英语新视野单词造句

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1>spoilvt.1溺爱；宠坏Peters,unableforoncetodoexactlyashewanted,

losthistemperjustlikeaspoiledchild,彼德斯有一次未能如愿以偿就发脾气,像

个被宠坏了的孩子。损坏；破坏Thebadnewshasspoiledmyday.这条坏消息使我

一整天没有过好。Ihaven'tseenthefilm,sodon'tspoilitformebytellingme

whathappens.我还没有看过这部电影，所以不要把内容告诉我，以免破坏我的兴致。

vi.（食物）变质Thecakewillspoilifyoudon'tkeepitinthefridge.如果你不把

蛋糕放进冰箱，它就会变质。Thedinnerspoiledbecauseheputthestoveontoo

high.这顿饭算是给毁了，因为他把烤炉的温度调得太高了。

2>overnightad.l.You'dbetternotleaveyourbikeoutsideovernight.你最

好不要将你的自行车整夜停放在外面。突然间；一下子Hebecameillovernightand

hadtoseethedoctor.他突然间病倒了，只好去看医生。Yogacentersarespring

upinthetownovernight.城里突然多了好多瑜伽健身中心。a.夜间的We'remaking

anovernightstopinParisonourwaytotheDordogne.去多道格尼的途中，我

们将在巴黎停留,•晚。Afteranovernightrain,theskyappearedclearandblue.

一夜雨之后天空变得晴朗蔚蓝。？.突然间的Thebookwasanovernightsuccess.这

本书很快获得成功。It'ssaidhisfatherisanovernightmillionaire.据说他父亲是

个暴发户。

3>assignvt.1.givemoney,equipment,etc.tosb.touse给予；分配Though

theroomtheyassignedmewassmall,itwasquietandclean.虽然他们分给

我的房间很小，但房间很干净，也很安静。Hewasassignedacarforpersonaluse.

他分配到一辆汽车，供他个人使用。2.givesb.aparticularjobormakethem

responsibleforsb.orsth.分配，分派，指派（任务）DidyouchooseRussiaor

wereyousimplyassignedthere?你是自己选择去俄罗斯的呢，还是被指派去的？

They'veassignedtheirbestmantothejob.他们选派了最得力的人去担负这项工

作。

4>lavatoryn.[C]atoilet厕所；盥洗室Istherealavatoryonthisfloor?这一层

是否有厕所?Thelavatoryistemporarilyoutoforder.厕所暂时坏了

5>kitn.[C]asetoftools,equipment,etc.foraparticularpurpose一套工具

atoiletorshavingkit盥洗用具Ikeeparepairkitinthebackofmycar.我

在汽车后面放了一套修理用具。

6>closetn.[C]acupboardbuiltintothewallofaroom壁橱Therobbers

threwmeinaclosetandtiedmeup.强盗把我扔进壁橱，还把我捆了起来。Areall

yourcupboardsandclosetscrammedfull?你所有的柜子和壁橱都塞满了吗?

