英語四級高頻詞匯第134期

collision

英 [k??l??n] 美 [k??l??n]

n. 碰撞；沖突；（意見，看法）的抵觸；（政黨等的）傾軋

例句：

He said it was true that a collision had happened.
他說碰撞真的發(fā)生了一次。

There was a slight collision but my car was undamaged.
雖有輕微碰撞，但我的汽車沒有損壞。

The play represents the collision of three generations.
該劇表現(xiàn)了3代人之間的沖突。

authority

英 [???θ?r?ti] 美 [??θ??r?ti]

n. 權(quán)威；權(quán)力；當(dāng)局

例句：

She had an aura of authority.
她有一種權(quán)威氣質(zhì)。

His authority is steadily weakening.
他的權(quán)威日趨減弱。

Her speech carried the ring of authority.
她的講話帶著權(quán)威的口吻。

tension

英 [?ten?n] 美 [?ten?n]

n. 張力，拉力；緊張，不安；電壓

vt. 使緊張；使拉緊

例句：

The tension was mounting perceptibly.
緊張狀況明顯在加劇。

The atmosphere crackled with tension.
氣氛頓時緊張了起來。

The atmosphere was thick with tension.
氣氛緊張得使人透不過氣來。

jewel

英 [?d?u??l] 美 [?d?u??l]

n. 寶石；珠寶

vt. 鑲以寶石；飾以珠寶

例句：

He asked how much I spent on the rare jewel.
他問我花了多少錢買這件稀有的珠寶。

The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.
按最低的評估這塊寶石也值 200 美元。

It's a jewel box of about 150 artifacts, the density of the installation providing a powerful experience for the visitor than does the sparser display.
它是一個珠寶盒，大約有150件手工藝品，陳設(shè)的密度比稀疏展覽更能為參觀者提供了強(qiáng)大的體驗。

diverse

英 [da??v??s] 美 [da??v??rs]

adj. 不同的，相異的；多種多樣的，形形色色的

例句：

Cuba is a composite of diverse traditions and people.
古巴是一個不同傳統(tǒng)和民族的融合體。

The company owns a very diverse library of Arabic music.
公司收藏有多種多樣的阿拉伯音樂。

It is geographically more diverse than any other continent.
它在地理上比其他任何大陸都更具多樣性。

回顧

1. collision
2. authority
3. tension
4. jewel
5. diverse