英語單詞超好背 第0109期

approve

英 [??pru?v] 美 [??pru?v]

vt. 批準；贊成；為…提供證據(jù)

vi. 批準；贊成；滿意

例句：

We don't approve of smacking.
我們不贊成打孩子。

I don't approve of violence in any shape or form.
我不贊成任何形式的暴力行為。

She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter.
她不贊同他們選用的閱讀材料。

defray

英 [d??fre?] 美 [d??fre?]

vt. 支出；支付

例句：

The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
補助金幫助支付旅行費用。

We defray this charge when you pay your sundry fees bill.
在您付雜費的同時我們要支付這筆費用。

His bunkhouse vacations help defray the expense of two summer ranch hands.
他的農(nóng)舍之旅可以幫他支付兩個夏季牧場的人工費用。

innovation

英 [??n??ve??n] 美 [??n??ve??n]

n. 創(chuàng)新，革新；新方法

例句：

His greatest innovation was the use of interchangeable parts.
他最偉大的創(chuàng)新是使用了可互換部件。

Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism.
資本主義強調(diào)的是創(chuàng)新、競爭和個人至上。

Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation.
支持這一成功的基礎(chǔ)是一次堪稱典范的革新記錄。

sturdy

英 [?st??di] 美 [?st??rdi]

adj. 堅定的；強健的；健全的

n. 羊暈倒病

n. (Sturdy)人名；(英)斯特迪

例句：

She was a short, sturdy woman in her early sixties.
她是一位六十出頭、矮小結(jié)實的女人。

If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
如果你必須爬上去，就用一個穩(wěn)固的平臺或者一個結(jié)實的梯子。

They would peel large sheets of bark from the tree to form lightweight yet sturdy canoes.
他們會從樹上剝下大片的樹皮，做成輕便而結(jié)實的獨木舟。

worth

英 [w??θ] 美 [w??rθ]

adj. 值…的

n. 價值；財產(chǎn)

n. (Worth)人名；(英)沃思；(德)沃特

例句：

They weren't worth four bits.
它們不值50美分了。

How much is this painting worth?
這幅畫值多少錢？

It's not worth losing sleep over.
那件事不值得焦慮。

回顧

1. approve
2. defray
3. innovation
4. sturdy
5. worth