7>barelyad.onlywithgreatdifficultyoreffort;almostnot勉强地;几乎不

Webarelyhadtimetocatchthetrain.我们差点误了火车。Shewasbarely15

whenshewonherfirstchampionship.她第一-次获得冠军时才刚15岁。

8>tendencyn.[Cjastrongchancethatsth.willhappeninaparticular

way趋向，倾向Histendencytospeakloudiswellknown.他喜欢大声嚷嚷是

出了名的。Thereisatendencyforjoblossestoriseinthewinterinthe

States.在美国，冬季失业率有上升的趋势。

9>generosityn.[Ujthequalityofbeinggenerous慷慨；大度Herfriends

takeadvantageofhergenerosity,andstayinherhouseformonthson

endwithoutpayingheranything.她的朋友们利用了她的慷慨，在她家里一连呆了好

几个月，一分钱也不付。Hehasanatureofgenerosity.他生性慷慨大方。

10>somewhatad.tosomedegree稍微；有些Iwassomewhatsurprised

toseehim.见到他我有点吃惊。She'ssomewhatmoreconfidentthanshe

usedtobe,她似乎比过去更自信了

11>harmfula.causingorlikelytocauseharm有害的；造成损害的Hedidn't

quitsmokingalthoughhewasquiteawareofitsharmfuleffects.尽管他很

明白吸烟的害处，但他还是没有戒烟Pushingkidssohardfromsuchanearly

ageislikelytohavesomeharmfulresults.对小孩从这么小起就逼得这么紧会产

生有害的结果

12>accommodationn.1.[sing.,U]anagreementbetweenpeoplewho

havedifferentviewsoropinions和解；调和Thetwosidesfailedtoagree

oneverypointbutcametoanaccommodation.双方未能在每一点上都取得一

致意见，但达成了和解Iflaborandmanagementdontreachan

accommodationtherewillbeastrike.如果劳资双方不能达成妥协，就会发生罢工

2.[Uj(AmE~s)aplaceforsb.tostayJive,orwork住所;工作场所Canwefind

accommodationsatthehotelforthenight?我们能在这家旅馆找至U房间过夜吗？

Thesocietyprovidesaccommodationsforthemeeting.协会为参力口会议的人

提供食宿

13>compensatev.givesb.sth.toremovethebadeffectofsth.补偿；弥补

Nothingcancompensateforthelossofone'shealth.健康受损是无法弥补的

Theanimal'sgoodsenseofsmellcompensatesforitspooreyesight.这种

动物敏锐的嗅觉弥补了其视力上的缺陷

14>possessionn.1.[C]sth.thatoneownsorhas(个人)贝才物，财产The

peoplehadtogatheruptheirfewpossessionsandleavetheirhomes.AffJ

只能收拾起少得可怜的财产，离开自己的家Asmallchildclutchedasatchelwith

botharmsasthoughitwerehermostprizedpossession.小孩紧抓住自己的

书包，似乎那是她最宝贵的财产2.LUJthestateofhavingorholdingsth.拥有

Shewasfoundinpossessionofdangerousdrugs.她被发现拥有危险的药物

Hecameintopossessionofalargefortune.他拥有了一•大笔财产

15>infervt.reachanopinionfromfacts推知：推断Itispossibletoinfer

twocompletelyoppositeconclusionsfromthissetoffacts.从这组论据中能

推断出两种完全相反的结论是可能的Whatdoyouinferfromherrefusing?你从她

的拒绝中推断出什么？

16>fluctuatevi.keepchanging；becomehigherandlowerirregularly波

动；起伏Thepricefluctuatesbetween$gand$§.价格在五美元和六美元之间波动

Herwagesfluctuatebetween£150and£200aweek.她的周工资在150至

200英镑之间浮动

17>generousa.willingtogivemoney,spendtime,etc.inordertohelp

people，慷慨的；大方的Itwasgenerousofyoutoshareyourfoodwithme.你

真大方，把食物分给我吃She'sverygenerouswithhertime-alwaysreadyto

helpotherpeople.她在时间上很慷慨总是乐于助人

18>ungenerous/a.notgenerous不慷慨的；不大方的Itisungenerousofyou

torefusehisrequest.你拒绝他的请求，这样做并不大方Innotgivingmoneyto

thepoor,heshowedhowungeneroushecouldbe.他不愿给穷人钱，让自己显

得很不慷慨

19>resentmentn.[U]angeranddislike；feelingofresentingsth.愤恨；憎恶

Bitterness,angerandresentmentcanactasemotionalcancers,eating

usupinside.怨恨、愤怒和不满可能成为情感的癌症，啃啮着我们的内心Therewas

resentmentatthelackofindustrialdevelopmentinthecityandits

surroundingareas.人们对本城和周围地区的工业发展不力有一种不满情绪

20>variablea.likelytochange易变的；多变的Hisattitudeisvariable.他的

态度变化无常Britishweatherisperhapsatitsmostvariableinthespring.

