英語四級單詞每天背 第0004期

stipulation

英 [?st?pju?le??n] 美 [?st?pju?le??n]

n. 條款，約定（規(guī)定）的條件

例句：

Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.
克里弗德惟一的規(guī)定是他的客戶必須聽從自己的建議。

The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies.
唯一的要求是你選的題目必須與你的研究科目有關(guān)。

Its reciprocity is merely an added stipulation.
它的互惠只是一個附加的約定。

diminish

英 [d??m?n??] 美 [d??m?n??]

v. 減弱，降低，減少；貶低，輕視

例句：

Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
聯(lián)邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的權(quán)力。

In zones of increased turbulence, the planes' wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish.
在湍流增強(qiáng)的區(qū)域，飛機(jī)的尾流會消失得更快，它的效果也會減弱。

Conversely, teachers who have a tendency to "overdirect" can diminish their gifted pupils' learning autonomy.
相反，有“過度指導(dǎo)”傾向的教師會削弱天才學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)自主性。

conducive

英 [k?n?dju?s?v] 美 [k?n?du?s?v]

adj. 有助的，有益的

例句：

Cutting the working week would be conducive to the individual, giving millions of workers more time to spend as they see fit.
減少每周工作時間將對個人有益，讓數(shù)百萬工人有更多的時間，并在他們認(rèn)為合適的地方度過這些時間。

In my view, it is important for parents to ensure that the home atmosphere is conducive to learning both academic and social skills.
在我看來，對家長來說重要的是確保家庭氛圍有利于學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)術(shù)和社會技能。

It is important for parents to ensure a good atmosphere which is conducive to the children's learning in both academic and social skills.
重要的是家長要確保一個良好的氛圍，這有利于孩子在學(xué)術(shù)和社會技能的學(xué)習(xí)。

pessimistic

英 [?pes??m?st?k] 美 [?pes??m?st?k]

adj. 悲觀的，悲觀主義的

例句：

I think you're being far too pessimistic.
我覺得你過于悲觀了。

Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.
并非每個人都對未來如此悲觀。

The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic.
這次會議的氣氛顯然很悲觀。

milestone

英 [?ma?lst??n] 美 [?ma?lsto?n]

n. 重要事件，轉(zhuǎn)折點；里程碑，里程標(biāo)

【名】 (Milestone) 邁爾斯通（人名）

例句：

He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in Zambian history.
他說該黨的成立代表著贊比亞歷史上的一個里程碑。

By 2014, that milestone had shifted to age 29.
到了2014年，這一里程碑轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)?9歲。

In fact, this "milestone" came and went with a whimper for me.
實際上，對于我來說，這個“里程碑”夾雜著嗚咽聲來來去去。

回顧

1. stipulation
2. diminish
3. conducive
4. pessimistic
5. milestone