基礎(chǔ)單詞3
Lesson 1
第五部分
sore
I've got a sore?back.我后背疼。
My?feet?were sore with all the?walking.走了這么多的路，我的腳很痛。
I've got a sore?throat?and a?runny?nose.
He?accused?me of being a sore?loser?(= someone who does not?accept?defeat?well).他說我是個(gè)輸不起的人。
spread
The?fire?spread very?rapidly?because of the?strong?wind.風(fēng)很大，火勢迅速蔓延開來。
Are you spreading?(=?telling?a lot of?people)?gossip/rumours?again?你是不是又在四處散播謠言了？
If we spread?(=?divide)?the?work?between us, it won't?seem?so?bad.如果我們大家分擔(dān)一下工作，情況可能就沒那么糟糕了。
The?course?is?spread?over two?years.課程兩年完成。
The?survey?found?a?wide?spread of?opinion?over the?proposed?new?building.調(diào)查廣泛征集了對(duì)于擬議中的新建筑的意見。
cheese/chocolate/fish?spread奶酪／巧克力／魚醬
Sheila?laid?on?(= made)?a?magnificent?spread for us.希拉為我們準(zhǔn)備了豐盛的飯菜。
The?issue?was?priced?at a spread of 115?basis?points?above Treasury?bonds.這一期的價(jià)格定在比財(cái)政部債券高115點(diǎn)的位置。
stomach
He was?punched?in the stomach.他肚子上挨了一拳。
The?doctor?asked?him to?lie?down?on?his stomach.醫(yī)生讓他俯臥。
She has a very?delicate?stomach and doesn't?eat?spicy?food.她腸胃不好，不能吃辛辣食物。
I was?hungry?and my stomach had?started?growling/rumbling?(= making?noises).我餓了，肚子開始咕咕叫了。
I?suggested?that some?weak?tea?might?settle?(=?calm)?her stomach.我建議她喝杯茶，也許可以緩解她胃部的不適。
I didn't have the stomach for another?fight.我沒有勇氣再打一架了。
You need to have a very?strong?stomach to?watch?some of the?surgery?scenes.要觀看某些外科手術(shù)場面，你需要有極強(qiáng)的忍耐力。（have a weak stomach）
She?found?the?violence?in the?film?hard to?stomach.她覺得這部電影中的暴力場面令人難以忍受。
suitcase
Have you?packed/unpacked?your?suitcase?yet?你把衣物都放進(jìn)手提箱了嗎／從手提箱里拿出來了嗎?
talent
Her talent?for?music?showed?at an early?age.她小時(shí)候就表現(xiàn)出了音樂天賦。
His?artistic?talents were?wasted?in his?boring?job.他的藝術(shù)天分被枯燥乏味的工作消磨殆盡。
throne 王座；王位?
Elizabeth II?ascended/came to?the throne?(=?became?queen?of?Britain)?when her?father?died.伊麗莎白二世在其父逝世后登上王位。
William is?next in?line?to?the throne?(= will?become?king?next).威廉將繼承王位。
transfer
He has been transferred?to?a?psychiatric?hospital.他被轉(zhuǎn)到了一家精神病醫(yī)院。
The?aim?is to transfer?power/control/responsibility?to?self-governing?regional?councils.目的在于把權(quán)力／控制權(quán)／責(zé)任移交給自治的地方議會(huì)。
I'll be?upstairs, so could you transfer my?phone?calls?up?there,?please?我要上樓了，請(qǐng)把我的電話轉(zhuǎn)到樓上好嗎？
After a?year?he transferred?to?University College, Dublin.一年后他轉(zhuǎn)到了都柏林大學(xué)。
Some very?high-profile?players?have transferred?to?clubs?abroad.一些非常有名的球員已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)會(huì)到了國外俱樂部。
He came to the?team?as a transfer?from?Tottenham.他從托特納姆隊(duì)轉(zhuǎn)會(huì)而來。
She transferred the?house?to?her?daughter?before she?died.她死前把房子轉(zhuǎn)讓給了女兒。
the transfer of?information信息的傳遞
The?price?includes?flight,?hotel?and all transfers.價(jià)格包括飛機(jī)票、旅館和所有轉(zhuǎn)乘費(fèi)用。
The?kids?bought?transfers and?ironed?them onto?their?T-shirts.孩子們買來轉(zhuǎn)印圖畫，然后用熨斗印到他們的短袖圓領(lǐng)運(yùn)動(dòng)衫上。
usage
The?earliest?recorded?usage of the word is in the twelfth?century.關(guān)于這個(gè)詞用法的最早記載見于12世紀(jì)。