英国春天的天气也许是最反复无常的n.（C]sth.thatcanchangeandaffectthe

resultofasituation可变因素Withsomanyvariables,theexactcostis

difficulttoestimate.由于有这么多可变因素，很难算出准确的成本Temperature

isavariableintheexperiment.在实验中，温度是一个变量

21>variabilityn.[U]thequalityofbeingvariable可变性Herhusbanddid

whathecouldbutwasstillneverreadyforthevariabilityofhertemper.

她丈夫尽其所能，但对她情绪的多变仍感到无所适从Youshouldgetpreparedfor

thevariabilityoftheweatherinthatarea.你对那个地区多变的天气要有所准备

22>loosenv.becomeormakelooseorlooser（使）放松；（使）松Canyou

loosenthelidofthisbottle?你能把这个瓶子的盖子打开吗？Heheldmyhand

verytightlyatfirstbutgraduallyhisholdloosened.开始时他紧紧握住我的手,

后来渐渐松开了

23>sourv.1.makeorbecomeunfriendlyorunfavorable（使）变坏；（使）恶

化Relationsbetweenthetwogovernmentsweresouredbyboundary

fighting.两国间的关系由于边境冲突而恶化Manyfriendshipshavesouredover

borrowedmoney.许多人之间的友谊都是因为借钱的纠纷而恶化的2.makehaveor

haveanunpleasanttasteorsmell（使）变酸；（使）变馒Thehotweather

souredthemilk.炎热的天气使牛奶变酸了Thecreamsoursinhotweather.奶

油在热天会变酸a.havinganunpleasanttasteorsmell酸的；馍的Hisshoes

haveasoursmell.他的鞋有一股酸臭味儿Foodcaneasilygosourinwarm

weather.天热时食物很容易变慢

24>parentala.relatingtobeingaparent父母的；家长的parentalrightsand

responsibilities父母的权利和义务

25>greedya.1.filledwithdesireforsth.贪婪的；贪心的Greedyforpower,

thegeneralplottedaplantoknockdownthegovernment.因为权欲作祟，将

军密谋推翻政府Noteverybodyissimplygreedyforpower.并非人人都是贪恋权

势的2.havingstrongdesireforfood贪吃的WeatealotaschildrenbutI

don'tthinkwewereevergreedy,我们童年时确实很能吃，但我认为我们从不贪吃

Youmeanyou'veeatenallthreepiecesofcake?Yougreedypig!你是说你把

三块蛋糕全吃完了？你真是头贪吃的猪！

26>selfisha.caringonlyaboutoneselfandnotaboutotherpeople自私的

He,stooselfishtothinkoflendingmehiscar.他太自私了，不会愿意把汽车借给

我的Iknowitsoundsselfish,butwhatI'mreallyworriedaboutiswhat

willhappentome.我知道这听上去有点自私，可我真正关心的是我会碰上什么事

27>sensitivea.1.abletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelingsand

