List4Nov20

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

approbation​N. /同意，批准/approval. She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.

Question 2

arboretum

Answer 2

arboretum​N. /植物园/place where different tree varieties are exhibited. Walking along the tree-lined paths of the arboretum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some particularly fine sycamores.

Question 3

aria

Answer 3

aria​N. /清唱剧/operatic solo. At her Metropolitan Opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

Question 4

array

Answer 4

array​V. /排列；整理/marshal; draw up in order. His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him. also N.

Question 5

array

Answer 5

array​V. /衣服；穿着，装饰/clothe; adorn. She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening. also N.

Question 6

askance

Answer 6

askance​ADJ. /瞄，不经意的斜视/with a sideways or indirect look. Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.