雅思词汇解析| 城市问题

　　今天我们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.

　　以上就是今天的词汇，我们下期见!