友课教育英语晨读2020-08-04

 1.*agree [ə'griː]
 v. 同意，赞同 
 Experts seem unable to agree whether the drug is safe or not. 
 对于这种药物是否安全的问题，专家们好像没能达成一致意见。
 agreement n. 协议；同意 

 2.agreeable [ə'griːəb(ə)l]
 adj. 使人愉快的；可以接受的 
 We spent a most agreeable evening by the river. 
 我们在河边度过了一个极为愉快的夜晚。 

 3.amiable ['eɪmɪəb(ə)l]
 adj. 和蔼可亲的，亲切的
 He seemed an amiable young man. 
 他看上去是个很友好的小伙子。 

 4.*favour ['feɪvə]
 v./n. 赞成，喜爱 
 The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing development. 
 政务委员会投票赞成耗资两亿英镑新建住宅区的计划。 

 5.*favourite ['feɪv(ə)rɪt]
 adj. /n. zui喜爱的（人或物）
 Cleaning the toilets is my least favourite job. 
 打扫厕所是我zui不喜欢的工作。 

 6.*favourable ['feɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l]
 adj. 有利的，赞成的
 favourable weather conditions 有利的天气条件 
 She made a very favourable impression on us. 
 她给我们留下的印象非常好。 

 7.hostile ['hɒstaɪl]
 adj. 敌对的，有敌意的
 The boy feels hostile towards his father. 
 那个男孩对他父亲怀有敌意。 

 8.hostage ['hɒstɪdʒ]
 n. 人质；抵押品
 She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen. 
 她被持枪歹徒劫持作人质。 

 9.hospitable  [hɒ'spɪtəb(ə)l]
 adj. 友好的，好客的；适宜生活的
 The villagers were very hospitable towards anyone who passed through. 
 村民们对所有过路人都非常热情友好。 
 hospitality  n. 好客；款待 

 10.approve [ə'pruːv]
 v. 批准，赞成 
 He doesn’t approve of smoking. 
 他不赞成抽烟。
 Finally the court approved the sale of the property. 
 法院zui终批准了房产的售卖。
 approval n. 同意 

 11.uphold  [ʌp'həʊld]
 up往上+ hold 拿着→往上拿着 
 v. 支持，赞成
 As a police officer you are expected to uphold the law whether you agree with it or not. 
 作为警察，不管你赞成与否都应该维护法律。 

 12.unanimous [juː'nænɪməs]
 adj. 意见一致的；一致通过的
 After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal. 
 经过长时间讨论，我们对这一提案作出了一致决定。