雅思词汇解析（33） | 城市问题

　　雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚，每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累。

　　本期作者：张悦

　　今天大家和新航道南京雅思辅导机构小编一起来学习和城市相关的词汇。

　　1. pungent /'pʌn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

　　adj. 味道强烈的;气味刺激的

　　e.g. Ammonia is a colorless gas with a highly pungent, suffocating odor.

　　补充：suffocating 令人憋闷的;使人窒息的

　　如本季口语话题：A place where the air was polluted.

　　e.g. It was this pungent and acidic smell that even hurt my nose and my eyes. I could hardly breathe.

　　补充：acidic adj. 物质含酸的，酸性的

　　酸雨：acid rain

　　土壤的酸度：the acidity of soil.

　　2. stagnant

　　adj. 停滞不前的; 不发展的;

　　常见搭配：

　　a stagnant economy 低迷的经济

　　stagnant wages 一直不涨的工资

　　a stagnant pool of water 一潭死水/ 对应running water

　　e.g. This country's economy has been stagnant for years.

　　e.g. In the past 5 years, the company's sales have been declining or stagnant.

　　如在小作文数据图中：

　　e.g. The profit of the company was stagnant at 3.88 million.

　　相比remain unchanged，stagnant 偏负面。

　　3. congestion /kən'dʒestʃən/

　　n.堵塞;拥堵;

　　常见搭配：

　　traffic/road congestion 交通拥堵

　　ease/ relieve/ mitigate congestion 缓解拥堵

　　e.g. There is heavy congestion on the roads during the rush hour.

　　补充：rush hour 高峰期

　　拥堵的不同表达：

　　heavy traffic; traffic jam; gridlock

　　其他补充:

　　a congestion charge

　　“交通拥堵附加费’ 源于2003年英国伦敦，目的是为了减少伦敦市中心的车流量，亦减少空气及噪音污染等。

　　你是否支持该呢?

　　4. disturbance

　　n. 干扰;扰乱

　　e.g. Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

　　e.g. Phone calls are the biggest disturbance at work.

　　syn. distraction

　　n. 骚乱;动乱;

　　e.g. Many people were unhappy with the government’s plans but there were no reports of public disturbances.

　　e.g. Troops were brought in to put down/ quell the disturbance. 平息

　　syn. riot 暴乱;骚乱

　　搭配：run riot 胡作非为;闹事

　　2. 比喻：(想象力等)不受拘束; 任意发挥

　　e.g. This book can let your imagination run riot.

　　e.g. Crazy thoughts were running riot through my head.

　　以上就是今天新航道南京雅思辅导机构小编分享的词汇，我们下期见!