administer
动词:给予,用(药等)
Do not administer a sedative to this patient, please!
请不要给这个病人使用镇静剂。
approach
动词: 要求,交涉
Will you be approaching the bank for a loan?
你会向银行要求贷款吗?
article
名词:条款
Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
宪法第一条保障宗教信仰自由。
aspect
名词:样子,外表,面貌
His face wears a melancholy aspect.
他面带忧伤。
author
名词:创始人,发起者
As the author of this plan, I am responsible for its any result.
作为该计划的倡导者,我要对它的任何后果负责。
avenue
名词:途径,手段
We explored every possible avenue, but couldn’t find an effective solution.
我们探讨了所有可能的途径,但没能找到有效的解决办法。
average
动词:平均做,平均是
I suppose I average about 2 apples and 3 cups of tea a day.
我想我平均每天大约吃两个苹果,喝三杯茶。
barrel
动词:飞奔,高速行驶
He barreled down the road at 100 miles an hour.
他以每小时100 英里的速度在公路上疾驶。
basin
名词:内海,盆地
The Sichuan Basin is a basin in southwestern China. It comprises the central and eastern parts of Sichuan province, as well as Chongqing Municipality.
四川盆地是中国西南部的一个盆地。它由四川省的中东部和重庆市组成。
battery
名词:炮兵连,炮组
Enemy anti-aircraft batteries immediately responded to the attack.
敌人的高射炮组对袭击迅速作出反应。
make-believe
名词:假装,假想
He told us that his parents are millionaires, but it’s all just make-believe
他告诉我们他的父母是百万富翁,但是这一切都纯属子虚乌有。
bid
名词:努力
She is making a desperate bid to free herself from a loveless marriage.
她正作出不顾一切的努力去摆脱她那段没有爱情的婚姻。
black
1) 形容词:没有希望的,前景暗淡的
Things were beginning to look pretty black for us.
看来情况开始对我们有些不利。
2) 形容词:怒气冲冲的
The little girl knew not to irritate her daddy when he was in such a black mood.
小女孩知道她的父亲正在气头上,不该去惹他。
3) 动词:失去知觉,昏厥
I completely blacked out after the car accident.
车祸发生后,我完全失去了知觉。
blind
名词:百叶窗
Jack, could you open the blind? I need some sunshine.
杰克,能把百叶窗拉开吗?我需要些阳光。
blood
名词:气质,天性
Lying runs in his blood.
说谎是他的天性。
bow
名词:弓(形),蝴蝶结
Wendy wears a big bow in her hair.
温蒂头上戴着个大蝴蝶结。
breed
名词:品种,种类
Poodles are my favorite breed of dog.
贵妇狗是我最喜欢的一种狗。
brim
动词:注满,盈满
Anna’s eyes brimmed with tears.
安娜热泪盈眶。
brisk
形容词:兴隆的
Wish you a brisk business.
祝你生意兴隆。
cause
名词:事业,事件,奋斗目标
She has determined to make a lifelong devotion to the cause of women’s rights.
她已经决定毕生追求女权事业。
check
名词:方格图案,格子织物
My sister bought me a check skirt as my birthday gift.
姐姐买了条格子裙给我作为我的生日礼物。
choice
形容词
1) 上等的,精选的
I found a choice collection of literature in the library.
我在图书馆找到了一套精选的文学作品。
2) 尖刻的,刻薄的话
Mike got irritated, so he dismissed the objection in a few choice words.
麦克怒了,他用几句尖刻的话驳斥了反对意见。
clause
名词:(正式文件或法律文件的)条款
New York choice of law clause may be subject to US Constitutional Restrictions.
纽约法律条款的选择受美国宪法的限制。
climate
名词:风气,社会思潮
It is increasingly hard for those small businesses to survive in the present economic climate.
那些小企业要在当前的经济形势下生存是越发得困难了。
deliver
动词:接生
On March 12, 1984, she was safely delivered of a son.
在1984年3月12日,她平安地产下了一个儿子。
effectively
副词:实际上,事实上
Effectively, we have made every effort, but it has become impossible for us to help.
事实上,我们已经尽力了,但是我们已经不可能帮上忙了。
elastic
名词:松紧带,橡皮圈
The ball was attached to the bat with a piece of elastic.
球用一根橡皮带连在球拍上。
embrace
动词:包含,涉及
This course embraces three different aspects of accounting.
这门课程包含会计学的三个不同方面。
extension
名词:电话分机
Can you write down my extension number?
你能记一下我的分机号吗?
fence
1) 动词:巧妙回答,用言语搪塞
She fenced with a question in the argument.
