在线4000 Essential English Words sentence课程其他-中国考试

a

c

o

m

p

l

i

s

h

ə'kɑmplɪʃ

He accomplished his goal of running ten miles.

a

p

r

o

v

e

ə'prʊv

Her co-workers approved her new plan.

a

p

r

o

x

i

m

a

t

e

ə'prɑksɪmət

My approximate height is two meters.

b

a

r

i

e

r

'bærɪɚ

The Great Wall was a barrier between China and its enemies.

d

e

t

e

c

t

dɪ'tɛkt

The boy ran to the kitchen when he detected the smell of cookies.

d

u

t

y

'dʊti

It is parents’ duty to take care of their children.

e

l

e

m

e

n

t

a

r

y

,ɛlɪ'mɛntri

Children go to elementary school before high school.

f

a

i

l

u

r

e

'feljɚ

My cooking ended in failure because I burned the food.

g

r

a

d

u

a

l

'ɡrædʒuəl

Children learn to read at a gradual pace. They do not learn right away.

i

m

i

g

r

a

n

t

'ɪmɪɡrənt

My parents were immigrants. They came from Poland.

i

n

s

e

r

t

'ɪnsɝt

He inserted an extra sentence into the story.

i

n

s

t

a

n

t

'ɪnstənt

A microwave oven cooks food in an instant.

p

o

v

e

r

t

y

'pɑvɚti

Poverty is a problem in many countries around the world.

p

r

e

t

e

n

d

prɪ'tɛnd

The boy liked to pretend he was a king.

r

a

n

k

ræŋk

The man got to the rank of captain in the navy.

r

e

c

o

g

n

i

t

i

o

n

,rɛkəɡ'nɪʃən

The hero got recognition for his brave deed.

r

e

f

r

i

g

e

r

a

t

e

rɪ'frɪdʒəret

Supermarkets refrigerate fruit to make it last long.

r

e

n

t

rɛnt

To live in this house, I have to pay rent at the start of each month.

r

e

t

i

r

e

rɪ'taɪɚ

My father is sixty-five years old. He is about to retire from work.

s

t

a

t

i

s

t

i

c

stə'tɪstɪk

The statistics showed that we did just as well this year as last year.

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