单词学习
chore
n.零星工作(尤指家常杂务); 令人讨厌的或繁重的工作;
例句:Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.
幸运的是,干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。
clean
adj.清洁的; 整齐的; 新的; 正派的
vt.& vi.(使)清洁; 变干净; 除去…的灰尘; 使…干净
vi.清扫;
adv.完全地,彻底地;
n.打扫;
例句:They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway.
他们更加关心那些狗的安危,而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。
dust
n.灰尘; (建筑物内、家具或地板等上的)灰尘; 遗骸,尸体,人体,人; 〈口〉金粉,粉末,粉剂,花粉
vt.& vi.拂(一拂),掸(一掸);
vt.撒(粉)于; 擦去…的灰尘; 擦灰; 撢去
例句:Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上,反射回苍白的冷光。
feed
vt.喂养; 满足(欲望等); 向…提供; 供…作食物
vi.吃,以…为食; 流入,注入,进入(如油流入机器); [电子学]馈入;
n.饲料(尤指粗饲料),施肥; 喂送; 草料; (尤指向地方性电视台)馈送电视节目
例句:She is too thin. Feed her up a bit.
她太瘦了,把她养胖点。
sweep
vt.打扫,清理; 扫除; 彻底搜索; 掠过
vi.打扫; 扫过; 蜿蜒; 大范围伸展
n.打扫; 延伸; 挥动; 全胜
例句:With one sweep of her hand she threw back the sheets.
她手一挥掀开了床单。
floor
n.地面,地板; 楼层; 底部; 议员席
vt.铺地板; 击败,打倒;
例句:Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.
几位部长发言谴责暂停宪制的决定。
rubbish
n.垃圾; 无意义的东西; 废话; 劣质的东西
vt.<英澳·非正>把…说得一钱不值,贬损…; 轻视,蔑视; 消灭,销毁;
例句:What rubbish he writes!
他写的文章都是乱七八糟的东西。
water
n.水; 雨水; 海水; 海域
v.给…浇水; 供以水; 加水稀释; 流泪
例句:Nora was deflowered by a man who worked in a soda-water factory.
在汽水厂工作的一个男子夺去了诺拉的童贞。
busy
adj.忙碌的; 占线; 繁华的; 爱管闲事的
vt.忙着做某事; 使奔走; 使经营;
n.〈英俚〉侦探; 包打听;
例句:There has been a busy start to polling in today's local elections.
今天地方选举的投票一开始就人头攒动。
cup
n.杯子; 一杯(的量); (胸罩的)罩杯; 优胜杯
vt.使(手)窝成杯状; 使(双手)成圆状托起; 为…拔火罐;
例句:My wife was tucked up in bed with her cup of cocoa.
我老婆端着一杯热可可窝在床上。
anything
任何事
例句:
He scolded about anyhting that he thought was wrong; We grumbled about the increased work load.
他对他认为错的任何事情发牢骚; 我们对增长的工作.
worry
n.烦恼,忧虑; 担心; 撕咬;
vi.担心,焦虑; 为…发愁; 撕咬;
vt.使烦恼; 烦扰; 撕咬;
例句:Don't worry. We'll have you out of here double-quick.
别担心,我们会很快把你从这儿弄出去的。
in a minute
马上,立刻;
例句:
In a minute he'll be hollering at me for coming in late.
不消一会儿他就会因为我迟到对我大喊大叫。
ring
n.戒指,指环; 铃声,钟声; 环形物; 拳击场
vt.形成环状; 环绕; 使(例如铃)响; 打电话给
vi.按铃,敲钟; 回响; 成环形;
例句:If you'd like more information, ring the Hotline on 414 3929.
如果想了解更多信息,请拨打热线电话4143929。
knock
vi. 敲;打;敲击
vt. 敲;打;敲击;批评
n. 敲;敲打;爆震声
例句:He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine knock.
他查出了引起发动机发出爆震声故障的原因。
candle
n.蜡烛; 烛光; 蜡烛状物;
vt.对光检查;
例句:The flame of the burning candle soon went out.
蜡烛的火焰很快就熄灭了。
wonderful
adj.极好的,精彩的,绝妙的; 美妙; 胜; 神妙
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。
dish
n.盘; 餐具; 一盘食物; 外貌有吸引力的人
vt.盛于碟盘中; 分发; 使某人的希望破灭; 说(某人)的闲话
vi.成碟状;
例句:The coded signal is received by satellite dish aerials.
编码信号由碟形卫星天线接收。
nose
n.鼻子; 嗅觉; 芳香,香气; 突出的部分
vt.嗅出,闻出; 用鼻子触; 用鼻子品评(酒)等; 探出
vi.小心探索着前进; 探问;
变形
复数: noses 过去式: nosed 过去分词: nosed 现在分词: nosing 第三人称单数: noses
例句:
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
communication
n.通讯,通信; 交流; 书信; 传达
变形
复数: communications
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。
tool
n. 工具,用具;器械,机床;手段
vi. 使用工具;用机床装备工厂
vt. 用工具给……加工
例句:The tool matters a great deal to him.
