单词学习
rainstorm
n. 暴风雨,大暴雨
例句:You are probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm!
要是你觉得自己是暴风雨下人行道上的一条蚯蚓,那很可能你就真的走对路了。
alarm
n. 闹钟;警报,警告器;惊慌
vt. 警告;使惊恐
例句:The air-raid alarm went on drilling away from the gate.
从大门不停地传来刺耳的空袭警报。
go off
进行; 爆炸; 突然大作; 停止运转
例句:Four officers were told to go off duty and rest at home.
四名官员已经被通知停职在家休整。
begin
vt.& vi.开始; 着手; 创始; 创办
vi.(从…)开始; 起始; 起初是; 开始讲话
例句:As the domestic market becomes saturated, firms begin to export the product.
由于国内市场饱和,各公司开始外销。
heavily
adv. 沉重地;猛烈地;沉闷地
例句:The problem weighed heavily on his mind.
那个问题沉重地压在他的心上。
suddenly
adv.意外地,忽然地; 奄; 勃; 霍然
例句:Family values are suddenly the name of the game.
家庭价值观突然变得重要起来。
pick up
v.捡起; 接载; 学会; 逮捕
例句:The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
经济仍深陷衰退之中,几乎没有好转的迹象。
strange
adj.陌生的,生疏的; 奇怪的,古怪的; 疏远的; 外国的
adv.奇怪地; 陌生地; 冷淡地;
例句:There was something strange in her attitude which mystified me.
她态度有些奇怪,让我迷惑不解。
storm
n. 暴风雨;大动荡
vi. 起风暴;横冲直撞;狂怒咆哮
vt. 猛攻;怒骂
n. (Storm)人名;(瑞典)斯托姆;(德)施托姆;(英、西、芬)斯托姆
例句:The air freshened after the storm.
暴雨后空气变得新鲜了。
wind
n.风; 气流; 吞下的气; 管乐器
vt.蜿蜒; 缠绕; 上发条; 使喘不过气来
adj.管乐的;
例句:The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.
一棵棵高大橡树的枝条随风摇摆。
light
n.光; 发光体; 电灯; 点火器
adj.轻的; 明亮的; 浅色的; 少量的
v.点燃; 照亮; 用光指引;
adv.轻地,轻装地;
例句:The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.
灯熄了,屋里陷入一片漆黑。
report
n. 报告;报道;成绩单
vt. 报告;报导;使报到
vi. 报告;报到;写报导
n. (Report)人名;(匈)雷波特
例句:Have you looked at their report?
你看过他们的报告了吗?
area
n. 区域,地区;面积;范围
n. (Area)人名;(西)阿雷亚
例句:This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area.
这块草地是整个地区的美景之缩景。
wood
n.木材; 树林; 木制品;
vi.收集木材;
vt.在…植树造林; 给…添加木柴;
adj.木制的; 失去理智的;
例句:The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep.
第一项任务就是把树林围起来不让羊进去。
window
n.窗,窗户; 窗口; 〈美俚〉眼镜;
例句:He sat penitently in his chair by the window.
他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。
flashlight
n. 手电筒;闪光灯
例句:Wicky peeked at John's flashlight.
威奇向约翰的手电筒瞥了一眼。
match
n.比赛; 对手; 相配的人(或物); 火柴
vt.相同; 适应; 使较量; 使等同于
vt.& vi.使相配,使相称;
例句:He missed the catch and the match was lost.
他没有接住球,比赛输了。
beat
vt. 打;打败
vi. 打;打败;拍打;有节奏地舒张与收缩
n. 拍子;敲击;有规律的一连串敲打
adj. 筋疲力尽的;疲惫不堪的
n. (Beat)人名;(德)贝亚特
例句:I finally beat her in that match.
我在那场比赛中最后打败了她。
against
反对; 对…不利; 紧靠; 以防
例句:He spent 25 years campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws.
他用了25年的时间与带有种族歧视色彩和没有公正可言的移民法作斗争。
at first
起初,当初;
例句:
He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence.
他朝凉亭走去,开始还偷偷摸摸地,后来就壮大了胆子。
asleep
adj.睡着的; 休眠的; 麻木的; 已死的
adv.熟睡地; 处于麻木不仁的状态; 长眠;
例句:He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew.
他已经在略带霉味的床上睡着了。
fall asleep
v.入睡; 睡着;
例句:As we fall asleep the amplitude of brain waves slowly becomes greater.
进入睡眠状态时,我们的脑电波振幅慢慢变大。
die down
减弱; 逐渐平息;
例句:The controversy is unlikely to die down.
