2019年大学英语四级常考词汇及句（15）

　　1. release vt. /n. [rɪ'liːs]释放，排放;解释解脱

　　例句：The prisoner was questioned before his release.

　　囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。

　　例句：The puffball is ready to release its spores.

　　尘菌已经要释放孢子了。

　　2. exaggerate v. [ɪg'zædʒəreɪt; eg-]夸大，夸张

　　例句：The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.

　　形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。

　　3. evil a. ['iːv(ə)l; -vɪl]邪恶的，坏的

　　例句：The book gives, as it were, a picture of the evil old society.

　　这本书可谓是展现过去那个邪恶社会的图画。

　　4. shrink vi. [ʃrɪŋk]起皱，收缩;退缩

　　例句：Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?

　　这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗?

　　例句：We will never shrink from difficulties.

　　我们在困难面前决不退缩。

　　5. subtract v. [səb'trækt] 减(去)

　　例句：Please subtract a quarter of the money for your own use.

　　请扣除四分之一的钱由你自己支配使用。

　　6. suburb n. ['sʌbɜːb] 市郊

　　例句：The factory is located in the suburb.

　　那家工厂坐落于郊区。

　　7. subway n. ['sʌbweɪ] 地铁

　　例句：I want to get there by subway.

　　我想乘地铁去那儿。

　　8. survey n. /vt. [ˈsəːveɪ; (for v.) səˈveɪ] 调查，勘测

　　例句：A recent survey of public opinions shows that most people are worried about the increasing crime.

　　一份最近的民意调查表明,大多数人对不断增长的犯罪率表示忧虑。

　　例句：They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

　　他们调查了暴风雨造成的损失。

　　9. wealthy a. ['welθɪ] 富裕的

　　例句：She's an attractive woman, and wealthy to boot.

　　她是个很有魅力的女人，而且很富有。

　　10. adjust v. [ə'dʒʌst]调整，调节

　　例句：Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?

　　你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗?