（考研词汇）新版—2-2

第二步：

我们来看这些词汇中孤立的名词：
1）cat
n.猫，猫科，猫皮
例句：A cat has nine lives.
猫有九命。
Lions and leopards¹ are some of the big cats.
狮子和豹子是猫科动物
2）cattle
n.牛
例句：The cattle are in the shed.
牛在牛棚里。
3）ceremony
n.典礼，仪式；礼节
例句：What the old headmaster said at the graduation ceremony dwells

in my mind.
老校长在毕业典礼上讲的话一直留在我的脑海里。
4）chain
n.链，链条，项圈
例句：The severely² sentenced prisoners' chains clanked as they

walked.
被判重刑的囚犯们行走时,铁链当啷作响
5）cave
n.山洞，洞穴，窑洞
例句：Dunhuang Caves
敦煌石窟

1 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。