problems理解别人的WhenIneedadvice,heisahelpfulandsensitive

friend.当我需要有人给我出主意时，他就是•个能帮得上忙还善解人意的朋友Weare

sensitivetotheneedsandexpectationsofourcustomers.我们理解顾客的

需要和期望2.reactingquicklytosth.敏感的；灵敏的Somepeople'steethare

highlysensitivetocold.有些人的牙齿对冷非常敏感Photographicpaperis

highlysensitivetolight.感光纸对光线非常敏感3.likelytobecomeangryor

upseteasily容易生气的；神经过敏的He'sverysensitiveaboutbeingsmall,

sodon'tmentionit.他对自己个头小很敏感，因此不要提及那一点Herreply

showedthatshewasverysensitivetocriticism.她的回答表明她对批评很敏感

28>insensitivea.notawareofornotshowingsympathyforother

peoplesfeelings麻木不仁的；缺乏同情心的I'veneverknownanyoneas

insensitiveasGina.我从未见过像吉娜那样麻木不仁的人Thepolicehavebeen

criticizedforbeinginsensitivetocomplaintsfromthepublic.警方因漠视公

众的意见而受到批评

29>underminevt.graduallymakesb.orsth.lessstrongoreffective逐渐

削弱；破坏Thekillingshadunderminedhopesforapeacefulsolution.这些

杀戮使和平解决的希望变得渺茫起来Everymistakethatshemakesfurther

underminesherauthority.她犯的每一一个错误都进一•步降低了她的威望

30>limiteda.notverygreatinamount,number,ability,etc.有限的His

intelligenceisratherlimited.他的智力相当低下Therewasaverylimited

choiceofsofasinthestylethatwewanted.我们要的那种沙发样式可选择的范

国非常有限

31>unlimiteda.notlimited无限的He'sdreamingofanunlimitedsupplyof

moneyalldaylong.他成天梦想着拥有用之不竭的钱财Inter-Railpassesare

availableforonemonth'sunlimitedtravelwithinEurope.欧洲无限制旅行——

个月的列车通票有售

32>contradictionn.[C,U]astatement,action,orfactthatisoppositein

natureorincharactertoanotherone矛盾；不一致Yousaythatyou'regood

friendsandyetyoudon'ttrusthim.Isntthatabitofacontradiction?你说

你们是好朋友，可你又不信任他，这不是有点矛盾吗？Ifoundnocontradiction

betweenhispubliclyexpressedopinionsandhisprivateactions.我看不出

他公开发表的观点和他私下的行动之间有什么不一致

33>converselyad.takingtheoppositepointofview相反（地）Runningcan

strengthenyourheartandmuscles,butconversely,itcanalsodamage

yourkneesandthebonesinyourfeet.跑步能增强你的心脏和肌肉功能，但反过来

也可能损伤你的膝盖和脚部骨骼Youcanaddtheliquidtothepowderor,

conversely,thepowdertotheliquid.你可以将液体倒入粉末里，或者反过来，将粉

末倒入液体里

34>limitationn.1.[C]aruleorsituationthatputsalimitonsth.限制set

limitationsonreporting对报告内容加以限制Aren'tthereanylimitationson

hisspendingmoney?他花钱有没有限制？2.[C|qualitiesthatmakesb.orsth.

lesseffective局限;缺陷Shehasherlimitationsasasinger.作为歌手，她有

自身的局限Despitethelimitationsofthesurvey,itdidsuggestsome

generaltrends.尽管这一调查有缺陷，它还是指出了一些趋势

35>submitv,obeysb.,esp.whenonehasnochoice屈从；服从She

decidedtosubmittothenewrules.她决定接受新的规则Weprotestedabout

thechangesforalongtime,butintheendwehadtosubmit.我。]对这种改

变抗议了很长-一段时间，但最终还是不得不屈服vt.formallygivesth.tosb.sothat

theycanmakeadecisionaboutit提交；递交；呈送Youmustsubmityour

applicationbeforeJanuary1.你必须在！月1日之前提交申请书Iwasrequired

tosubmitanessaytomyteacherthisMay,我需要在五月份交一篇文章给老师

36>uncovervt.l.findoutaboutsth.thathasbeenkeptsecret揭露；揭开A

plotwasuncoveredagainstthePresident.谋害总统的阴谋败露了Inher

novelonTaylor,shetriestouncovertheinnerman.在那本关于泰勒的小说中，

她试图揭示出他的内心世界2.removethecoverfromsth.揭开…的盖子He

pulledbackthesheet,touncoverabeautiful18thcenturyarmchair.他揭

开盖布，露出一把美丽的18世纪的扶手椅Removingtheearth,sheuncovered

goldinhergarden.挖开泥土后，她在花园里发现了金子

37>respondvi.reacttosth.反应；回应Thewaitresswaitedamomentand

thenresponded.那个女服务员等了-一会，然后才有回应Thechildrenresponded

welltotheday'sactivities.孩子们对当天的活动反应不错

38>prompta.doneoractingwithoutdelay迅速的；即时的Trytobeprompt

becausewellbeveryshortoftime.尽量快点，因为我们时间很紧They've

writtenbackalready.Thatwasaverypromptreply.他们已经写了回信了；那

可是相当迅速的答复vt.causeorencouragesb.todosth.促使；推动What

promptedhimtobesogenerous?是什么使他变得这样慷慨？Seeingthe

childrenintheparkpromptedthoughtsofhisownsonsontheotherside

oftheAtlantic.公园里的孩子们激起了他对远在大西洋彼岸的儿子的思念之情

39>definitea.1.clear明确的；无疑的Ihavenodefiniteplansfortomorrow.

