Barron词汇 X, Y, Z |
Barron词汇 X, Y, Z
3747. xenophobia
释义: fear or hatred of foreigners
例句: When the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepared for the xenophobia he found there.
3748. yen
释义: longing; urge
例句: She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.
3749. yeoman
释义: man owing small estate; middle-class farmer
例句: It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determined the nation's policies.
3750. yield
释义: amount produced; crop; income on investment
例句: An experienced farmer can estimate the annual yield of his acres with surprising accuracy.
3751. yield
释义: give in; surrender
例句: The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe.
3752. yoke
释义: join together, unite
例句: I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow.
3753. yokel
释义: country bumpkin
例句: At school, his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.
3754. yore
释义: time past
例句: He dreamed of the elegant homes of yore, but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
3755. zany
释义: crazy; comic
例句: I can watch the Marx brothers' zany antics for hours.
3756. zeal
释义: eager enthusiasm
例句: Wang's zeal was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters, inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.
3757. zealot
释义: fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
例句: It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.
3758. zenith
释义: point directly overhead in the sky; summit
例句: When the sun was at its zenith, the glare was not as strong as at sunrise and sunset.
3759. zephyr
释义: gentle breeze; west wind
例句: When these zephyrs blow, it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
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