工具对他来说极其重要。
instant
n.瞬间,顷刻; 此刻; 当月; 速食食品,即溶饮料
adj.立即的; 迫切的; 正在考虑的,目前的; 即食的
变形
复数: instants
例句:
In the same instant he flung open the car door.
与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。
message
n.信息; 消息; 要旨; 教训
v.给…发消息; 给…留言;
例句:The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to President Mubarak.
代表团向穆巴拉克总统转达了谢意。
instant message
即时消息;
例句:
Application of Web Service in Campus Instant Message System.
WebService在校园即时消息系统中的应用.
text
n.文本,原文; 课文,教科书; 主题; 版本
v.发短信;
例句:David wanted to make several deletions and additions to the text.
戴维想对文本进行几处增删。
send
vt.送; 使作出(某种反应); 派遣; 使进入(某状态)
vt.& vi.用无线电波发送,发出信息;
vi.派遣,发出,派人;
adj.[仅用作定语]用于发送的;
例句:"I want to send a telegram." — "Fine, to whom?"
“我想发份电报。”——“好的,发给谁?”
receive
vt. 收到;接待;接纳
vi. 接收
例句:I can hardly receive him in the present case.
照眼前这个情况, 我还不能接纳他。
while
conj. 虽然;然而;当……的时候
n. 一会儿;一段时间
vt. 消磨;轻松地度过
例句:While you are up, close the door.
你要是起来就把门关上。
for a while
adv.暂时; 小;
例句:
He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while.
有一会儿,他怔怔地注视着周围的景物。
hey
int.(用以引起注意,表示惊异或询问)嘿,喂; 你好!(表示问候); 咳;
n.干草(等于hay);
例句:"Hey, I don't know what you're talking about," Russo objected.
“喂,我不知道你在说些什么,”拉索反驳道。
slow
adj.慢的; 迟钝的; 温和的; 慢于…的
adv.慢慢地; 缓慢地;
vt.& vi.(使)缓行,(使)减速;
vi.变慢; 变萧条;
vt.放慢; 阻碍;
例句:The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.
蛇蜥其实不是蛇,而是无脚的蜥蜴。
just
adv.刚才; 仅仅,只是; 正好; 刚要
adj.公正的,合理的; 恰当的; 合法的; 正确的
例句:
If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it.
对于现况的不满,不能只是抱怨,要有勇气作出改变。
website
n. 网站(全球资讯网的主机站)
例句:If you do own a website you probably wondered about the value of it.
如果你拥有一家网站,那么你或许想知道它的价值究竟有多少。
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。
bus stop
n.公共汽车站;
例句:I saw Louise walking slowly to the bus stop.
我看见路易丝慢慢地走向公共汽车站。
museum
n.博物馆;
变形
例句:The museum will have a permanent exhibition of 60 vintage cars.
这个博物馆将长期展出60辆老爷车。
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。
station
n.车站; 所,局; 身份; 电视台
vt.配置,安置; 驻扎;
例句:His office was in keeping with his station and experience.
他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
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。
train
n.火车; 行列; 一系列相关的事情; 拖裾
v.训练; 教育; 培养; 修整
例句:In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
1941年,火车本可以由蒸汽机车拉动。
underground
adj.地下的; 秘密的; 先锋派的; 隐蔽的
adv.在地下; 秘密地,偷偷地;
n.地铁; 地下组织或活动; 地道; 地下
例句:Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground.
放射性水平低的固体废料将做地下深埋处理。
way
n.道路; 方法; 方向; 某方面
adv.远远地,大大地;
例句:Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
有时候要到达谷底,才会慢慢变好。
excuse
vt.原谅; 为…申辩; 免除,宽免; 给…免去
n.借口,托辞; 道歉,歉意; 辩解; 请假条
vi.作为借口; 请示宽恕; 表示宽恕;
例句:He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute.
他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
cross
n.十字架; 十字形饰物; 杂交品种; 痛苦
vi.交错而行; 横渡; 越境;
vt.杂交; 横跨,穿越; 划掉; 使相交
adj.坏脾气的, 易怒的; 相反的,反向的;
例句:If you ever cross him, forget it, you're finished.
如果你曾经和他作对过,就别想了,你没戏了。
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。
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。
corner
n. 角落,拐角处;地区,偏僻处;困境,窘境
vi. 囤积;相交成角
vt. 垄断;迫至一隅;使陷入绝境;把…难住
n. (Corner)人名;(法)科尔内;(英)科纳
例句:He was slighted in the corner.
他被冷落在屋里的角落。
miss
n.(用于姓名或姓之前,对未婚女子的称呼)小姐; 女士; 失误;
v.漏掉; 错过(机会); 思念; 没遇到
例句:At Miss Garbo's request there was a crema-tion after a private ceremony.
应嘉宝小姐的要求,在私人悼念仪式结束后将进行火葬。
opposite
adj. 相反的;对面的;对立的
n. 对立面;反义词
prep. 在…的对面
adv. 在对面
例句:It should be the opposite.
真正的结果应该是相反的。