第230期-每天记5单词

acknowledge

英 [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ] 美 [əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ]

v. 承认；认可； 跟……打招呼，理会；告知收到；（公开）感谢

例句：

She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.她拒不承认改革的必要性。

I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.我没有承认他犯了什么错。

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You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.你不得不承认我们生活在一个有种族歧视的社会。

hypothetical

英 [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l] 美 [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl]

adj. （基于）假设的，假定的

n. 假设命题，假设陈述

例句：

I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question.我并没有问到具体某个人—那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。

Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering alcoholic, gets invited to a party.我们来假设一下这样一个情景，卡罗尔，一个正在康复中的嗜酒者，被邀情去参加一场聚会。

No doubt this hypothetical pattern did apply at times during the course of the recovery.毫无疑问，在经济复苏的过程中，这种假设的模式确实适用于某些时候。

violation

英 [ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃ(ə)n]

n. （对法律、协议、原则等的）违背，违反；侵权行为，（对人权的）侵犯； （对某物的）损毁，（对圣地的）亵渎；强奸

例句：

To deprive the boy of his education is a violation of state law.剥夺这个男孩的受教育权是一种违反州法律的行为。

The judge called the decision "a flagrant violation of international law."法官称这个决定是“对国际法的公然违反”。

His possession of classified documents in his home was, at the very least, a violation of navy security regulations.他把机密文件放在家里，这最起码是违反了海军安全条例。

fiction

英 [ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˈfɪkʃn]

n. 小说；虚构的事，谎言；杜撰，编造

例句：

The book intermingles fact and fiction.这本书事实和虚构并存。

The book intermingles fact with fiction.这本书事实和虚构并存。

I read everything from fiction to history.我从小说到历史书什么书都读。

province

英 [ˈprɒvɪns] 美 [ˈprɑːvɪns]

n. （知识、兴趣、责任的）范围，领域；省；（由大主教负责管辖的）教省；外省，外地（the provinces）；<英> 北爱尔兰（the Province）；（古罗马总督统治的意大利境外的）行省

例句：

Guerrilla groups are active in the province.游击队组织在该省活动。

The province is heavily forested and sparsely populated.该省森林茂密，人烟稀少。

They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布自己是新自治省的一部分。

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