英語四級高頻詞匯第049期

expensive

英 [?k?spens?v] 美 [?k?spens?v]

adj. 昂貴的；花錢的

例句：

Food was scarce and expensive.
食物匱乏而且昂貴。

Skiing gear can be expensive.
滑雪用具有時會很昂貴。

Tickets are likely to be expensive.
入場券可能很貴。

advertise

英 [??dv?ta?z] 美 [??dv?rta?z]

vt. 通知；為…做廣告；使突出

vi. 做廣告，登廣告；作宣傳

例句：

It's simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product.
給這樣一個危險的產(chǎn)品做宣傳廣告是極不道德的。

In that world they advertise, it's always on.
在他們做廣告的那個世界里，它一直運轉(zhuǎn)著。

I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
我需要登廣告為我下學(xué)期找一個室友。

insurance

英 [?n????r?ns; ?n????r?ns] 美 [?n???r?ns]

n. 保險；保險費；保險契約；賠償金

例句：

Medical insurance is very pricey.
醫(yī)療保險很昂貴。

Insurance claims are expected to soar.
預(yù)計保險索賠會急劇增加。

He works in insurance.
他在保險業(yè)工作。

submerge

英 [s?b?m??d?] 美 [s?b?m??rd?]

vt. 淹沒；把…浸入；沉浸

vi. 淹沒；潛入水中；湮沒

例句：

Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.
河馬無法淹沒在僅存的幾個水坑里。

Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan.
毀壞大壩可能會淹沒武漢這樣的下游城市。

The waters were rising about the rock and would soon submerge it.
水漲到快跟巖石一樣高了，很快就會將它淹沒。

leap

英 [li?p] 美 [li?p]

v. 跳，跳躍；急速移動，猛沖；突然做（某事）；劇增，猛漲；（車輛）突然移動

n. 飛躍；跳躍，跳高；驟變；劇增；（用于地名）躍過或起跳處

n. (Leap)（美、法、英）萊亞（人名）

例句：

His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
他看見她時，心猛地一跳。

The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.
那個犯罪嫌疑人從三樓的窗口跳了出去。

She took a flying leap and landed on the other side of the stream.
她一個飛躍跳到小溪的對面。

回顧

1. expensive
2. advertise
3. insurance
4. submerge
5. leap