友课教育英语晨读2020-12-08

● fuse; infuse; diffuse

● refuse; boycott; deny; veto

● defy; confuse; puzzle; mystery

 注：标星号的词汇为重点单词。

1、*fuse

[fjuːz]

vi. 熔合，结合；熔化  n. 保险丝；导火索

We intend to fuse the companies into a single organization.

我们打算将各家公司合并成一个机构。

2、*infuse

[ɪn'fjuːz]

v. 灌输

They infuse the young people with Patriotism.

他们向年轻人灌输爱国主义精神。

3、diffuse

[dɪ'fjuːz]

v. 弥漫，传播，散布  adj. 弥漫的，冗长的  

Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.

电视是一个传播知识的强大工具。

diffusion  n. 传播 

the development and diffusion of ideas 思想的发展和传播

4、*refuse

[rɪ'fjuːz]

v. 拒绝，回绝     

The patient has the right to refuse treatment. 

病人有权拒绝治疗。

refusal   n. 拒绝，驳回

5、boycott

['bɒɪkɒt]

vt. 拒绝购买（或参加）；抵制

People were urged to boycott the country’s products.

人们被鼓动起来抵制那个国家的产品。

6、*deny

[dɪ'naɪ]

v. 否认，拒绝（承认/承担）

Neil denies breaking the window. 

尼尔不承认是他打破了窗户。

He denied all responsibility for the rumours which have been circulating.

他对四处传播的谣言拒绝承担责任。

denial  n. 否认，拒绝

7、veto

['viːtəʊ]

vt./n. 否决，禁止

My boss vetoed my taking any more time off this year.

我的老板不允许我今年再请假。

8、*defy

[dɪ'faɪ]   

vt. 违抗；拒不服从

It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.

很少看见孩子公然跟老师作对。

9、*confuse

[kən'fjuːz]

v. 使困惑，使糊涂；混淆

It’s easy to confuse his films, because he tends to use the same actors.

他的影片很容易混淆，因为他老是用相同的演员。

confusion  n. 混乱，混淆，困惑

10、*puzzle

['pʌz(ə)l]

v. （使）感到迷惑     n. 令人费解的情况；难题；谜

Management are still puzzling about/over how the accident could have happened. 

管理层仍对事故发生的原因感到迷惑不解。

11、*mystery

['mɪst(ə)ri]

n. 谜，神秘的事物，难以理解的事物

It’s a complete mystery to me why she married him at all!

我完全弄不懂她怎么会嫁给他！

mysterious  adj. 神秘的