Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
3747. xenophobia
释义: fear or hatred of foreigners
例句: When the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepared for the xenophobia he found there.
3748. yen
释义: longing; urge
例句: She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.
3749. yeoman
释义: man owing small estate; middle-class farmer
例句: It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determined the nation's policies.
3750. yield
释义: amount produced; crop; income on investment
例句: An experienced farmer can estimate the annual yield of his acres with surprising accuracy.
3751. yield
释义: give in; surrender
例句: The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe.
3752. yoke
释义: join together, unite
例句: I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow.
3753. yokel
释义: country bumpkin
例句: At school, his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.
3754. yore
释义: time past
例句: He dreamed of the elegant homes of yore, but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
3755. zany
释义: crazy; comic
例句: I can watch the Marx brothers' zany antics for hours.
3756. zeal
释义: eager enthusiasm
例句: Wang's zeal was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters, inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.
3757. zealot
释义: fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
例句: It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.
3758. zenith
释义: point directly overhead in the sky; summit
例句: When the sun was at its zenith, the glare was not as strong as at sunrise and sunset.
3759. zephyr
释义: gentle breeze; west wind
例句: When these zephyrs blow, it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
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| You can memorize words in an efficient way if you pronounce them reasonably. Say words correctly, and you will learn them easily. Correct pronunciation means correct spelling of the words. English spelling is not good to guide its pronunciation. But spelling and pronunciation have closed relationship. They match each other perfectly. Sometimes we can pronounce a word according to its spelling. English pronunciation can also guide its spelling. This is a two-way communication. |
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