2016年12月大学英语六级词汇选择题练习(4)
differentiate
vt. 区分,区别
A botanist can differentiate varieties of plants.
植物学家能区分各种不同的植物。
despise
vt. 轻视,鄙视
As to you, I despise you.
至于你,我看不起你。
disable
vt. 使失去能力;使残废;使无资格
I will disable it again after the migration.
我将在迁移结束后再次禁用它。
dilemma
n. 困境;进退两难;两刀论法
This creates yet another dilemma.
这就造成了另一个困境。
discourage
vt. 阻止;使气馁
Low prices discourage industry.
低价格阻碍工业发展。
disperse
vt. 分散;使散开;传播
The police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
警察朝天开枪,企图驱散人群。
disaster
n. 灾难,灾祸;不幸
We must act now to forestall disaster.
我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。
dirt
n. 污垢,泥土;灰尘,尘土;下流话
The windows were encrusted with dirt.
窗户上覆盖了一层灰尘。
descent
n. 下降;血统;袭击;vt. 除去…的气味;使…失去香味
The authors show how this was triggered by his belief in the common descent of all humans.
作者表明,这张图是如何由他的信仰引发出来的,达尔文相信全人类属于共同的血统。
dispatch
vt. 派遣;分派
These handlers should always be deployed after the dispatch phase.
这些处理程序应该始终部署在调度阶段后。
1.A sprained wrist__________ the tennis player for three weeks.
2.She can__________ this kind of rose from the others.
3.In Mississippi many individuals of Acadian__________ ,called Cajuns,still maintain a separate folk culture.
4.The Browns were in a__________about whether to buy a house in the country or an apartment in the city where they worked.
5.The San Francisco earthquake and the Chicago fire are two of the greatest__________ in American history.
6.They were __________for their dishonesty.
7.Failing again and again would __________anyone.
8.The captain__________ a boat to bring a doctor on the ship in order to save his wife.
9.When the rain came down the crowds started to__________ .
10.You should take off your coat before you sit on that sofa,because it is covered with__________ from outside.
答案:1.disabled 2.differentiate 3.descent 4.dilemma 5.disasters 6.despised 7.discourage 8.dispatched 9.disperse 10.dirt