现代大学精读十单元的单词.pptVIP

Lesson 10 Mandela’s Garden Glossary Construct Vt. They constructed the bridge in a year. He has constructed a new theory. Contact n. Finally he managed to get into contact with him. The journalist has a contact in Paris. v. I shall contact you by telephone on Friday. We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. be in [out of] contact with contact lenses a man of many contacts maintain a close contact be in contact with be out of contact with bring into contact with throw in contact with come into (in) contact with have contact with lose contact with make contact with Cultivate v. -- cultivation n. … grow, The farmer is cultivating his land. This field has not been cultivated for years. … acquire, develop He cultivated an air of indifference. She cultivated her mind by reading many books. One should cultivate good manners from childhood. John always tries to cultivate people who might be able to help him. nourish I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby. Milk nourishes a baby. spiritual resources which nourished her in her darkest hours. a clay base nourished with plant detritus. 从植物腐殖质中吸取养料的泥土层。 He has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway. Decline Vi. become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease, deteriorate The birth rate continued to decline. Her health began to decline. About 2 miles east, the land begins to decline towards the river. vt. politely refuse (an invitation or offer) Caroline declined the coffee. We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. N. a serious decline in bird numbers. a civilization in decline. There has been a sharp decline in profits this year. Dump. n/v V. Some trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here. The couple dumped the car and fled. She dumped her knapsack on the floor. His girlfriend dumped him for being fat. These countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market. Investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer-g