明天我没有确定的计划Iwantadefiniteanswer,"yes"or"no".我需要明确答复：

"是"或"不是"2.sure；certain一定的；肯定的Heseemeddefiniteaboutwhat

hadhappened.他似乎对发生的情况了如指掌There'sadefinitesmellofgas.

Didyouturntheovenoff?肯定有股煤气的味道，你把炉子关上了吗？

40>mannern.[sing.]thewayinwhichsth.isdoneorhappens方式；方法It

wasthemannerofherdeaththatshockedthepublic'smind.她的死亡方式

令人们感到震惊Shestaredatmeinacriticizingmanner.她以责备的目光看着

我

41>bounda.likely：almostcertainly一定的；几乎肯定的Theweatheris

boundtogetbettertomorrow.明天天气一定会好起来He'sboundtofailthe

examifhedoesn'tworkhard.如果他不努力，考试注定会不及格

42>satisfieda.pleased：contented感到满意的Agoodtravelagentknows

thatasatisfiedcustomerwillalwayscomeback.好的旅行社知道顾客满意了

就会再来I'mquitesatisfiedwiththewaymyhairwascut.我对自己的发型很

满意

43>graduala.happeningslowlyoveralongperiodoftime逐步的，逐渐的

Therehasbeenagradualriseinoursalesoverthelasttwoyears.过去两

年里我们的销售额在逐步增加Asyougofurthersouth,youwillnoticea

gradualchangeofclimate.继续向南走，你会发现气候在逐渐变化

44>improvementn.[C,U]thestateofbeingbetterthanbefore改进；改善：

提高Thisyear'scarisanimprovementonlastyear'smodel.今年的汽车是去

年的改进型He'sbeenhavingtreatmentfortwomonthsnowwithoutany

improvement.他接受治疗已有两个月了，但仍毫无起色

45>slipn.[C]asmallmistake过失；小错；疏忽Therewereafewslipsinthe

translation.翻译中有几个小错误AslipoftonguemademesayRobert

insteadofRichard.由于口误，我把理查德说成了罗伯特vi.1.loseone'sbalance

andfall滑倒；失足Sheslippedandbrokeherleg.她滑倒时跌断了腿Careful

youdon,tslip—thereswateronthefloor.小心别滑倒了，地板上有水2.go

somewherequietlyandquicklyinordernottobenoticed溜走Justslip

outoftheroomwhilenobody'slooking.趁没人看着，溜出房去I'mjustgoing

tosliptotheshopsbeforelunch.我只是打算在午饭前偷偷去趟商店

46>nagv.keepcomplaining唠叨；不停抱怨Henaggedatheralldaylong.

