剑桥雅思词汇精选Y

Y

1.yacht

The yacht hit a rock and damaged her bows.

2.yard

And also if it’s possible a TV and I’d also like the house to have a real garden rather than just a yard, somewhere I could sit and be peaceful.

Can you still buy cloth by the yard in Britain?

3.yearn

He yearned¹ for his home and family.

4.yield

Subsidies for pesticides² and artificial fertilizers encourage farmers to use greater quantities than are needed to get the highest economic crop yield.

Despite all our attempts to break it open, the lock would not yield.

5.yolk³

It helps to think of a soft-boiled egg with a runny yolk, a firm but squishy white and hard shell.

6.youth

The provision of small loans to support the entrepreneurial dreams and ambitions of youth can be an effective means to help them change their lives.

1 yearned   

渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
• She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。

2 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 yolk   

n.蛋黄，卵黄

参考例句：

• This dish would be more delicious with some yolk powder.加点蛋黄粉，这道菜就会更好吃。
• Egg yolk serves as the emulsifying agent in salad dressing.在色拉调味时，蛋黄能作为乳化剂。