor published false stories about people he disliked,
c. Mr. Voss was reluctant to talk about his vicious pit bull.

9. Whirling / 'W3:II~ / turning or swinging round and round; spinning

a, The space vessel was whirling around before it landed on earth,
b. As they tried to lift the bulky piano, the movers went whirling across the living room,
c. Because Angelo drank too much, he commenced to feel that everything was whirling around the bar,

10. Underdog / 'xndadnq / person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose

a. Minority groups complain about being the underdogs in this century.
b. I always feel sorry for the underdog in a streetfight.
c. The Jets were identified as underdogs even though they had beaten the Los Angeles Rams earlier in the season.

11. Thrust / 8rAst / push with force

a. Once the jet engine was ignited, it thrust the rocket from the ground.
b. He had adequate strength to thrust himself through the locked door.
c. Eva was in a terrible rage when she thrust herself into the room.

12. Bewildered / bi'wrldod / confused completely; puzzled

a. The lawyer was bewildered by his client's lack of interest in the case.
b. His partner's weird actions left Jack bewildered.
c. Bewildered by the sudden hazy weather, he decided not to go to the beach.

Answer keys:

1. unruly 2. brutal, violent, or vicous 3. brawl 4. thrust 5. duplicate 6. rival or opponent
7. rival or opponent 8. bewildered 9. underdog 10. brutal, violent, or vicious
11. whirling 12.brutal, violent, or vicious


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