Sports?equipment?is?designed?to?withstand?hard usage.運(yùn)動(dòng)裝備在設(shè)計(jì)上要結(jié)實(shí)耐用。
Many had?complained?about the usage they'd?received?at his?hands.很多人都曾抱怨在他手下受到了不公待遇。
vowel 元音；元音字母
A?short?vowel is a?short?sound?as in the word "cup".短元音是諸如 cup 一詞中的短音。A?long?vowel is a?long?sound?as in the word "shoe".長元音是諸如 shoe 一詞中的長音。
The vowels in?English?are a, e, i, o, and u.英語中的元音字母是 a，e，i，o，u。
withdraw?抽回;取回;提取;撤回;撤離;退出;移回
This?credit?card?allows?you to withdraw up to ￡200 a?day?from?ATMs.這張信用卡允許你每天從自動(dòng)取款機(jī)中提取200英鎊。
The UN has withdrawn?its?troops?from?the?country.聯(lián)合國已從該國撤軍。
Eleven million?bottles?of?water?had to be withdrawn?from?sale?due?to a?health?scare.因?yàn)閾?dān)心危害健康，有1100萬瓶水不得不停止銷售。
All?charges?against them were withdrawn after the prosecution's?case?collapsed.原告訴訟被駁回，所以對(duì)他們的指控都撤銷了。
After?lunch, we withdrew?into?her?office?to?finish?our?discussion?in?private.午飯后，我們回到她的辦公室私下完成討論。formal
She had to withdraw?from?the?competition?because of a?leg?injury.她因傷只好退出了比賽。
Following his?nervous?breakdown, he withdrew?from?public?life?and?refused?to give any?interviews.神經(jīng)崩潰后，他退出了公眾生活并拒絕接受任何采訪。
After the?accident, he withdrew?into himself?and?refused?to?talk?to?family?or?friends.那場事故后，他變得沉默寡言，并拒絕和家人或朋友說話。
Lesson 2
第一部分
absolute?完全的；全部的；絕對(duì)的；毋庸置疑的
a man of absolute?integrity/discretion剛正不阿／極度審慎的人
I have absolute?faith?in her?judgment.我完全相信她的判斷。
There was no absolute?proof?of?fraud.沒有確鑿的證據(jù)能證明是詐騙行為。
He's an absolute?idiot!他是個(gè)十足的白癡！
That's absolute?rubbish!那完全是一派胡言！
an absolute?law/principle/doctrine放之四海而皆準(zhǔn)的法則／原則／學(xué)說
Do you?think?there's such a thing as absolute?truth/beauty?你認(rèn)為絕對(duì)的真理／美存在嗎？
Her?contribution?was?better?than most, but?in?absolute?terms?(= without?comparing?it with anything?else)?it was not very good.她的稿件比大部分人的都好，但就其本身而言還不夠好。
an absolute?monarch專制君主
agency 代理；中介；部、處
an?advertising/employment/estate/travel?agency廣告（代理）公司／職業(yè)介紹所／房地產(chǎn)中介／旅行社
an?overseas?aid?agency海外援助機(jī)構(gòu)
She was?freed?from?prison?through the agency of her?doctor.在她的醫(yī)生的推動(dòng)下，她被釋放出獄。
agent 代理人
Please?contact?our?agent in Spain for?further?information.如需更多信息，請(qǐng)聯(lián)系本公司在西班牙的代理。
a?person?who?represents?an?actor,?artist, or?writer（演員、藝術(shù)家、作家等的）經(jīng)紀(jì)人，代理人
a?secret/foreign?agent特工人員／外國間諜
原動(dòng)力，動(dòng)因；作用劑
a?powerful?cleaning?agent?高效清潔劑
a?raising?agent for?cakes蛋糕發(fā)酵劑
a?clotting?agent凝結(jié)劑
He was the agent?of?their?destruction.是他導(dǎo)致了他們的毀滅。literary
attitude 態(tài)度 altitude 高度
It's often very?difficult?to?change?people's attitudes.人們對(duì)事情的看法通常很難改變。
She?takes?the attitude?that?children?should be?allowed?to?learn?at?their?own?pace.在兒童學(xué)習(xí)步調(diào)快慢的問題上，她的態(tài)度是應(yīng)順其自然。
He has a very?bad?attitude?to/towards?work.他的工作態(tài)度極差。
He?seems?to have?undergone?a?change?in/of?attitude?recently, and has?become?much more?cooperative.他的態(tài)度近來好像轉(zhuǎn)變了，變得合作多了。
That?boy?has a?real?attitude?problem?(=?behaves?in a way that makes it?difficult?for other?people?to have a?relationship?with him or?work?with him).那個(gè)孩子的態(tài)度很成問題。
