IELTS备考 | words&phrases

1.outlaw

使...不合法,全面禁止

to make sth illegal

That's a practice that's outlawed here.

这种行为在这里属于非法行为。

Outlaw the hunting of wolves. They're to be left alone. They are to be protected.

规定猎杀狼为非法。它们应不被打扰。它们应被保护。

不法之徒;被剥夺法律权益者

a person who has done sth illegal and who is hiding from legal punishment; a person who has been deprived of legal rights

It's dangerous and illegal work, suitable only for outlaws.

这工作既危险又违法,只适合亡命之徒。

2.vile

极坏的,讨厌的,令人作呕的

very bad, unpleasant or disgusting

She has a vile temper; it is impossible to live with her.

她脾气极坏,要与她在一起生活是不可能的。

My dear, it's ghastly. Filthy climate, vile food, beastly people.

亲爱的,那儿真吓人,天气浑浊,食物糟糕,人像野兽一样。

邪恶的,不道德的

evil or immoral

Justin is a vile human and will never be accepted by us.

贾斯汀是个卑鄙的人,我们永远都不会接受他。

You judge everybody's mind by your own vile one!

你总是以为你自己的小人之心来度君子之腹!

3. diesel

柴油

a type of heavy oil used ad fuel

All the cars I've ever owned have been powered by petrol or diesel.

我开过的所有汽车都是用汽油或柴油的。

Oh, my God. It sounds like a diesel locomotive. 

我的天,这听起来就像是个柴油火车头。

4.guzzle

狂饮;暴食;狼吞虎咽

if you guzzle sth, you drink it or eat it quickly and greedily

Well, I was super late to work, rushing like crazy, guzzling my giant coffee, when this guy crashed into me.

有次我上班严重迟到,一边狂奔,一边大口喝咖啡,此时这家伙撞了我。

5.imperil

危及;使...陷于危险

to put sth/sb in danger

A civil war, a fanatical new regime. These could imperil our very way of life.

内战或是狂热的新政权,这些都会危及我们的生活方式。

6.diverge

岔开,分岔

to lead in different directions from a common point

diverge from sth

Two roads diverged in the wood and I took the one less traveled by.

两条路在树林中分岔,而我选择了走人少的那一条。

(意见、观点等)存在分歧

(of an opinion, idea etc)to be different

Alicia, hu...I'm sorry. I... Our memories seem to diverge here.

很抱歉,我们的记忆在这里有分歧。

But then our visions of the future began to diverge, and eventually we had a falling out.

但是后来我们对于未来的看法出现了分歧,最终我们起了争执。

7. saline

含盐的,咸的

containing salt

They're bags of salt water or saline solution.

它们仅仅只是几袋盐水,或者说盐溶液而已。

Constantly on the move, extracting liquid from plants, they can survive on saline water.

它们经常处于运动中,依靠冲植物中摄入的液体维生,它们甚至可以靠咸水生存。

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