stripe n.条纹

同 line, streak, band

Eric bought a new shirt that has green and yellow stripes on it.

埃里克买了一件黄绿色条纹相间的新衬衫。

surplus n.剩余

同 excess, remainder, oversupply

The farmer decided to sell some of his corn surplus instead of storing it.

农夫决定将部分剩余的玉米出售而不是放在仓库里。

tantamount adj.相等的

同equivalent, equal

The wages workers earn in that factory are tantamount to nothing.

那家工厂工人的收入几乎是零。

tint n.色彩

同 hue, tinge

Norma would like her new car to have a green tint.

诺玛想要部绿色的新车。

uncanny adj.不可思议的

同 fantastic, mysterious, eerie, unearthly, weird

Walter has the uncanny ability to know when the boss is going to call a meeting.

瓦特有不可思议的能力，他能知道老板什么时候要召开会议。

vanquish v.征服；击败

同 crush, conquer, overcome, overwhelm

The enemy was vanquished at last.

敌人终于被击败。

wane v.亏缺

同decrease, lessen, ebb

The moon wanes to a thin crescent every month.

月亮每月会渐亏为下弦月。*crescent n.新月

zealot n.狂热者

同 devotee, fan, partisan, believer

Many religious zealots will do nearly anything to gain converts.

许多宗教狂热者会不择手段地吸收信徒。

*convert n.皈依者

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. In _____, I realized that I had been wrong in ending my friendship with Julie.

2. He was a careless worker, and the machine he was working with suddenly _____ his hand.

3. The resemblance between the two men is absolutely _____.

4. Genghis Khan _____ most of Asia, establishing the Mongol Empire.

5. Mr. Harris is a _____ when it comes to the idea of cleanliness.

解答：1. retrospect 2. severed 3. uncanny 4. vanquished 5. zealot