争议不大可能平息。
rise
vi. 上升;增强;起立;高耸
vt. 使…飞起;使…浮上水面
n. 上升;高地;增加;出现
例句:Fear caused his hair to rise.
恐惧使他的毛发竖立起来。
fallen
adj. 堕落的;落下来的;陷落的
v. 落下;跌倒(fall的过去分词)
例句:This regional bloc has fallen apart.
这一地区性集团已土崩瓦解。
apart
adv. 相距;与众不同地;分离着
adj. 分离的;与众不同的
例句:Their views are still wide apart.
他们的观点仍然相距甚远。
have a look
看一看;
例句:
I insisted that we should have a look at every car.
我坚持我们每辆车都应该看一下。
icy
adj. 冰冷的;冷淡的;结满冰的
例句:Every time oil tumbles or silver plunges I can feel the icy fingers of 2008 creep down my spine and I can read fear in my email.
每次跌倒或银油暴跌2008年我能感觉到了我的脊椎蠕变冰冷的手指和我能看懂我的电子邮件的恐惧。
kid
n.<口>小孩; 小山羊,小山羊皮制品;
vt.& vi.欺骗,戏弄,取笑;
adj.较年幼的; 小山羊皮制的;
例句:He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid.
他叫我们滚蛋,于是我们威胁他的孩子。
realize
vt. 实现;认识到;了解;将某物卖得,把(证券等)变成现钱;变卖
例句:She didn't realize her mistake yet.
她还没有认识到她的错误。
make one's way
走自己的路
例句:Either way your chart is primed and poised like no one's to make more money.
不管怎样,的星图已经准备好让比任何都有机会赚到钱.
passage
n. 一段(文章);走廊;通路;通过
n. (Passage)人名;(英)帕西奇;(法)帕萨热
例句:Kindly explain this passage.
请把这一段文字解释一下。
pupil
n.学生; [解]瞳孔; 未成年人; [法]被监护人
例句:After his education, Goldschmidt became a pupil of the composer Franz Schreker.
学业结束后,戈尔德施米特成了作曲家弗朗兹·施雷克尔的学生。
completely
adv. 完全地,彻底地;完整地
例句:He completely dominates the family.
这个家完全由他做主。
shocked
adj. 震惊的;震撼的
v. 使震动(shock的过去式)
例句:This shocked me, but I managed not to show it.
这让我很震惊,可我尽量努力不表现出来。
silence
n. 沉默;寂静;缄默;不谈;无声状态
vt. 使沉默;使安静;压制;消除噪音
int. 安静!;别作声!
例句:I translate his silence as a protest.
我把他的沉默解释为抗议。
in silence
沉默地
例句:I started to be more present. I meditate more and I stay in silence more.
我开始更加注重现在。每天都会让自己有更多的冥想和沉默。
recently
adv. 最近;新近
例句:He is hammering at his studies recently.
他最近正在刻苦钻研他的学业。
take down
拆卸; 记录,记下; 笔录; 取下
例句:He had had an arm amputated and relied on her to take down his books from dictation.
他的一只胳膊截掉了,只能口授书的内容让她来记录。
terrorist
n. 恐怖主义者,恐怖分子
例句:The terrorist demanded money from the child's parents.
恐怖分子向孩子的父母勒索钱财。
date
n.日期,日子; 约会; 时代,年代; (北非和西亚常见的海枣树的)海枣
vt.过时; 使…显老; 显示出…时代(或年龄); 鉴定…的年代
vt.& vi.与人约会,相约;
vi.属于某一特定时期; 从某时起计算日期; 记载日期; 注有(或注明)日期
例句:The Labour government has to date resisted all supplications.
到目前为止工党政府回绝了所有的请愿求情。
tower
n. 塔;高楼;堡垒
vi. 高耸;超越
n. (Tower)人名;(英)托尔
例句:One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.
塔的影子倒映在水中。
truth
n.真理; 真相,事实; 忠实,忠诚; 现实,现实性
例句:He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth.
他说了些谎,有时只是对事实添油加醋了一番。
Allen
n. 艾伦(男子名)
例句:Allen has some interesting ideas for how to deal with this.
艾伦对怎么处理这种情况有着非常有趣的见解。
Martin Luther King
n. 马丁·路德·金(美国黑人运动领袖)
例句:This week we celebrated Martin Luther King Day.
本周,我们欢庆了马丁·路德·金日。
Alabama
n. 阿拉巴马州(美国州名)
例句:One of the latest casualties is the sewer system of Jefferson county, Alabama.
最近的一个受害者是阿拉巴马州杰弗逊县的下水道系统。
Animal Helpline
动物的援助线
World Trade
世界贸易;
例句:The country has also been granted membership of the World Trade Organisation.
这个国家也被准予加入世界贸易组织。