accompany
vt.陪伴,伴隨;伴奏vi.伴奏,伴唱
He accompanied his girl friend to the airport.
他陪著他的女友去機場。
amuse
vt.娛樂;消遣;使發笑;使愉快
The storyteller's jokes amused the children.
講故事人的笑話逗樂了孩子們。
avoid
vt.避免;避開,躲避;消除
Children should try to avoid crossing the road except when the policeman stops the traffic.
孩子們應避免穿越馬路,除非有警察禁止車輛通行。
bomb
n.炸彈
A time bomb explodes some time after it is placed in position.
一枚定時炸彈被放在適當的位置后,過一段時間它會爆炸。
burial
n.埋葬;葬禮adj.埋葬的
The burial of the dead sailor was performed at sea.
那死去的船員的葬禮在海上舉行。
chase
vt.追逐;追捕;試圖贏得vi.追逐;追趕;奔跑
The old lady saw the thief running up the street and chased him on her bicycle.
老婦人看見小偷跑到街上,騎著自行車去追他。
compel
vt.強迫,迫使;強使發生
He was compelled by illness to give up his studies.
他因疾病不得不放棄學習。
consent
vi.同意;贊成;答應
He asked the girl to marry him and she consented.
他請求那女孩嫁給他,她答應了。
counterpart
n.副本;配對物;極相似的人或物
Your right hand is the counterpart of your left hand.
你的右手和你的左手互相配對。
deafen
vt.使聾;淹沒vi.變聾
A sudden explosion deafened us for a moment.
突然的爆炸聲使我們耳聾了一會兒。
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derive
vt.源于;得自vi.起源
We have derived benefit from the new method of generation of electricity.
我們已經從產生電力的新方法獲得益處。
The word "deride" is derived from the Latin "de" (down) and "rider" (to laugh).
deride這個詞源于拉丁文de(向下)和riddere(笑)
display
vt.顯示;表現;陳列vi. 作炫耀行為
Department stores display their goods in the windows.
百貨公司將貨物陳列在櫥窗內。
dust
n.灰塵;塵埃;塵土
There was half an inch of dust on the books before I cleaned them.
在我清理這些書前,書上面有半英寸的灰塵。
energetic
adj.精力充沛的;積極的;有力的
Cool autumn days make us feel energetic.
涼爽的秋天使我們精力充沛。
extent
n.程度;范圍;長度
I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
我對他知識到達的程度感到驚奇。
fairy
n.仙女,小精靈;漂亮姑娘
The fairy promised to grant the child's wish.
小仙子答應允諾那孩子的希望。
flatter
vt.奉承;諂媚;使高興
He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
他用鮮花和昂貴的禮物討好她。
frown
vt.皺眉,蹙額vi.皺眉;不同意
Mary wanted to go to Europe by herself, but her parents frowned on the idea.
瑪麗想獨自一人去歐洲,但她的父母不同意這個主意。
glimpse
n.一瞥,一看vt.瞥見vi.瞥見
I caught a glimpse of the falls as our train went by.
當我們的火車經過時,我瞥見了瀑布。
harvest
n.收獲;產量;結果
Many men were needed to help the farmer with the harvest.
農民需要很多人的幫助收割。
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inhabit
vt.棲息;居住于;占據vi.居?。粭?br /> The earth we inhabit is a point in space.
我們居住的地球是宇宙空間的一點。
involve
vt.包含;牽涉;使陷于;潛心于
Housekeeping involves cooking, washing dishes, sweeping, and cleaning.
家務包括做飯,洗盤子、掃地和清洗。
lamb
n.羔羊,小羊;羔羊肉
The lambs were playing on the hillside.
小羊在山坡上玩耍。
liquid
n.液體,流體adj.液體的;清澈的
Water, oil, and milk are liquids.
水、油、和牛奶都是液體。
The sick man could eat only liquid foods.
那病人只能吃流質食物。
mighty
adj.有力的;強有力的;巨大的adv.很;極;非常
The mighty battleship was so badly damaged that it could not be used again.
巨大的戰艦如此嚴重受損,不可能重復使用。
mount
vt.增加;爬上;使騎上vi.爬;上升
He mounted the bicycle and rode away.
