剑桥雅思词汇精选Q

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1.quadruple

We need quadruple the number of players we’ve got for a full orchestra.

2.qualification

The qualifications gained and the skills developed on this course will provide a good basis for gaining employment in office work.

3.quantity

The quantity of these gases, again multiplied over 3,500 million years, is enough to explain the mass of the world’s atmosphere.

4.quarrel

I had a quarrel with my flat-mate about who should do the housework.

5.query¹

Your interesting report raises several important queries².

6.quest

However far from reality such portrayals³ are, they capture the essential truth that archaeology⁴ is an exciting quest — the quest for knowledge about ourselves and our past.

7.questionnaire

A large number of points can be covered in a short time, using interview worksheets and questionnaires.

8.queue

There must be at least 50 people in the queue — we’ll be here till 2 o’clock at this rate.

9.quit

I don’t want to quit my job and my employers are keen for me to get some more qualifications.

10.quiz

Entertainment is laid on nearly every night with tour leaders on hand to organize lectures, games, quizzes and respond to any special requests from guests.

11.quotation⁵

Johnson wrote the definitions of over 40,000 words, and illustrated⁶ their many meanings with some 114,000 quotations⁷ drawn⁸ from English writing on every subject, from the Elizabethans to his own time.

1 query   

n.疑问，问号，质问；vt.询问，表示怀疑

参考例句：

• I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
• They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。

2 queries   

n.问题( query的名词复数 )；疑问；询问；问号v.质疑，对…表示疑问( query的第三人称单数 )；询问

参考例句：

• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. 我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。
• Her queries were rhetorical,and best ignored. 她的质问只不过是说说而已，最好不予理睬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 portrayals   

n.画像( portrayal的名词复数 )；描述；描写；描摹

参考例句：

• And painters alluded to her eroticism in their bare breasted portrayals of the dying queen. 画家们把她描绘为裸胸垂死的贪欲的女王。 来自互联网

4 archaeology   

n.考古学

参考例句：

• She teaches archaeology at the university.她在大学里教考古学。
• He displayed interest in archaeology.他对考古学有兴趣。

5 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

6 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

7 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。