英語四級通關訓練 第0174期

theft

英 [θeft] 美 [θeft]

n. 偷竊，盜竊；盜竊罪

例句：

Are we insured against theft?
我們保了盜竊險沒有？

It isn't insured against theft.
它沒有買盜竊險。

She admitted theft.
她招認了偷竊行為。

starting

英 ['sta:ti?] 美 [?stɑrt??]

n. 開始；出發(fā)

v. 開始（start 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

例句：

The flowers are starting to open.
花開始綻放了。

The evening rush was just starting.
繁忙的夜晚才剛開始。

What time are we starting tomorrow?
我們明天什么時候出發(fā)？

eyeball

英 [?a?b??l] 美 [?a?b??l]

n. 眼球；眼珠子

vt. 盯住看；仔細對……打量

vi. 仔細打量；盯著

例句：

Other ocular signs include involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyeball.
其它眼睛特征包括眼球無意識而有節(jié)奏的運動。

There are close to one million nerve fibers that connect the eyeball to the brain, as of yet it is impossible to attach them all in a new person.
眼球和大腦之間有近100萬個神經(jīng)纖維，但目前還不可能把它們?nèi)哭D(zhuǎn)移至另一個人體上。

The protesters and police stood eyeball to eyeball.
抗議者與警察劍拔弩張。

prosecutor

英 [?pr?s?kju?t?(r)] 美 [?prɑ?s?kju?t?r]

n. 檢察官，公訴人；（刑事庭的）原告律師

例句：

A report by the state prosecutor described the police action as confused and disorganized.
州檢察官的報告將警方的行動描述成混亂和缺乏組織的。

The prosecutor told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale.
公訴人對法官說這些罪行情節(jié)較輕，希望能夠從寬判決。

His chances do not seem good in view of the fact that the Chief Prosecutor has already voiced his public disapproval.
鑒于首席檢察官已公開表示反對這一事實，他的機會看起來不好。

ahead

英 [??hed] 美 [??hed]

adv. 在前面，朝前面；領先，占優(yōu)勢；提前，預先；在將來，今后；（數(shù)量或價值上）更多，更高；取得進步，獲得成功；超出預期地，超前地

adj. 在前的，提前的

例句：

Already, she is thinking ahead.
她早就在考慮未來了。

China's economy galloped ahead.
中國的經(jīng)濟飛速向前發(fā)展。

Brett looked straight ahead.
布瑞特向前直視。

回顧

1. theft
2. starting
3. eyeball
4. prosecutor
5. ahead