Unit 5

Intellectual / intelligible / intelligent

intellectual adj. 理智的 (of or relating to the ability to think in a logical way) / in(t)əˈlek(t)SH(o͞o)əl /

• Carl was a brute who preferred football and beer over intellectual pursuits such as reading or practicing an instrument.

adj. 聪明的 (of a person : smart and enjoying serious study and thought)

• Rachel was an intellectual who could always be found with her nose in a book.

intelligible adj. 可以理解的 (able to be understood) / inˈteləjəb(ə)l /

• Sushilla assiduously practiced her English pronunciation in hopes of becoming more intelligible to native speakers.

intelligent adj. 聪明的，理解力强的 (having or showing the ability to easily learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations; having or showing a lot of intelligence) / ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt /

• We realized that my little brother was going to be extremely intelligent when he started talking in full sentences before his first birthday.

upper / utter / usher / usurp

upper adj. 上面的 (located at or near the top) / ˈəpər /

• Our bedrooms are located in the eaves, on the upper floor of our house.

utter adj. 完全的 (complete, absolute or entire) / ˈədər /

• Seeing that movie was an utter waste of time and money; the plot and acting were horrible and the characters were wholly uninteresting.

usher v. 引领....进入 (to cause to enter; to introduce) / ˈəSHər /

• Angela ushered her guests into the living room and offered them a cool drink and snacks.

usurp v. 篡夺 (to seize and hold in possession by force without right) / yo͞oˈsərp /

• It seems as though the world no longer cares about Russia usurping and annexing the once sovereign country of Ukraine.

passionate / dispassionate

passionate adj. 热情的 (having, showing, or expressing strong emotions or beliefs) / ˈpaSH(ə)nət /

• Valerie is so passionate about animal welfare that she regularly goes on public protests with the group PETA.

dispassionate adj.客观的 (not influenced or affected by emotions) / dɪsˈpæʃ(ə)nət /

• The judge sought to be a dispassionate adjudicator, but there were times when he worried that he was allowing his emotions to influence his decisions.