五百基础词汇定义，造句，和练习答案（36）

1. Prompt - quick; on time; done al once; to cause (someone) to do something; remind (someone) of the words or actions needed

a. Be prompt in assembling your baggage.
b. Terry's caution prompted him to ask many questions before he consented.
c. Larry was confident he knew his lines well enough not to need any prompting.

2. Hasty - quick; hurried; not well thought out

a. A hasty glance convinced him that he was being followed.
b. Rather than make a hasty decision, Mr. Torres rejected the offer.
c. Myra apologized for the hasty visit.

3. Scorch - burn slightly; dry up; criticize sharply

a. The hot iron scorched the tablecloth.
b. Farmers reported that their wheat was being scorched by the fierce rays of the sun.
c. Mr. Regan gave the class a scorching lecture on proper behavior in the cafeteria.

4. Tempest - violent storm with much wind; a violent disturbance

a. The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
b. Following the weather report of the approaching tempest, we were prompted to seek immediate shelter.
c. When Mr. Couche saw that a tempest was brewing over the issue, he hastily called a meeting.

5. Soothe - quiet; calm; comfort

a. With an embrace, the mother soothed the hurt child.
b. Heat soothes some aches; cold soothes others.
c. Rosalie's nerves were soothed by the soft music.

6. Sympathetic - having or showing kind feelings toward others; approving
a. Judge Cruz was sympathetic to the lawyer's plea for mercy.
b. Father was fortunately sympathetic to my request to use the car on weekends.
c. We were all sympathetic to Suzanne over her recent misfortune.

7. Redeem - buy back; payoff; carry out; set free; make up for

a. The property on which money has been lent is redeemed when the
loan is paid back.
b. My family was relieved to hear that the mortgage had been redeemed.
c. Mr. Franklin promptly redeemed his promise to help us in time of need.

8. Resume - begin again; go on; take again

a. Resume reading where we left off.
b. Those standing may resume their seats.
c. The violinist resumed playing after the intermission.

9. Harmony - situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or musical sound

a. We hoped the incident would not disrupt the harmony that existed between the brothers.
b. I am sympathetic to Warren because his plans are in harmony with mine.
c. We responded to the harmony of the song by humming along.

10. Refrain - hold back

a. Refrain from making hasty promises.
b. Milo could not refrain from laughing at the jest.
c. If you want to be heard, you must refrain from mumbling.

11. Illegal - not lawful; against the law

a. It is illegal to reveal the names of juvenile delinquents.
b. Bigamy is illegal in the United States.
c. Mr. Worthington's illegal stock manipulations led to his jail sentence.

12. Narcotic - drug that produces drowsiness, sleep, dullness, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dullinq the nerves

a. Opium is a powerful narcotic.
b. We do not have adequate knowledge of the narcotic properties of these substances.
c. The doctor prescribed a narcotic medicine to soothe the patient's suffering.

Answers:

1. prompt 2. soothed 3. redeemed 4. refrain 5. harmony 6. hasty
7. tempered* 8. scorch 9. sympathetic 10. resumed 1. illegal 12. narcotics
* I think the correct answer for 7 should be tempest instead.  - EnLearner

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五百基础词汇的使用和练习（36）