【每日一记】

1. occupation [ˌɔkjuˈpeɪʃn]  

[释义] n. 占领,占据;占用;职业,工作

[例句] the occupation of a house by a family 某家庭在某房子中的居住.

2. humor    

[释义] n. (humour)幽默,诙谐

3. activate [ˈæktɪveɪt]  

[释义] vt. 启动，激活；驱动，驱使；使开始起作用

[例句] The burglar alarm was activated by mistake. 防盗铃误响了.

4. dictate [dɪkˈteɪt]  

[释义] v. 口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令;

[例句] dictate a letter to one's secretary 向秘书口授信稿

5. gauge [ geɪdʒ]  

[释义] n. 标准尺寸;规格;量规,量表 v. 测量

[例句] the gauge of a sheet of metal 金属板的厚度

6. liver [ˈlɪvə(r)]  

[释义] n. 肝,肝脏

[例句] pig's liver 猪肝 * chicken livers 鸡肝.

7. merge [mɜ:dʒ]  

[释义] v. (使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

[例句] The two marching columns moved closer and finally merged (together). 行进中的两路纵队越走越近, 终於合成一路.

8. brow [brau]  

[释义] n. 眉(毛);额

[例句] Our car stalled on the brow of a steep hill. 我们的汽车在山顶陡坡处抛锚了.

9. bias [ˈbaɪəs]  

[释义] n. / v. (使有)偏见,偏心,偏袒

[例句] The university has a bias towards/in favour of/against the sciences. 该大学偏重[侧重/歧视]理科.

10. tug [tʌg]  

[释义] v. 用力拖(或拉)；苦干 n. 拖；苦干；拖船

[例句] We tugged so hard that the rope broke. 我们一用力把绳子给拉断了.