broach 英 [brəʊtʃ] 美 [broʊtʃ] vt. 提出;钻孔;开始讨论;给…开口 n. 钻头;凿子;胸针(等于brooch)vi. 突然横转
考点1: v.开启,启封: to open for the first time
■e.g. broach a keg of beer 开一小桶酒
■同: break
■反: close off关闭
考点2: v.提出讨论: to present or bring forward for discussion
■e.g. broached the topic of plans for next year's parade将明年的游行活动计划摆上讨论日程
■同: moot, place, raise, bring up
irrigate 英 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt] 美 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt] vt. 灌溉;冲洗;使清新 vi. 灌溉;冲洗
考点1: vt.灌溉: to supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams; water artificially
■e.g. irrigate crops periodically 定期灌溉农作物
■同: water
考点2: vt.冲洗: to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid (as in removing a foreign body or medicating)
■e.g. irrigate the wound冲洗伤口
■同: flush, rinse, wash
■派: irrigation n.灌溉
parry 英 [ˈpæri] 美 [ˈpæri] v. 挡开;回避 n. 挡开;搪塞
考点1: vt.躲避(问题): to evade especially by an adroit answer
■e.g. He parried the embarrassing question with a clever reply. 他以巧妙的回答躲避了这个令人尴尬的问题
■同: avoid, dodge, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, scape, shirk, shun
■反: confront, face, meet 面对;embrace 欣然接受
throng 英 [θrɒŋ] 美 [θrɔːŋ] n. 人群;众多 vt. 群集;挤满 vi. 蜂拥而至;群集 adj. 拥挤的
考点1: vi. /n.大量聚集: to crowd together in great numbers
■e.g. commuters thronging the MTR platform 持月票的乘客拥向地铁站
■同: flock, mob, swarm
boor 英 [bʊə(r); bɔː(r)] 美 [bʊr] n. 农民;粗野的人;不懂礼貌的人
考点1: n.粗鲁的人,不敏感的人: a rude or insensitive person
■e.g. acting like boor 表现得很粗鲁
■同: peasant, barbarian, buffoon
■反: sentimentalist多愁善感的人