单词学习
modest
adj.谦虚的,谦逊的; 适度的,适中的; 端庄的; 羞怯的
例句:Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
尽管他家境一般,但也并不算贫穷。
hard-working
adj.勤勉的,努力工作的;
例句:I remember her as a quiet, hard-working and well-spoken girl.
我记得她是个安静、勤奋并且谈吐优雅的女孩子。
draft
n.汇票; 草稿; 选派; (尤指房间、烟囱、炉子等供暖系统中的)(小股)气流
vt.起草; 制定; 征募;
vi.拟稿; 绘样; 作草图;
adj.初步画出或(写出)的; (设计、草图、提纲或版本)正在起草中的,草拟的; 以草稿形式的; 草图的
例句:Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.
现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。
name
n.名字;姓名; 名声; 有…名称的; 著名的人物
vt.确定; 决定; 给…取名; 说出…的名字
adj.著名的; 据以取名;
例句:She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
美国版《时尚》多次对她进行赞扬或是提到她的名字。
voting
n.选举 ,投票;
例句:Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
根据对经济的预测来预言选举的走势不大可靠。
despite
prep.不管 ; 尽管(自己)不愿意; 不在乎; 虽有
n.侮辱; 憎恨; 怨恨; 轻蔑的拒绝或不承认
例句:She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
虽然朋友们明确反对,她还是坚持己见。
challenging
adj.挑战性的; 引起兴趣的; 令人深思的;
v.挑战,质疑(challenge的现在分词);
例句:Many enjoy the mental stimulation of a challenging job.
很多人喜欢富有挑战性的工作所带来的强烈的精神刺激。
cultural
adj.文化的; 教养的,修习的; 耕作的,开垦的,栽培[培养]的;
例句:In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.
在新西兰,毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。
teammate
n. 队友,同队队员
例句:Moreover, it becomes a powerful teammate when combined with other tools like passion, goal-setting, and planning.
并且,当它与其他工具,比如热情、目标制定、计划组队时,是非常强大的队友。
personality
n.生而为人; 人格,人品,个性; 人物; 名人
例句:They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality.
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
pay off
付清 ; (付清工资后)解雇; <非正>取得成功; 使得益
例句:I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country.
我得在离开该国前偿清所有债务。
value
n. 值;价值;价格;重要性;确切涵义
vt. 评价;重视;估价
例句:His work has no value.
他的工作没有价值。
charity
n.慈善(行为); 施舍,捐助; 慈善机关; 仁爱,宽容
例句:Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。
found
vt.创办,成立,建立;
v.发现( find的过去式); 找到; 到达; 发觉
例句:They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
foundation
n.地基 ; 基础; 基金(会); 粉底
例句:She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
她用镐和平锹挖地基。
retire
vi.退休; 撤退; 后退,退却;
vt.退休,退隐; 使撤退; 收回;
n.退休; 退隐; 退兵信号;
例句:If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
如果事实证明他们已无力胜任,应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
policewoman
n.女警察; 女警官;
例句:He even tried to sweet-talk the policewoman who arrested him.
他甚至想和逮住他的女警官套近乎。
treasure
n. 财富,财产;财宝;珍品
vt. 珍爱;珍藏
n. (Treasure)人名;(英)特雷热
例句:He often rakes around the market for some art treasure.
他经常在市场上到处寻找艺术珍品。
importantly
adv.重要地;
例句:I was hungry, and, more importantly, my children were hungry.
我很饿,更重要的是,我的孩子们很饿。
original
adj.原始的; 独创的; 最初的; 新颖的
n.原文; 原型; 原件; 怪人
例句:The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.
原来的居民可能会认不出这个崭新的城镇了。
owe
vt.欠…债; 感激; 应归功于; 怀有情感
例句:I'm broke, Livy, and I owe a couple of million dollars.
我破产了,莉薇,而且我欠了几百万美元的债。
outdoor
adj.户外的,露天的; 喜欢户外活动的; (医院等)院外的; 室外
例句:There is an inviting restaurant with an outdoor terrace.