她在争论时避免做正面回答。
2) 名词:sit on the fence 保持中立,抱骑墙态度
The liberals prefer to sit on the fence while the other parties fight it out.
自由党宁可抱骑墙态度,坐待其他党派去斗争到底。
file
名词:锉刀;动词:锉平
Mary is filing her nails with a file.
玛丽正在用一把锉刀修指甲。
forward
动词:转交,转递
Can you forward this email to me?
你能把这封邮件转发给我吗?
handsome
形容词:数量可观的
George sold the stocks and made a handsome profit for himself.
乔治卖掉了股票,赚了一大笔钱。
hatch
名词:开口,活板门
Could you find the hatch between the kitchen and the dining room?
你能看到厨房与餐厅之间的小窗口吗?
hold
名词:船舱
Hold is the part of a ship below the deck where goods are stored.
船舱是船的一部分,甲板底下储存货物的地方。
impress
动词:印,盖印
Could you give me that T-Shirt to have a look? I like the patterns impressed in it.
你能把那件T恤给我看看吗?我喜欢印在它上面的图案。
impression
名词:压痕,印记
I am taking an impression of the key.
我正在压取这个钥匙的模子。
knit
动词
1. 愈合
Have your broken bone knitted?
你的折骨愈合了吗?
2. 紧密结合,皱
Why are you knitting your brows? Is there something happening?
为什么你皱着眉头?出什么事了吗?
lace
动词
1. 系带,扎带
Lace up your shoes or you’ll trip over.
把鞋带系好,否则你会绊倒。
2. 给饮料搀酒
I want a coffee laced with Irish whiskey.
我想要一杯搀有爱尔兰威士忌的咖啡。
leaf
动词:leaf through, 匆匆翻阅
I was leafing through an old magazine when I came across your photo.
我匆匆翻阅一本旧杂志时发现了你的相片。
line
名词
1. 看法,态度
He is a judge notorious for taking a tough line on drug users.
他是一个以对吸毒者采取严厉态度而著称的法官。
2. 台词
After 20 years on the stage, I still forget my lines.
尽管已有20年舞台生涯,我仍然记不住台词。
3. 谎言,借口
“We just haven’t got enough time to do…” “Oh, no, don’t give me that line!”
“我们实在没有足够的时间去做……”“哦,不,别找借口哄我!”
4. 工作,兴趣
Do you know what line of business she is in?
你知道她是干哪一行的吗?
masterful
形容词:善于控制的,老练高明的
Could you have a masterful analysis of the text?
你能对这篇课文做个透彻的分析吗?
mechanical
形容词:呆板的,不假思索的
Lily was asked the same question so many times that the answer became mechanical.
莉莉被多次问到同样的问题,她的回答变得呆板起来。
mercy
名词:at the mercy of:在……的支配下
We were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.
我们在海上迷失了方向,任凭风和天气的摆布。
merit
动词:值得,应得
Your suggestion merits serious consideration.
你的建议值得认真考虑。
minutes
名词:会议记录
I am quite nervous, because this is the first time to do the minutes.
我很紧张,因为这是第一次做会议记录。
mock
名词:模拟考试
Mocks are school examinations taken as practice before official examinations.
模拟考试是在正式考试前作的练习考试。
moral
名词:寓意
The moral of this film was that crime dose not pay.
这部电影的寓意是犯罪会遭到报应。
mortal
名词:平民百姓,凡人
He dines in the executive suite, while we lesser mortals use the staff cafeteria.
他在经理套房用膳,而我们这些小民在职工餐厅用餐。
need
名词:短缺,困窘
It is very strange that cases of severe need happen in the inner cities.
旧城区中出现严重的食物短缺的现象是很让人费解的。
nominal
形容词:微不足道的,象征性的
Golfers may play this course for a nominal fee in the off-peak season.
打高尔夫球者在淡季只需要付象征性的一点费用就可以在这块球场上打球了。
nut
名词
1. 螺母,螺帽
Can you pass that nut to me? Thanks.
你能把那个螺母传给我吗?多谢。
2. 棘手的问题,难办的事
Sunday’s match will be a tough nut to crack.
周日的比赛将是场硬仗。
observation
名词:言论,评述
Have you ever read Darwin’s observations on the habits of certain birds?
你曾经读过达尔文对某些鸟类的习性的评述吗?
odd
形容词:各种各样的
I had written the addresses in odd scraps of paper.
我把地址写在了各种卡片上。
odds
名词
1. 可能性
If you are male, the odds are about 1 in 12 of being colour-blind.
如果你是男性,患色盲的可能性是1/12左右。
2. 困难
He has overcome enormous odds to get where he is today.
他克服了巨大困难才取得了今天的成就。