单词学习
post
n.邮件; 邮政; 柱,桩,杆; 岗位
vt.张贴; 宣布; 设岗; 邮寄
vi.快速行进;
adj.有关赛跑(或赛马,赛狗)起点标志的;
adv.〈外〉在后; 用急件[驿马]; 赶紧地,火速地;
例句:We post up a set of rules for the house.
我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。
office
n.办公室; 办公楼; 问询处; 重要官职
例句:One of the office girls was down with the flu.
一位女职员得了流感。
post office
n.邮局;
例句:The house where she lives was once the village post office.
她现在住的房子曾经是村里的邮局。
police
n.警察部门; 警方; 警察; 治安
vt.(警察、军队等)巡查; 维护治安; (委员会等)监督; 管制
adj.警察的; 有关警察的;
例句:The mystery hero imme-diately alerted police after spotting a bomb.
那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。
police station
派出所;警察局;公安局
例句:He is detained at a police station.
他被扣在警察局里。
hotel
n.旅馆,宾馆,酒店,饭店;
vt.使…在饭店下榻;
vi.进行旅馆式办公;
例句:The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the high street.
宾馆正好坐落在商街的中段。
restaurant
n.饭店; 餐馆; 饭馆; 菜馆
例句:He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta.
他坚持让我们在亚特兰大市外不远的一家小餐馆歇歇脚。
bank
n.银行; (条形的)堆; (河的)岸; 库存
vt.& vi.堆积; 筑(堤); 将(钱)存入银行;
vi.(转弯时)倾斜飞行; (在某银行)开账户,存款;
vt.(用煤等)封炉火;
例句:They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.
他们把国外救济金非法转入了个人银行账户。
hospital
n.医院; 收容所; 养老院; 〈古〉旅客招待所
例句:You are welcome to visit the hospital at any time.
你可以随时来医院。
street
n.大街,街道;
例句:She loved it, this was just up her street.
她喜欢这个,这正中她的意。
pay
vt. 支付,付;偿还,补偿;给予
vi. 付款;偿还
n. 工资,薪水;付款;报答
adj. 收费的;需付费的
例句:I pay them by the hour.
我按小时付给他们钱。
pay phone
n. [通信] 投币式公用电话
例句:It is a pay phone .
那是一个付费电话。
near
adv.(空间)在近处; 在附近; (时间)临近; (程度)几乎
prep.(表示程度)接近; (表示位置)靠近; (表示时间)将近; 接近于(某种状态)
adj.近的; 亲密的; 近似; (亲属关系)近亲
变形
过去式: neared 现在分词: nearing 第三人称单数: nears
例句:
She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.
她身体不舒服,简直要崩溃了。
across
prep.穿过; 横穿,横过; 与…交叉; 在…对面
adv.横过,越过; 在对面; 交叉; 斜对面
例句:They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
他们偶然来到一个居住着一位狡诈的淘金者的废墟之城。
across from
<美>对面;
例句:He pulled up a chair and sat down across from Michael.
他拉过一把椅子,坐在了迈克尔的对面。
front
n.前面; 正面; 身体前部; 前线
adj.前面的; 正面的; 舌前的;
v.面向; 在…前面; 用…作正面; 领导
例句:I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.
我想让门前的花园变得五彩缤纷。
in front of
在…前面; 当着…的面; 面前;
例句:Teachers staged a sit-down protest in front of the president's office.
老师们在校长办公室门前举行了一场静坐抗议。
behind
prep.(表示位置)在…的后面; 支持; (表示顺序)在身后; (表示比较)落后于
adv.在后面; 向后; 在后面较远处; (落)在后面
n.〈口〉屁股;
例句:He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。
town
n.城镇,市镇; 小村庄; 城镇居民; 商业中心
变形
复数: towns
例句:
They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
他们偶然来到一个居住着一位狡诈的淘金者的废墟之城
around
adv.大约; 旋转; 到处,四处; 在周围
prep.围绕; 在附近; 前后,左右; 在…周围
例句:On Sunday Cohen lay around the house all day.
