英語四級單詞每天背 第0154期

ambitious

英 [?m?b???s] 美 [?m?b???s]

adj. 有抱負(fù)的，野心勃勃的；費勁的，艱巨的；熱望的

例句：

For socially ambitious couples this is a problem.
對在社會地位方面有野心的夫婦來說，這是個問題。

Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all.
克里斯是如此雄心勃勃，如此堅決地要把它做完。

He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive.
他一直都野心勃勃，極其爭強好斗。

alcoholism

英 [??lk?h?l?z?m] 美 [??lk?hɑ?l?z?m]

n. 酗酒；[內(nèi)科] 酒精中毒

例句：

Alcoholism is clearly present in society today.
酗酒在當(dāng)今社會是非常常見的。

After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body.
長期酗酒會損害肝臟、大腦和身體其他部位。

Stress can cause high blood pressure, heart attacks and alcoholism, and it may even drive people to suicide.
壓力可能導(dǎo)致高血壓、心臟病和酗酒，甚至可能迫使人們自殺。

inadequate

英 [?n??d?kw?t] 美 [?n??d?kw?t]

adj. 不充分的，不足的，不夠好的；不能勝任的，信心不足的

例句：

Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.
食品和藥物的供應(yīng)是不足的。

I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up.
我仍舊感到能力不足，毫無用處，混淆不清。

Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate.
藝術(shù)上的公共支出嚴(yán)重不足。

stewardess

英 [?stju???des; ?stju??des] 美 [?stu??rd?s]

n. （船舶、飛機或火車上的）女服務(wù)員，女乘務(wù)員

例句：

A girl who wants to be a stewardess must be pretty and helpful.
一個想成為空姐的女孩必須漂亮而且樂于服務(wù)。

One day before the plane took off, the stewardess approached Sam and asked him to fasten his seat belt.
某天飛機起飛前，空姐走到山姆面前要求他系好安全帶。

Facing her smile, I always believe that if she is of the right height, she is likely to become a stewardess.
面對著她的微笑，我始終相信如果她的身高合適，她很有可能會成為空姐。

speculation

英 [?spekju?le??(?)n] 美 [?spekju?le??n]

n. 投機，投機買賣；猜測，推測，推斷

例句：

I am tired of all the speculation.
我厭煩了所有這些猜測。

Speculation is rife that he will be fired.
他將被解雇的猜測盛行。

Speculation about a divorce proved totally unfounded.
有關(guān)離婚的猜測證實純屬無稽之談。

回顧

1. ambitious
2. alcoholism
3. inadequate
4. stewardess
5. speculation