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B7U4 Protecting our heritage sites
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1. awe
vt. 使惊叹,使敬畏
She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.
她对这么多名人在场表示非常敬畏。
n. 敬畏,惊叹
He speaks of her with/in awe.
他说到她时充满了敬畏。
派生:awful adj. 糟糕的,可怕的
awesome adj. 令人惊叹的,极好的
2. preserve v.
维护,维持
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
想要维护和平的努力失败了。
保存,保养
This is a perfectly preserved 14th century house.
这是一栋保存完好的14世纪的房子。
Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved.
他真的有60岁了?他保养得非常好啊。
2. preserve v.
保存,保鲜(食物)
Early settlers preserved meat by drying and salting it.
早期的移民通过晒干腌制来保存肉类。
保护
preserve endangered species from extinction
保护濒危物种免于灭绝
3. wear down (wore, worn)
(使)磨损,磨平
My shoes have worn down at the heel.
我鞋子的鞋跟已经磨损了。
Its teeth were worn down.
它的牙齿已经被磨平了。
不断消磨,挫败
Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.
她的坚持起了效果,她最终消磨掉了我的意志。
4. ruin v.
破坏,毁灭
The bad weather ruined our trip.
坏天气毁了我们的旅行。
My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
我的新鞋子在泥里全毁了。
使破产,毁灭
If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
如果她输掉这场官司,她会破产。
The country was ruined by the war.
这个国家被战争毁了。
4. ruin n.
毁坏,毁灭
A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
大量的教堂在革命后被摧毁。
断壁残垣,遗迹(常用复数)
Two bodies were found among the ruins of the house.
在房子的断壁残垣中找到两具尸体。
破产
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
银行的介入使公司免于金融破产。
5. conflict n.
(人,群体等)冲突,矛盾
a conflict between two cultures 两种文化的冲突
conflict with the workers 和工人们的冲突
conflict over nurses’ pay 关于护士工资的矛盾
in conflict with sb 与某人发生冲突
(军事)冲突,战斗
military conflict 军事冲突
a conflict between the two countries 两个国家之间的冲突
(想法,情感等)矛盾,不一致
a conflict between love and duty 爱与责任之间的矛盾
5. conflict v. 冲突,抵触
There are several major areas where their interests conflict.
在几个主要地区中,他们的利益有冲突。
These results conflict