他整天指责她Mymum'salwaysnaggingmetohavemyhaircut.我妈妈总唠

叨着要我去理发

47>makeapointstateapoint；makeone'sopinionsknown提出论点He's

justmadeaninterestingpoint.他刚刚提出了一个有趣的论点Youmadean

originalpointinyourspeech.你在发言中提出了一个新颖的观点

48>take...forgrantedseesth.asnaturalandcertain；treatsb.withtoo

littleattentionorconcern视…为理所当然Itakeitforgrantedyouhave

readthisbook.我以为你肯定读过这本书Foralltheseyears,Ihavetakenhim

forgranted,andpaidlittleattentiontohisfeelings.这些年来，我一直忽视了

他，几乎没有在意他的感受

49>holddownsucceedinkeepingajobforsometime保住（工作）He

couldn'tholddownajobafterhispsychologicalillness.他患了心理疾病以后

就无法保住工作了He'sneverbeenabletoholddownasteadyjob.他从未能保

住一份稳定的工作

50>pineforbeunhappybecauseyouwantsth.youdon'thave为（不能得至！I

某物）而伤心Shepinedforsomechangeinherlife.他为生活缺少变化而悲痛

Dianahaspinedforapianoforalongtime,butshestillcannotaffordit.很

久以来戴安娜就吩望着有台钢琴，但她到现在还是买不起

51>makefunofmakejokesaboutsb.orsth.inanunkindway嘲笑；取笑

It'scrueltomakefunofpeoplewhoaredeaf.嘲笑耳聋的人是不人道的You

arealwaysmakingfunofme!你总是取笑我！

52>standuptoreactinaparticularwaytosevereconditionsor

treatment经得起；经得住Willthelorriesstanduptothejourneyoverrough

roads?货车能经得起这,•路上的颠簸吗？Theirviewswon'tstandupto

detailedcriticism.他们的观点经不起仔细推敲

53>giveinyield；giveway屈服；让步Theauthoritiesshowednosignsof

givingintothedemands.当局对民众的要求毫无妥协的迹象Theexchangeof

viewswentonforhoursasneithersidewouldgivein.争辩延续了几个小时，因

为任何一方都不肯让步

54>tosomedegreepartly在某种程度上Iagreewithyoutosomedegree.

我在某种程度上同意你的意见There'struthinwhatshesaidtosomedegree.

在某种程度上她说的话有道理

55>ondemandwheneveraskedfor一经要求She'sinfavorofhelpon

demand.她赞成对有要求的人及时提供帮助Babiesshouldbefedondemand.

婴儿有需要时应该立即喂食

56>turnoveranewleafchangeone'slifebystartingtobeabetterperson

悔过自新；洗心革面Shedecidedtoturnoveranewleafandgiveupsmoking.

她决定改掠ID习惯，把烟戒掉Afterreleasedfromprison,hewasdeterminedto

turnoveranewleaf.出狱后，他决心洗心革面，重新做人

57>intheendatlast；finally最后；终于Hetriedmanydifferentjobs；inthe

endhebecameapostman.他试过许多不同的工作，最后当了邮递员Wewere

thinkingaboutgoingtoSwitzerland,butintheendwewenttoAustria.我

们原打算去瑞士，但最终去了奥地利

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1>eleganta.beautiful,attractive,orgraceful优雅的;文雅的elegant

manners文雅的举止anelegantperson举止优雅的人

2>applicationn.1.[C,U]aformalrequestforsth.orforpermissiontodo

sth.申请Freeinformationwillbesentoutonapplicationtotheoffice.公

司收至U申请将免费提供信息I'vesentoffapplicationsforfourdifferentjobs.我

对四份不同的工作寄出了求职信2.[C,U]theuseofaparticularmethod,law,

process,etc.应用；使用；运用Thetheoryhasnoapplicationinthiscase.这

理论不适用于这个情况Thedesignhasmanyapplications.这项设计有很多用途

3>impulsivelyad.withoutthinkingaboutthepossibleresultsofwhatone

isdoing冲动地Thesechildrentendtobehaveimpulsively.这些孩子的行为

往往很冲动Hisearlytrainingwasinthesciencesandheneveracts

impulsivelyinhiswork.他早期受过理科方面的训练，因此在工作中他从不冲动

4>substitutevt.usesth.newordifferentinsteadofsth.else代替；替换We

mustsubstituteanewchairforthebrokenone,我们得用新椅子代替这把破椅

子Honeycanbesubstitutedforsugarinthisrecipe.在这种烹饪法里蜂蜜能代

替糖n.[C]apersonorthingthatreplacessb.orsth.else代替者；替代物The

managerwasunabletoattendbutsenthissecretaryasasubstitute.经理

不能出席,但派了他的秘书代替他出席Theteacher'sill,soasubstituteis

teachingtoday.老师生病了，因此今天由一位代课老师来上课

5>professionala.relatingtoajobthatneedsspecialeducationand

training职业的；专业的Alawyeroradoct(Hisaprofessionalman.律师或医

生是专业人员Sometimesanamateurcanperformaswellorbetterthana

professional.有时候业余人员的表现与专业人员的同样好，甚至比专业人员的更好n.

