Unit 2 King Lear一、核心单词用法例析1
shorten vt
She shortened the skirt by an inch
她把裙子缩短了一英寸
burden n
担子、主题(无复数),负担、麻烦The burden of grief made her in low spirits all day long
压在心头的悲伤使她整天郁郁寡欢
responsibility n
责任、负责;职责、义务、任务Who bears full responsibility for the consequence
谁对后果承担全部责任
allocate vt
配给、分配The headmaster allocated tasks to each of us
校长给我们每一个人都分配了工作
distribute vt
分发、分配某事物、分散放置In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force
在合作社中,利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的
contradict vt
批驳、相反、与
相矛盾The speaker had got confused, and started contradicting himself
演讲者弄糊涂了,说话自相矛盾起来了
He contradicted the manager at the meeting
他在会议上顶撞了经理
confirm vt
证实、确认、批准、肯定Please write to confirm your reservation
请来信确认你的预订项目
After a 6-month probationary period, she was co