2022年MEM考研英语每日一练之英语单词（3月26日）

1. discourage /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/

discourage是动词，常见的意思为“使…灰心或者丧失信心”，第二个意思是“劝阻，阻止”。

Misfortune like that is enough to discourage anybody.

像那样的不幸足以使任何人灰心。

The authorities have put tanks on the streets to discourage any protest.

当局调动坦克上街去阻止抗议活动。

Low hedges round lawns discourage people from walking on the grass.

草坪四周的矮树篱阻拦人们踏上草地。

2. discourse /ˈdɪskɔːs/

discourse是名词，指比较长或者较为严肃的“论文，演讲”，另一个意思指语言上的”话语，语篇“。

Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.

盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。

He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.

他希望在会上听到些生动的政治演讲。

The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis.

该中心在语篇分析研究方面成果丰硕。

3. discreet /dɪˈskriːt/

discreet是形容词，意为”谨慎的，慎重的”。

The family made discreet enquiries about his background.

那家人小心翼翼地打听他的背景。

He assured her that he would be discreet.

他向她保证会谨慎行事。

4. discrepancy /dɪsˈkrepənsi/

discrepancy是名词，意为“差异，不一致”。

Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports.

警方发现两名男子的叙述不一致。

How do you explain the apparent discrepancies between the money and the receipts?

你如何解释金额与收据的巨大出入?

5. discrete /dɪˈskriːt/

discrete是形容词，意为“分离的，个别的”。

Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units.

语音是以连续的声音信号方式而不是分离的单位产生的。

6. discretion /dɪˈskreʃn/

discretion名词，有两个意思，第一指”谨慎，慎重”，第二个意思是“决定权，处理权”，这个意思的英文解释为 the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation。

He appreciated his discretion and his fidelity.

他欣赏他的谨慎和忠诚。

This committee may want to exercise its discretion to look into those charges.

这个委员会可能想行使其自行决定权来调查那些指控。

People want to have more discretion over their working hours.

人们要求对工作时间有更多的自主权。

7. discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/

discriminate是常见动词，有两个意思，第一个意思为“歧视，偏袒”，第二个意思是中性的，意为“区别，区分”。

Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.

联邦法律规定，歧视少数民族和妇女是违法的。

In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.

为了增加女性代表的人数，选拔委员会决定在三年内特别礼遇妇女。

Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion.

婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。

8. disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

disguise作及物动词，意为“假装，装扮”，引申为“掩盖，掩饰”。disguise也可作名词，意思不变。

She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield.

她女扮男装，这样就可以上战场了。

Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods.

它们看上去有益健康，实则掩盖了其为精加工食品这一事实。

The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.

公园里的那个女人原来是一个乔装的警察。

9. disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/

disgust作名词和动词都可以，意为“厌恶，反感”，作名词时后面常用介词at/with，作动词时则为及物动词。

She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint.

她写了封投诉信，表示对这个节目的反感。

A look of disgust came over his face.

他脸上显出厌恶的表情。

The level of violence in the film really disgusted me.

影片中的暴力程度实在让我反感。

I was disgusted with myself for causing so much misery

我为造成这些不幸而憎恨自己。

10. dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/

dismay作名词，意为“惊愕，沮丧”，英文释义为a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment。dismay也可作动词，意为“使…惊愕，沮丧”。

Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in.

据说援助人员看到难民所处的恶劣生活环境时都感到非常沮丧。

The committee was dismayed by what it had been told. [be VERB-ed]

委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。

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