[C]sb.whohasspecialskillsordoessth.asajobratherthanfor

enjoyment专业人员She'sarealprofessionalinthisfield.她是该领域真正的

内行Thishousewasdecoratedbyaprofessional.这房子是由专业人员装饰的

6>talentn.1.[C,U]anaturalabilitytodosth.well天才;天赋Hertalents

arewellknown.她的才华是众所周知的Hertalentformusicshowedatan

earlyage.她小时侯就表现出了音乐方面的天赋2.[U]apersonorpeoplewitha

naturalabilityorskill天才；人才Werealwayslookingfornewtalent.我们

总是在寻觅新的人才Promisingtalentishardtofind.很难找到有发展前途的人才

7>biblen.(theB~)《圣经》IntheBibleitsaysthatAdamandEvewerethe

firsthumanbeings.圣经上说，亚当和夏娃是人类的始祖HestudiestheBible

everyday.他每天都在研习《圣经》

8>definitionn.[C]anexactstatementofthemeaningofsth.定义；释义

Yourdefinitionof"idealhusband"ismuchdifferentfrommine.你对"理想丈

夫”的定义同我的定义大相径庭Inthisdictionary.definitionshavebeenwritten

usingwordsfromaspeciallychosenlist.这本字典释义所用的单词都是经过特别

挑选的

9>characteristica.(of)typicalofaparticularthingorofsb.scharacter特

有的；典型的Suchhonestyischaracteristicofhim.他一向如此诚实Withthe

friendlyandgenerouscaresocharacteristicofthesepeople,they

openedtheirhousetooverfiftyguests.这些人本性乐善好施，他们在家里接待了

五十多个客人n.[C]aqualityorfeatureofsb.orsth.thatistypicalofthem

特点，特征Genesdeterminethecharacteristicsofeverylivingthing.基因决

定了每种生物的特征WhatcharacteristicsseparateAmericansfrom

Canadians?美国人和加拿大人的性格特点有什么不同？

10>descriptivea.givingadescriptionofsth.描写的；描述的Heteaches

descriptivelinguisticsatauniversity.他在大学教描写语言学adescriptive

passageinanovel小说里的一段描写

11>approvaln.1.[II]thefactofbelievingsth.isgoodorright赞成：同意Do

theplansmeetwithyourapproval?你赞成这些计戈I吗？Samalwaystried

hardtowinhisfathersapproval.萨姆总是想尽办法去获得父亲的同意2.[U]

officialpermission批准；认可Thepresident'sapprovalofthedealwas

vital.总统的批准对这份协议是至关重要的Ineedtheapprovalofthe

governmenttotravelabroad.我需要获得政府的批准才能去国外旅行

12>disapproval/n.IUJafeelingofnotapprovingofsb.orsth.反对；不赞成

Althoughtheysaidnothing,shecouldsensetheirdisapproval.虽然他没

说什么，她能感觉到他们并不赞同Heexpressedhisdisapprovalofwhatthey

haddone.他表示自己并不赞同他们的所作所为

13>reserven.1.[U]thequalityofself-controlorrestraint克制，拘谨He

wasamanofsuchreservethatnotevenhisclosestfriendsreally

understoodhim,他是个很克制的人，甚至他最亲密的朋友都难以真正理解他Afew

drinksbrokethroughhisreserve.几杯酒下肚他就放开了2.[C](usu.pl.)sth.