科恩星期天一整天都在家无所事事。
north
n.北方; 北部; (美国南北战争时与南方作战的)北部各州; 北方发达国家(尤指欧洲和北美各国)
adj.北方的; 北部的; 朝北的; (风,光线)来自北方的
adv.在北方; 自北地; 向北方;
例句:Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。
along
adv.一起; 向前; 进展; 到某处
prep.沿着; 顺着; 靠着…边;
例句:A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠过去完成的无法让人保有成功,必须在路上持续交出成绩。
go along
进行;支持;前进;赞同
例句:I’ll go along with you on this one.
在这一点上我同意你的看法。
turn
vt.& vi.使转动; 旋转; 使改变方向; 使不适
vt.使变酸; 使变换; 使变为;
n.翻转; (路线或方向的)改变; 机会;
例句:For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我们活着是为了什么?不就是给邻居当笑柄,再反过来笑他们。
right
adv.立刻,马上; 向右,右边; 恰当地; 一直
adj.右方的; 正确的; 合适的; 好的,正常的
n.正确,正当; 右边; 权利; 右手
vt.纠正; 扶直,使正; 整理; 补偿
vi.(船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
例句:Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
别抱怨不好的事,要对好的事心存感恩。
left
adj.左边的,左侧的; 左派的;
n.左,左面; [军]左翼; 左派,激进分子;
adv.向左; 在左边;
v.离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
例句:As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip.
我侧一步要躲闪的时候,瓶子打中了我的左髋部。
turn right
v.向右转;
例句:A few kilometres after the village, turn right to Montelabate.
过了村庄之后再前行几公里,向右转前往蒙特拉贝特。
crossing
n.人行横道,十字路口; 交叉,相交; 横越; 渡口
v.交叉(cross的现在分词);
例句:Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia.
我们的记者用了一夜时间,穿过奥地利边境进入斯洛文尼亚。
neighborhood
n. 附近;街坊;接近;街区
例句:What happened in the factory is being whispered about the neighborhood.
工厂里发生的事正在附近居民中私下传说。
spend
vt.& vi.用钱,花钱;
vt.花费; 消耗; 花(时间); 度过
n.(为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
例句:I can't think of a worse way to spend my time.
我5E6%8;%3不出更糟的消磨时间的办法。
spend time
花时间;消磨时间
例句:So I decided to spend time in this village.
所以我决定花时间在这个村子里。
monkey
n.猴; 猿; 淘气鬼; 小淘气
vi.胡闹; 捣蛋;
vt.嘲弄;
例句:The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
climb
v.攀登; 爬; 登山; 上升
n.攀登; 山,岩; 增值; 晋升
例句:In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.
内务大臣尴尬地作出让步,解除了将其驱逐出境的威胁。
road
n.路; 通路; 途径; 方法
vt.在…设置路障; (狗)沿臭迹追逐(猎物); (狗)闻着臭迹追;
例句:The road to peace will be long and drawn-out.
通往和平的道路将很漫长。
often
adv.常常; 经常; 时常; 再三
例句:Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。
air
n.天空; 气氛; 空运; (简单易记的)曲调
vt.& vi.晾晒; 烘干; 播送; 广播
vt.使房间通风, 透气;
例句:The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face.
雾蒙蒙,寒冷的空气使他脸上感觉很舒爽。
sunshine
n.阳光,日光; 晴朗,晴天; 太阳晒着的地方; 欢乐
例句:
Every day of sunshine strengthens the feelings of optimism.
每天晒太阳让人心情更加开朗。
free
adj.自由的; 免费的; 免税的; 空闲的
adv.免费地; 自由地,无拘束地; 一帆风顺地;
vt.免除; 释放; 使自由; 解救
例句:I wasn't expecting you to do it for free.
我并没有指望你白干。
enjoy
vt.享有,享受; 欣赏; 喜欢; 使过得快活
vi.使过得快活;
变形
过去式: enjoyed 过去分词: enjoyed 现在分词: enjoying 第三人称单数: enjoys
例句:
I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.
我和别人一样愉快。
enjoy reading
享受阅读
例句:
Most people enjoy reading about deceit and dishonesty in high places.
多数人喜欢阅读有关上层阶层中尔虞我诈的作品.
easily
adv.容易地; 很可能; 迅速地; 频繁地
例句:Stan Dean, easily identifiable by his oddly-shaped hat, sat in a doorway.
斯坦·迪安坐在门口,他那顶奇形怪状的帽子一下子就让人认出他来。
money
n.钱; 财富; 薪水; 款项
例句:I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work.
我花大笔钱购置了上班时穿的漂亮新套装。