Today, 【CGTN English Intensive Reading and Listening】 accompanies you on day 1329:
Start with simple words to help remember longer and more difficult words. Here are some unfamiliar four-letter words that I have summarized:
It is best to remember words based on the meanings of example sentences, as this helps with understanding and makes them less likely to be forgotten.
1. reap [riːp]
v. to obtain (results); to harvest; to reap (crops)
you reap what you sow: You get what you give.
But if you don’t pay, you must not reap.
2. rear [rɪə(r)]
adj. back; rear; posterior;
n. tail; buttocks
v. to raise; to cultivate; to breed;
adv. from behind; backwards; at the back
front and rear windows
She reared a family of five on her own.
3. reel [riːl]
n. reel; spool; coil
vi. to stagger; to falter; to feel shocked
a cotton reel
a new reel of film
He reeled out after hearing the news.
I’m still reeling from the shock of hearing of it.
4. rein [reɪn]
n. rein; control; dominance; management
v. to control; to harness; to rein in
We need to rein back public spending.
He is flicking the reins.
5. ripe [raɪp]
adj. ripe; intense; foul-smelling; mature
ripe fruit
This land is ripe for development.
6. rust [rʌst]
n. rust; iron rust;
v. to (make) rust
Iron is apt to rust.
7. sane [seɪn]
adj. mentally sound; wise
No sane person would do that.
That’s a very sane idea.
8. seam [siːm]
n. seam; gap; coal seam
vi. to sew; to join; to cause to crack; to weld; to develop cracks
Her dress had split along the seam.
seam a dress
9. sham [ʃæm]
n. disguise; pretense; impostor; fake
adj. false; pretended
v. to pretend; to feign
The figures are a complete sham.
Is he really sick or is he shamming?
10. shed [ʃed]
n. shed; hut
vt. to get rid of; to dismiss; to let fall; to flow, to drop (tears)
The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
He shed his clothes onto the floor.
They will shed a few tears at their daughter’s wedding.