有一家诱人的带露天阳台的饭馆。
retired
adj.退休的,退职的,退役的; 偏远的,幽静的; 与世隔绝的;
n.退休;
v.退职,退役,(使)退休( retire的过去式);
例句:When the chairman of Campbell's retired, McGovern was named as his successor.
坎贝尔公司的总裁退休后,麦戈文被选定为继任者。
look down on
俯瞰(某处); 看不起(某人); 轻视;
例句:I wish you wouldn't look down on this kind of work.
我希望你不要看不起这种工作.
organised
adj.有组织的,有条理的;
例句:The rebels are well organised, disciplined and very well armed.
叛乱者组织有序,纪律性强,武装精良。
caring
adj. 有同情心的;表示或感到关怀或关心的
v. 关心;照顾(care的现在分词)
例句:When you do less, you take the time to do it right and to enjoy it, which results in your caring more about what you do.
你做的事情越少,你就可以用更多的时间更好的去做这些事,并且去享受它们,也因此你就会更加的关心它们。
digital
adj.数字的; 数据的; 手指的; 指状的
n.手指; (钢琴等的)琴键; 数字;
例句:The BBC has just successfully demonstrated a new digital radio transmission system.
英国广播公司刚刚成功地演示了一套新的数字无线电传输系统。
co-founder
n.(学说、组织学的)共同创立者;
l例句:That's Paul Allen, my co - founder, and myself just entranced by that device.
那是保罗艾伦, 我的共同创办人, 和我自己被那个装置仅仅入口.
incorporated
adj.<美>股份有限的,组成公司的;
v.组成公司( incorporate的过去式和过去分词 ); 包含; 使混合; 使具体化
例句:New guns firing high explosive shells were incorporated into the battlefield.
发射高爆弹的新型大炮在战场上得到了使用。
birth
n.出生; 分娩; 起源; 出身
变形
复数: births
例句:
I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.
我已经掌握了有关该组织诞生的可靠的详细资料。
formal
adj.(学校教育或培训)正规的; 方式上的; 礼仪上的;
n.<美>须穿礼服的社交集会; <口>夜礼服;
例句:A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
schooling
n.学校教育; 通过经历或体验获得的教育; 学费; 训练
vt.教育(school的ing形式); 训练;
例句:Sam's mother said her son had a good upbringing and schooling.
萨姆的母亲说她儿子家教好,受过良好教育。
afford
vt. 给予,提供;买得起
n. (Afford)人名;(英)阿福德
例句:They can't afford to equip their army.
他们无力装备自己的军队。
fire
n.火,燃烧物; 火灾; 射击,发射; 热情
vt.& vi.开火,射击; 燃烧; 引爆炸药; 充满热情
vt.<口>解雇; 射(箭); 激励; 射出(子弹)
例句:He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
他说他们应该掉转枪口,向保守党开火。
a number of
许多的; 一些;
例句:And a number of African countries, too, are slipping through the net.
并且一些非洲国家也被漏掉了。
impatient
adj.不耐烦的; 热切的,渴望的; 不能容忍的,恼火的;
例句:He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another.
一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
state
n. 国家;州;情形
vt. 规定;声明;陈述
adj. 国家的;州的;正式的
n. (State)人名;(罗、瑞典)斯塔特;(英)斯泰特
例句:She teaches in a state university.
她在一所州立大学任教。
bluntly
adv.钝地; 率直地; 迟钝地;
例句:The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。
put up with
忍受 ,容忍; 容受; 忍得住; 将就
例句:You will have to put up with Grace's absent-mindedness.
你须得忍受格蕾丝心不在焉的作风。
recognise
vt.认出,识别出某人[某事物]; 承认…有效[属实]; 认可; 承认[认清](某事物)
例句:The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.
这一古板的老旧机构拒绝承认人们对流行音乐的需求。
revolution
n.革命; 彻底改变; 旋转; 运行,公转
例句:The vehicle that permitted both communication and acceptability was social revolution.
既能实现交流又能被广为接受的手段就是社会革命。
negative
adj.消极的,否认的; [数]负的; [心]反抗性的; 无预期结果的
n.否定词语; 否定的观点; 消极性; [摄]底片
vt.否定; 拒绝;
例句:So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.
到目前为止,参加测试的有57人,测试结果均呈阴性。