英語四級通關訓練 第0023期

minority

英 [ma??n?r?ti] 美 [ma??n??r?ti]

n. 少數，少數派；少數民族，少數群體；未成年時期，未成年身份；唯一持不同意見者；（議會）少數黨得（或投）的票

adj. 少數的；少數民族的

例句：

Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
只有極少數人持這樣極端的觀點。

It was a salutary experience to be in the minority.
做少數派是種磨練人的經歷。

A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
少數官員準備篡改規(guī)則。

omission

英 [??m??(?)n] 美 [??m??n]

n. 省略，遺漏；被省略（或排除）的人（或物）；（尤指道德上或法律義務的）疏忽

例句：

Macufacturers provide that cell phones meet government standards for safe radio-frequency radiation omission.
制造商提供的手機符合政府安全的射頻輻射遺漏標準。

There's no change to collective bargaining at the USPS, a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency's costs.
美國郵政的集體談判沒有改變，考慮到人力成本占機構成本的80%，這是個重大遺漏問題。

The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes.
此劇刪減了兩場戲。

refugee

英 [?refju?d?i?] 美 [?refju?d?i?]

n. 難民，避難者

例句：

They were granted refugee status.
他們獲得了難民身份。

Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas.
許多難民村位于偏僻的地方。

Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.
軍隊試圖在一個難民營里設一個瞭望臺。

rescind

英 [r??s?nd] 美 [r??s?nd]

v. <正式>廢除，取消

例句：

The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling.
該州長無權撤銷這項裁決。

Others worry that the Brothers would rescind the peace treaty with Israel.
另外有些人擔心兄弟會掌權會廢除與以色列的和平協(xié)定。

Mr Netanyahu apologised fulsomely for the bad timing but refused to rescind the decision.
內塔尼亞胡為在錯誤的時間公布這一決定做了矯揉造作的道歉，卻拒絕撤銷這一決定。

identity

英 [a??dent?ti] 美 [a??dent?ti]

n. 身份，本體；個性，特性；同一性，一致；恒等運算，恒等式

例句：

He closely guarded her identity.
他嚴密地保守她的身份。

The thief used a false identity.
竊賊使用的是假身份。

Do you have any proof of identity?
你有身份證明嗎？

回顧

1. minority
2. omission
3. refugee
4. rescind
5. identity