【每日一记】
1. occupation [ˌɔkjuˈpeɪʃn]
[释义] n. 占领,占据;占用;职业,工作
[例句] the occupation of a house by a family 某家庭在某房子中的居住.
2. humor
[释义] n. (humour)幽默,诙谐
3. activate [ˈæktɪveɪt]
[释义] vt. 启动，激活；驱动，驱使；使开始起作用
[例句] The burglar alarm was activated by mistake. 防盗铃误响了.
4. dictate [dɪkˈteɪt]
[释义] v. 口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令;
[例句] dictate a letter to one's secretary 向秘书口授信稿
5. gauge [ geɪdʒ]
[释义] n. 标准尺寸;规格;量规,量表 v. 测量
[例句] the gauge of a sheet of metal 金属板的厚度
6. liver [ˈlɪvə(r)]
[释义] n. 肝,肝脏
[例句] pig's liver 猪肝 * chicken livers 鸡肝.
7. merge [mɜ:dʒ]
[释义] v. (使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
[例句] The two marching columns moved closer and finally merged (together). 行进中的两路纵队越走越近, 终於合成一路.
8. brow [brau]
[释义] n. 眉(毛);额
[例句] Our car stalled on the brow of a steep hill. 我们的汽车在山顶陡坡处抛锚了.
9. bias [ˈbaɪəs]
[释义] n. / v. (使有)偏见,偏心,偏袒
[例句] The university has a bias towards/in favour of/against the sciences. 该大学偏重[侧重/歧视]理科.
10. tug [tʌg]
[释义] v. 用力拖(或拉)；苦干 n. 拖；苦干；拖船
[例句] We tugged so hard that the rope broke. 我们一用力把绳子给拉断了.
