acquire
vt.獲得;取得
He acquired the money for his trip by working at night.
他晚上工作以賺取履行費用。
apron
n.圍裙
Wear an apron over the front part of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking.
烹飪時,在衣前穿上圍裙以保持衣服干凈。
bead
n.珠子;念珠
She is wearing a string of green beads around her neck.
她在脖子上掛了一串綠色的珠子。
boundary
n.邊界;分界線
The new boundaries were fixed after the war.
戰(zhàn)后規(guī)定了新分界線。
career
n. 事業(yè),職業(yè);生涯
We can learn much by reading about the careers of great men.
閱讀偉人的經(jīng)歷可以學到許多。
chop
vt.剁碎;砍
He was chopping wood into small, short pieces for burning.
他將木頭砍成小而短的木片,作為燃燒之用。
conceal
vt.隱藏;隱瞞
He concealed himself behind a large tree.
他藏在一棵大樹后。
contact
n.接觸vt.使接觸
If you bring fire into contact with gunpowder, there will be an explosion.
如果你讓火和火藥接觸,就會發(fā)生爆炸。
creep
vi.爬行;慢慢地移動
We crept through the bushes towards the enemy.
我們朝著敵軍的方向,爬行穿過叢林。
decline
vt.謝絕;婉拒謝絕
I said I would give him ten thousand dollars for the horse, but he declined my offer.
我說我會以一萬元的價格買那匹馬,可是他拒絕了我的提議。
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detail
n.細節(jié),詳情
Everything in her story is correct to the smallest detail.
她的故事完全是真的,即使是最小的細節(jié)也不例外。
ditch
n.溝渠;壕溝
A ditch is a long, narrow place dug in the earth to carry off water.
溝渠是在地上挖的一個又長又窄用來排水的地方。
efficient
adj.有效率的
Our efficient new machines are cheaper than old ones.
我們有效率的新設備成本比舊的便宜。
entitle
vt.稱做;定名為;給稱號
The author entitled his book "treasure island".
作者將他的書定名為《金銀島》。
experiment
n.實驗,試驗vi.嘗試;進行實驗
Scientists test out theories by experiments.
科學家借用實驗證明理論。
favorite
n.喜歡的事物adj.最喜愛的
What is your favorite flower?
你最喜歡什么花?
Among those records, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is one of my favorites.
在那些唱片中,貝多芬的第五交響曲是我最喜歡的之一。
foam
n.泡沫;水沫
The breaking waves make foam near the coast.
波浪在岸邊破碎形成了泡沫。
furnace
n.火爐,熔爐
An oil furnace heats our school buildings in winter.
我們學校校舍在冬天使用油爐取暖。
grave
n.墓穴,墳墓
We visited her grave and put flowers on it.
我們?yōu)樗龗吣梗⒃谏厦娣帕艘恍┗ā?br /> herd
n.畜群
We saw a big herd of cattle on the farm.
我們看到農(nóng)場上有一大群牛。
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import
n.進口,輸入v.輸入,進口
The United States imports coffee from Brazil.
美國進口咖啡來自巴西。
Last year we reduced the amount of import and expanded that of export.
去年我們降低了進口的數(shù)量,擴大了出口。
instinct
n.本能,天性
He has an instinct for always doing and saying the right thing.
他有一種說話做事總是正確的天分。
joint
n.接縫;接合處,接合點
The joints of the chair were very loose.
那把椅子的接頭處非常松。
latter
adj.后者的;后面的
Of these two men, the former is dead, but the latter is still alive.
這兩個人中,前者死了,但后者仍然活著。
lonesome
adj.寂寞的
The old woman was lonesome without children.
那沒有孩子的老婦人很寂寞。
masterpiece
n.杰作
All of his paintings were considered masterpieces.
他所有的繪畫作品都被認為是杰作。
miserable
adj.可憐的
The child is hungry, tired, and homeless, he is a miserable child.
那孩子又餓,又累,又無家可歸,他是個可憐的孩子。
naked
adj.裸體的
Some naked boys were swimming in the river.
一些裸體的男孩子正在河里游泳。
obtain
v.獲得
It is necessary to obtain a permit to hunt or fish in this states.
在這個國家里,打獵或釣魚必須獲得許可。
output
n.產(chǎn)量;出產(chǎn)
What is the daily output of automobiles of this factory?
這家工廠的汽車日產(chǎn)量是多少?
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passionate
adj.熱情的;熱烈的
They soon fell in passionate love with each other.
他們很快地就陷入熱戀之中。
permanent
adj.永久的,永恒的;不變的
After doing temporary jobs for a month, he got a permanent position as a clerk in a store.
做了一個月的臨時工后,他找到了一個當?shù)陠T的長期工作。
populous
adj.人口稠密的;人口多的
China is one of the populous countries.
中國是人口稠密的國家之一。
pursue
v.追趕
The police are now pursuing the escaped prisoner.
警察正在追捕逃犯。
reform
vt.改革,重新組成
The new President promised to reform the government.
新總統(tǒng)保證要改革政府。
rescue
vt.營救;援救
The passengers were rescued from the sinking ship.
乘客們從快沉的船上被救起。
rival
vi.競爭
The two boys were rivals for the first prize.
這兩個男孩是競爭頭獎的對手。
saucy
adj.漂亮的;莽撞的
The girl was saucy to her mother.
那女孩對她的母親沒有禮貌。
The girl was wearing a saucy new hat.
這個女孩戴著一頂漂亮的新帽子。
seize
vt.抓住;繳獲
Mother seized the child by the arm.
母親抓住孩子的手臂。
The weapons hidden in the house were seized by the police.
藏在屋中的武器被警方扣押。
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shut
vi.關上
Shut the gate so that the dog can't get out.
關上門,以免狗出去。
soak
vi.浸泡;滲透
She soaked the clothes before washing them.
她在洗地前,先將衣服浸在水里。
Use this cloth to soak up the spilled milk.
用這塊布將潑出的牛奶吸干。
spirit
n.精神
Though he is dead, he is with us in spirit.
雖然他已死,可是他的精神與我們同在。
stepmother
n.繼母,后母
Mary didn't get along with her stepmother.
瑪麗和她的繼母處得不好。
stupid
adj.愚蠢的
It was stupid of you to run away from the accident.
你從意外事故中逃跑真不聰明。
swell
vi.膨脹;隆起
Wood often swells when it is wet.
木頭浸濕時常會膨脹。
theme
n.主題;題目
The theme of his talk was the need of education.
他講演的題目是“教育的需要”。
tough
adj.強壯的,結(jié)實的
Only tough breeds of sheep can live in the mountains.
只有強壯品種的羊才能住在山中。
twist
vi.扭動;彎曲
She twisted her hair round her fingers to make it curl.
她將頭發(fā)纏繞在手指上,使之卷曲。
violence
n.暴力
The policeman had to use violence to arrest the murderer.
警察不得不使用暴力來逮捕兇手。
whirl
n.旋轉(zhuǎn)vi.旋轉(zhuǎn),回旋
The dancer suddenly made a whirl.
舞蹈演員突然轉(zhuǎn)了一圈。
The leaves whirled in the wind.
樹葉在風中回旋。
v. 改革,改造,革新
n. 改革,改良