704. I would rather withhold than uphold you unfold the gold foil on the threshold.
我宁愿忍住也不支持你在门槛上展开黄金箔。
withhold [wiðˈhəuld]
vt.拒绝,不给;抑制,制止
– I have nothing to withhold from you. 我没有什么事要对你隐瞒。
uphold [ˌʌpˈhəuld]
vt.支持,维护
= hold up
unfold [ˈʌnˈfəuld]
v.展开,打开;显露,展现
foil [fɔil]
n.箔,金属薄片;陪衬 vt.挫败,使受挫折
threshold [ˈθreʃhəuld]
n.门槛,门口;入门,开端,起始点
– The treaty will be the threshold of lasting peace. 这个条约将成为持久和平的开端。
705. The imposing man posed as a man of good disposition and disposed of the rubbish.
给人印象深刻的人冒充一个温和的人并且处理垃圾。
imposing [imˈpəuziŋ]
a.印象深的
– an imposing view across the valley 山谷壮观的景象
pose [pəuz]
vt.造成;陈述 vi.摆姿势;装腔作势 n.姿势
disposition [ˌdispəˈziʃən]
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
dispose [disˈpəuz]
vt.排列;使倾向于 vi.(of)去掉;处理
dispose of
处理, 安排, 转让, 卖掉, 除掉, 吃光, 解决
– I must dispose of the trouble. 我必须摆脱麻烦。
706. The prose author’s diagnosis discloses that the hose is damaged.
散文作者的诊断透露软管被是损坏的。
prose [prəuz]
n.散文
diagnosis [ˌdaiəgˈnəusis]
n.诊断
disclose [disˈkləuz]
vt.揭露,泄露,透露
– The report disclosed that he had served in prison. 报告披露他曾坐过牢。
hose [həuz]
n.输水软管;长统袜 vt.浇园子,用管冲洗
damaged [ˈdæmidʒd]
a.已损伤的;毁坏的
– One tenth of the goods were damaged. 十分之一的货物受到损伤。