2010年12月大學英語四級考試寫作提高筆記(24)

　　191. encounter vt. ①意外地遇到;②遭遇 n. ①意外地遇到;②遭遇

　　【搭配】encounter difficulties (danger, trouble, opposition) 遭到困難(危險，麻煩，反對)

　　【例】One rainy night the policeman had the chance encounter with a gang of smugglers.

　　在一個雨夜，那位警察正巧了一伙走私犯。

　　He once had a very frightening encounter with a wild pig.

　　192. globe n. 地球，世界;地球儀

　　【搭配】the globe 地球，世界; come from every corner of the globe 來自世界各地; every habitable part of the globe 地球上每一個有人居住的地方

　　【例】My father wanted an antique globe for his birthday.

　　She spun the globe, and pointed to the English Channel.

　　193. global adj. 全球的，全世界的

　　【搭配】global strategy 全球戰(zhàn)略; global economy 全球經(jīng)濟

　　【例】The oil-well fires are a regional but not a global catastrophe.

　　The minister blamed the rise in unemployment on the global economic recession.

　　【擴展】 globalization 全球化; globalism 全球主義

　　194. scan vt./n. ①細看，反復查看;審視;②(電視，雷達光束等)掃描;③瀏覽

　　【例】He scans the headlines of newspapers every morning.

　　The patient scanned the doctor’s face for a sign of hope.

　　The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft. 該空域由雷達掃描以便發(fā)現(xiàn)敵機蹤跡。

　　【擴展】skim v.略讀

　　195. scandal n. 丑行，丑事，丑聞

　　【搭配】a financial / political / sex scandal 金融(或政治，性)丑聞;

　　uncover / expose scandal 爆光丑聞;spread scandal about sb. 傳播有關某人的丑聞;

　　cover up / hush up the scandal 掩蓋丑聞事件

　　【例】The minister was forced to resign after a scandal involving him and another minister’s wife.

　　It is a scandal that in such a rich country there are so many beggars on the streets.

　　【擴展】scandalous adj. 丑惡可恥的，丟臉的，使人反感的