每日英文16单词（每日20个英语单词）

1. basis [beɪsɪs]

n.基础，主要成分

the most important facts , ideas , etc . from which something is developed

参考例句：

1. We can't accept that as a basis for a decision. 我们不能同意以此为基础来做出决定。

2. What is the basis of your opinion? 你这样看的根据是什么？

2. prison [prɪzn]

n.监狱(禁)；拘留所

a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment

参考例句：

1. They put him in prison. 他们将他逮捕入狱。

2. If you go on like this you will be put into prison. 你这样下去会进监狱的。

3. despite [dɪspaɪt]

n.轻视，憎恨；prep.虽然，尽管

without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

参考例句：

1. Despite the difficulties he threw himself into the research. 尽管困难重重，他还是全心投入了调查研究。

2. All the people on the ship were in safety despite the storm. 虽然遇到风暴，船上所有的人都安然无恙。

4. recover [rɪkʌvə(r)]

vi./vt.痊愈；恢复；重新获得

to get back something lost , especially health , ability , possessions,

参考例句：

1. What magic drug have you taken to recover so quickly? 你吃了什么神奇的药恢复的如此之快？

2. Don't worry. The patient will soon recover. 你别愁，病人很快会好的。

5. abstinent [æbstɪnənt]

adj.饮食有度的，有节制的，禁欲的；n.禁欲者

a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

参考例句：

1. Indeed, very many females and males are neither abstinent nor sexually exclusive. 真实的情形是，非常多的男男女女既不禁欲也不性专一。

2. During treatment, sexual activity should be abstinent. 治疗期间，宜节制房事。

6. pendulous [pendjələs]

adj.下垂的；摆动的

hanging down loosely

参考例句：

1. The oriole builds a pendulous nest. 金莺鸟筑一个悬垂的巢。

2. Her lip grew pendulous as she aged. 由于老迈，她的嘴唇往下坠了。

7. wretch [retʃ]

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

a person who experiences something unpleasant

参考例句：

1. You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。

2. The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him. 死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

8. libido [lɪbi:dəʊ]

n.本能的冲动

a person's sexual energy

参考例句：

1. Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido. 睡眠不足是导致性欲丧失的一个主要因素。

2. Ginseng can increase energy and libido, which can help solve intimacy problems. 人参可以增加活力和性欲，从而帮助解决亲密关系的问题。

9. infestation [ɪnfe'steɪʃn]

n.侵扰，蔓延

the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

参考例句：

1. The premises were treated for cockroach infestation. 因蟑螂成灾，这些房屋集中进行了灭蟑活动。

2. Parts of California are suffering from an infestation of oriental fruit flies. 加利福尼亚的部分地区正遭受东方果蝇的大肆侵袭。

10. stomp [stɒmp]

vt.跺（脚），重踩，重踏

to walk with intentionally heavy steps , especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed

参考例句：

1. And you go to france, and you go to stomp! 你去法国，你去看跺脚舞！

2. How hard did she stomp? 她跺得有多狠？

11. foghorn [fɒghɔ:n]

n..雾号（浓雾信号）

a horn that makes a very loud sound to warn ships that they are close to land or other ships

参考例句：

1. The foghorn boomed out its warning. 雾角鸣声示警。

2. The ship foghorn boomed out. 船上的浓雾号角发出呜呜声。

12. entente [ɒntɒnt]

n.协定；有协定关系的各国

an informal alliance between countries

参考例句：

1. The French entente with Great Britain had already been significantly extended. 法国和英国之间友好协议的范围已经大幅度拓宽。

2. Electoral pacts would not work, but an entente cordiale might. 选举协定不会起作用，但是政府间的谅解也许可以。

13. silicate [sɪlɪkeɪt]

n.硅酸盐

any of a large number of common minerals formed of silica , oxygen and one or more other elements

参考例句：

1. There are large amounts of aluminum silicate in the area. 这个地区有大量的硅酸铝。

2. Silicate minerals are characteristically refractory and difficult to break down. 硅酸盐矿物的特点是耐熔和难以分离。

14. spartan [spɑ:tn]

adj.简朴的，刻苦的；n.斯巴达；斯巴达式的人

simple and severe with no comfort

参考例句：

1. Their spartan lifestyle prohibits a fridge or a phone. 他们不使用冰箱和电话，过着简朴的生活。

2. The rooms were spartan and undecorated. 房间没有装饰，极为简陋。

15. pedant [pednt]

n.迂儒；卖弄学问的人

a person who is too interested in formal rules and small details that are not important

参考例句：

1. He's a bit of a pedant. 这人有点迂。

2. A man of talent is one thing, and a pedant another. 有才能的人和卖弄学问的人是不一样的。

16. status [steɪtəs]

n.状态，情形，地位；

an accepted or official position , especially in a social group

参考例句：

1. We all are interested in the status of world affairs. 我们都关心世界形势。

2. We need to upgrade the status of teachers. 我们需要提升老师的地位。

17. edition [ɪdɪʃn]

n.版次，版本；（报纸、杂志的）一份；（广播、电视节目的）一期；（书、报、杂志等的）一版印刷总数

a particular form in which a book , magazine or newspaper is published

参考例句：

1. The last edition of this newspaper goes to press at 6 pm. 该报的最后一版下午六点钟付印。

2. The second edition was published only in America. 第二版只在美国出版。

18. used [ju:st]

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常；v. 用；习惯（use的过去式）

used to show that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no longer happens or is no longer true

参考例句：

1. I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day. 我过去常常工作到6:00左右。

2. He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour. 他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

19. examine [ɪgzæmɪn]

vt.检查，细查；对…进行考试；vi. 检查，细查，调查

to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them

参考例句：

1. Let me examine you please. 我给你检查一下。

2. The teacher will examine the students in music. 老师将测验学生们的音乐知识。

20. freeze [fri:z]

vi.冻结，冷冻，僵硬，楞住；vt.使结冰，使冻住，使呆住；n.结冰，凝固

If you freeze something, you lower its temperature below 0°C, causing it to become cold and often hard, and if something freezes, its temperature goes below 0°C

参考例句：

1. I'll buy extra meat and just freeze it. 我要多买些肉冷藏起来。

2. Temperature must be fifteen degrees. We won't freeze. 温度一定能有十五度。我们不会冻死了。

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