他跨上自行車騎走了。
The soldiers mounted on fine black horses.
士兵們騎在健康黑色的馬上。
notify
vt.通告,通知;公布
Our teacher notified us that there would be a test on Monday.
我們老師通知我們星期一有一場考試。
orbit
n.軌道vt.繞…軌道而行vi.盤旋;繞軌道運行
The moon travels in an orbit around the earth.
月球在繞著地球的軌道上運行。
paradise
n.天堂
The island was a paradise of birds and flowers.
島嶼是花和鳥的天堂。
peer
vi. 凝視,盯著看;窺視
She peered through the mist, trying to find the right way.
她試圖透過迷霧找到了正路。
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pledge
n.保證,誓言vt.保證,許諾
I give my pledge that I will continue to help you.
我向你保證,我會繼續幫助你。
They pledged themselves never to tell the secrets.
他們向自己保證絕不說出這些秘密。
pressure
n.壓力;壓迫, 壓強
The air pressure at sea level is nearly 15 pounds for each square inch.
海平面上的大氣壓力每平方英寸大約有15磅。
prosper
vt.使……成功;使……昌盛;使……繁榮vi.繁榮,昌盛;成功
His business prospered at its new location.
他生意在新地方蓬勃發展。
raw
adj. 生的;未加工的;不成熟的
Children like to eat raw fruits.
孩子們喜歡吃生的水果。
remind
vt.提醒;使想起
This picture reminds me of the story I heard before.
這張照片使我想起了以前我聽過的故事。
retreat
vt.退(棋);使后退vi.撤退;退避;向后傾
The enemy retreated before the advance of our soldiers.
敵軍在我們士兵的進攻下退卻了。
sacred
adj.神的;神圣的;宗教的;莊嚴的
The Bible and Koran are sacred writings.
圣經和可蘭經都是宗教性著作。
screen
n.屏,幕;紗網;紗門,紗窗
We have screens at the windows to keep out flies.
我們把紗網裝在窗戶上阻止蒼蠅。
shelf
n.架子;擱板;擱板狀物
The wrecked ship rested on a shelf at the bottom of the sea.
遇難的船被擱置在海底暗礁上。
I kept that book on the bottom shelf.
我把那本書放在底層書架上。
sleeve
n.袖子, 袖套
The sleeves of his coat were too long.
他外套的袖子太長。
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spare
adj.多余的;少量的vt.吝惜;饒恕vi.饒恕,寬恕
Take my money but spare my life!
拿走我的錢,但饒我一命!
She is looking for something to read in her spare time.
她正在找一些東西讀消遣時間。
stability
n.穩定性;堅定,恒心
A concrete wall has more stability than a wooden fence.
水泥墻比木籬笆穩固得多。
strawberry
n.草莓;草莓色
We had strawberries and ice cream for dessert.
我們有草莓和冰淇淋當甜點。
surgeon
n.外科醫生
A surgeon took out Fred's tonsils.
外科醫生取出了弗雷德的扁桃體。
task
n.工作,作業;任務
The President has to perform many tasks.
總統不得不完成許多工作。
tide
n.潮流;潮汐
They liked to walk along the beach at low tide.
他們喜歡在落潮時沿著海濱散步。
trial
n.審訊;努力adj.試驗的;審訊的
She learned to cook by trial and error.
她不斷摸索學會了做飯。
In the trial, she changed her previous statement.
在審訊時,她改變了先前的陳述。
vast
adj.廣闊的;巨大的;大量的;巨額的
Texas and Alaska cover vast territories.
得克薩斯和阿拉斯加占有廣闊的土地。
waterproof
adj.防水的,不透水的vt.使防水
Put on your waterproof coat before you go out in the rain.
下雨外出前,穿上你的防水外套。
These hiking shoes have been waterproofed.
這些登山鞋子是防水的。
worsen
vt.使惡化;使變得更壞vi.惡化;變得更壞;更壞
The rain worsened our difficulties.
下雨增加了我們的困難。
adj. 防水的,耐水的
n. 防水材料