keptorsavedforlateruse储备物thegoldreserve黄金储备Ihavea

reserveoffoodincaseofemergency.我储备了些粮食，以防万一vt.1.keep

sth.foraparticularpurpose保留；储备IreserveMondaysforcleaningup

mydeskandansweringletters.我留出周一来清理书桌，答复信件Reserveyour

strengthfortheclimb.留点力气爬山吧2.arrangeforaplaceinahotel,

restaurant,plane,etc.tobekeptforsb.touselater预定Irangthehotel

toreserveadoubleroomforaweek.我打电话给旅馆，预定一间双人房，为期一周

Ifyougetthereearly,pleasereserveaseatforme.如果你先至U,请给我预定一

个座位

14>plainness/n.[U]lackingbeautyorattractiveness不好看;平常the

obviousplainnessoftheyounglady相貌平平的年轻女子Theplainnessof

thesehousesdiscouragesmanyprospectivebuyers.这些房子很难看，使许多

潜在的买主望而却步

15>municateorexpresssth.,withorwithoutusingwords

传达；表达Themanufacturerhasusedpostersandproducedavideoto

conveythemessagetoprospectivebuyers.为了把信息传达给潜在的顾客，制造

商张贴出广告，并制作了一盘录像Hismusicconveysasenseofoptimism.他的

音乐表达出一种乐观情绪

16>specifica.1.particular特有的；特定的Themoneyistobeusedfora

specificpurpose：thebuildingofthenewtheatre.这笔款将专款专用：兴建新剧

院Theyseemtohavenospecificplansfordealingwiththeproblem.他们

似乎没有特别的计划来处理这问题2.detailedandexact具体的；明确的Iasked

youaspecificquestion.Pleasegivemeaspecificanswer.我问你--个具体问

题,请给我明确的回答Areyoudoinganythingspecificthisweekend?这个周末

你有什么具体的事情要做？

17>lattera.beingthesecondoftwopeopleorthings(两者中)后者的There

areplasticandwoodengardenchairsbutthelatteronesaremore

expensive.花园椅有塑料和木制的两种，不过后者贵些Ofhamandbeef,Ilikethe

lattermeatbetter.在火腿和牛肉两者之间，我更喜欢后者n.(the~)thesecondof

twopeopleorthingsjustmentioned(两者中的)后者Wehavetomakethe

kitchenandthehallmoreattractive.I'dratherdothelatterfirst.我们得把

厨房和客厅装饰得更漂亮些我情愿先装饰客厅Manysupporttheformerplan,

butpersonallyI'mforthelatter.许多人支持前面那个计划，但我个人赞同后者

18>qualifyv.（make）havethenecessaryskills,knowledge,ability,etc.to

dosth.（使）有资格;取得资格Iwon'tqualifyuntilnextyear.我要到明年才够格

Beingasingleparentqualifiesyouforextrabenefits.作为一个单身父（母）

亲，你有权获得额外的福利金

19>criticn.[C]sb.whosejobistojudgethegoodandbadqualitiesof

literaryorartisticworks评论家；批评家She'safilmcriticfor

theIrishTimes她是《爱尔兰时报》的一名电影评论家Heisarenownedliterary

critic.他是著名的文学评论家

20>prominenta.well-knownandimportant重要的；知名的aprominent

magazine著名杂志Thegovernmentshouldbeplayingamoreprominent

roleinimprovingpublictraffic.政府应该在改善公共交通方面发挥更大的作用

21>by-linen.[C]alineatthebeginningofanarticlethatgivesthewriter's

name作者署名处Theessayspublishedinthissectionusuallycarryno

by-lines.发表在这个专栏里的文章通常不署名Sheisafinancialjournalistwith

herownby-line.她是金融记者，写文章都署名

22>refinevt.1.makesb.becomemoreelegant使变得文雅Deliahasbeen

refined.Youcan'timaginesheisnowanelegantlady.德丽娅变文雅了你想象

不到她现在已是一位优雅的女士了refineone'slanguage使某人的语言更为文雅2.

makeasubstancepure提炼；精炼refiningprocesses精炼过程Oilis

industriallyrefined.燃油是经过工业提炼的

23>refined/a.politeandseemingtobewell-educatedortobelongtoa

highsocialclass有教养的；高雅的Sheisawomanofrefinedmanners.她举

止文雅Sheissorefinedthatsheneverloseshertemperinpublic.她非常有

教养，从不在公共场合发脾气

24>attractivea.pleasingtotheeyeormind动人的；有吸弓I力的She'sso

attractive,butI'dneverdareaskherout.她非常美丽动人，但我始终没有勇气邀

她出去Thepaythey'reofferingisveryattractive,butIstilldon'twantthe

job.他们给的薪水很有吸引力，但我还是不想要这份工作

25>impressivea.havingastrongeffectonsb.使人印象深刻的Thereare