She?lay?sprawled?across?the?sofa, in an attitude?of?complete?abandon.她四肢攤開躺在沙發(fā)上，一副完全無拘無束的樣子。
He?struck?an attitude?of?offended?dignity?and?marched?out of the?room.他擺出一副受了冒犯的高傲姿態(tài)，昂首闊步走出房間。
If you say that someone has attitude, you?mean?that they are?very?confident?and?want?people?to?notice?them.?自信
blank 空白；茫然的;木然的
a blank?sheet?of?paper一張白紙
a blank?computer?screen空白的電腦屏幕
Sign?your?name?in the blank?space?at the?bottom?of the?form.在表格底部的空白處簽名。
a blank?stare/expression?茫然的凝視／木然的表情
blank?incomprehension?茫然不解
a blank?refusal/denial?徹底拒絕/否認(rèn)
Fill in?the blanks on this?form.將這份表格填好。
The?starting?gun?fires?blanks.發(fā)令槍放的是空彈。
bulk?巨大的東西;大塊，大團(tuán)
He?eased?his?large?bulk out of the?chair. 他緩緩地將他那龐大的身軀從椅子上挪開。
It was a?document?of?surprising?bulk.這是一份篇幅驚人的文件。
The?office?buys?paper?in bulk to?keep?down?costs.辦公室批量買進(jìn)紙張以減少成本。
In?fact, the bulk of the?book?is taken up with?criticizing?other?works.事實(shí)上，這本書大部分篇幅都是在批評(píng)其他作品。
ceremony?典禮;儀式；禮節(jié);禮儀;客套
a?wedding/graduation?ceremony結(jié)婚／畢業(yè)典禮
I?handed?her my?letter?of?resignation?without?ceremony?(= in an?informal?way).我毫不客氣地向她遞交了辭職書。
commerce?商業(yè);商務(wù);貿(mào)易;交易
the?world?of commerce and?industry工商界
commercial?商業(yè)的;商務(wù)的;貿(mào)易的；（唱片、電影、書等）商業(yè)化的，以營利為目的的；（產(chǎn)品）商品化的；（廣播或電視）商業(yè)性的，靠廣告收入維持的；（電視或廣播里的）商業(yè)廣告
a commercial?organization/venture/success商業(yè)組織／企業(yè)／成功
The commercial?future?of the?company?looks?very?promising.這家公司的商業(yè)前景看起來非常光明。
Don't?forget?this is a commercial?enterprise?- we're here to make?money.
a commercial?break?插播廣告
confuse?使困惑，使糊涂;使混亂；將…混同，將…混淆
You're confusing him! Tell him?slowly?and one thing at a?time.你把他搞糊涂了！慢慢跟他講，一次說一件事。
Stop confusing the?issue?(= making the?problem?unnecessarily?difficult)!別再把事情越搞越亂！
You're confusing me?with?my?sister?- she's the?singer.你把我當(dāng)成我姐姐了——她才是歌手。
It's?easy?to confuse his?films, because he?tends?to use the same?actors.他的影片很容易混淆，因?yàn)樗鲜怯孟嗤难輪T。
copper?銅；紅棕色，紫銅色
copper?wire/pipes銅絲／管
a copper?alloy銅合金
The copper of Rosie's?hair?shone?in the?sunlight.羅茜的頭發(fā)在陽光下閃著紅褐色。
I gave him a few coppers.我給了他幾個(gè)銅板。
curse?詛咒，咒罵;罵人；罵人的話；說咒語，施魔咒；咒語，詛咒，魔咒；禍根，禍因；禍害；
We could?hear?him cursing and?swearing?as he?tried?to get the?door?open.我們聽到他一邊努力想把門打開一邊罵罵咧咧。（賭咒發(fā)誓）
She was cursing her?brother?for?losing?her?keys.她在罵弟弟，因?yàn)樗獊G了她的鑰匙。
Things were going so?badly?- it was as if I'd been cursed.事情這么不順利——我好像被施了魔咒。
In the?story, a?wicked?witch?puts a?curse?on?the?princess?for a hundred?years.故事中，一個(gè)邪惡的女巫給公主施了一百年才能破解的咒語。
Noise is the curse of?modern?city?life.?噪音是困擾現(xiàn)代城市生活的因素。
?the curse?woman's?period?(=?flow?of?blood?each?month)月經(jīng)，例假
spell?咒語，符咒;魔法;著魔
The?witch?cast/put?a spell?on?the?prince?and he?turned?into a?frog.女巫對(duì)王子施了魔法，把他變成了青蛙。
A?beautiful?girl?would have to?kiss?him to?break?(=?stop)?the spell.要想解除魔法，必須要有一個(gè)美麗的姑娘親吻他。
Sleeping Beauty?lay?under?the?wicked?fairy's spell until the?prince?woke?her with a?kiss.睡美人在邪惡仙子的符咒中倒下沉睡，直到王子吻了她一下才醒來。
be under?sb's spell?被（某人）迷住，為（某人）著迷
