单词学习
townhouse
n.
连栋房屋; 城市住房
例句:Chris: No. She has a townhouse.
克里斯: 不是,她有一栋连栋住宅.
farmhouse
n.
农舍,农场住宅
例句:The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
country
n.国家; 国民; 乡下; 地区
例句:Many areas in the country'sinterior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.
该国内地的很多地区无法即时报告艾滋病病例。
apartment
n.寓所,住房; 房间; 公寓楼; (有特殊用途或专属某人的)豪华寓所
例句:She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door.
她直奔西蒙的房间,敲了敲门。
rent
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n.
租金; 地租; (意见等的)分裂,分歧; (衣服等的)裂缝
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vt.& vi.
出租; 付地租; “rend”的过去式和过去分词; 租借
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例句:A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent.
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许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
quiet
adj.清静的; 僻静的; 不起眼的; 不激动的
vt.& vi.安静下来,使…安静,平静;
vt.减轻(病痛、疑虑、恐惧等); [法律]确定(产权等);
prep.克制的,稳重的,不张扬的;
n.宁静; 寂静;
adv.安静地,平静地;
例句:The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
房间很安静,无人主动提供更多的信息。
month
n.月,月份; 一个月的时间;
例句:One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.
离最后期限只有一个月时,我们认识到了这些许诺都是空头支票。
for rent
adv.供出租;
例句:These requests are ignored. His requests for rent are likewise sometimes ignored.
这些要求被置之不理。他关于支付租金的要求有时也同样未被理睬。
neighbor
n. 邻居
adj. 邻近的
vi. 友好;毗邻而居
vt. 邻接
n. (Neighbor)人名;(英)内伯
例句:I parked my baby at the neighbor's house.
我把小孩寄放在邻居家里。
store
n.商店; 贮存物; 仓库; 大量
v.贮存; (在计算机里)存储;
例句:Jim Coulters will mind the store while I'm away.
我不在的时候吉姆·库尔特斯会照看店铺的。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
bookstore
n.书店;
例句:Unable to find the book in this bookstore, he bought elsewhere.
这家书店找不到此书, 他到别处买去了.
parking lot
n. 停车场
例句:If you drive to work, park at the far end of the parking lot.
如果你开车上班,那么就将汽车泊在停车场的最远端。
supermarket
n.超级市场; 自动售货商店;
例句:Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spend more.
舒缓的音乐会促使超市购物者花更长的时间浏览商品的同时花更多的钱。
railway
n. (英)铁路;轨道;铁道部门
vi. 乘火车旅行
例句:The railway traverses The country.
这条铁路横贯全国。
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。
end
n.<正>结果; 端; 终止; 最后部分
vt.& vi.结束,终止;
变形
复数: ends 过去式: ended 过去分词: ended 现在分词: ending 第三人称单数: endsn.诗; 韵文; 诗一样的作品; 富有诗意的东西
变形
复数: poems
例句:
The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.
那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。
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。
such as
像, 例如; 譬如; 诸如;
例句:Issues such as these were not really his concern.
他其实并不关心诸如此类的问题。
community
n. 社区;[生态] 群落;共同体;团体
例句:The community is densely populated.
这个社区人口稠密。
child
n.小孩,孩子; 幼稚的人; 产物; 弟子
例句:His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。
a lot of
adj.许多的; 诸多;
例句:I got quite a lot of ribbing from my team-mates.
队友们经常开我的玩笑。
sport
n. 运动;游戏;娱乐;运动会;玩笑
vi. 游戏
vt. 游戏;参加体育运动;夸耀
adj. 运动的
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。
close
adj.紧密的; 亲密的; 亲近的;
vt.关; 结束; 使靠近;
vi.关; 结束; 关闭;
adv.紧密地;
n.结束;
例句:Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.
3枚迫击炮弹落在人群旁。
close to
离…近; 与…关系密切; 近乎; 临近
例句:
Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.
3枚迫击炮弹落在人群旁。
far
adv.久远地; (问到或谈及距离时说)有多远; 到很远距离; 到很大程度
adj.远的; 遥远的; (某方向的)最远的; 远端的
n.远方;
例句:The plan is good; the problem is it doesn't go far enough.
计划不错;问题在于不够深入。
far from
远离; 远非,不但不…;
例句:The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer.
当前唯一的超级大国远不是一个公正的旁观者。
service
n. 服务,服侍;服役;仪式
adj. 服务性的;耐用的;服现役的
vt. 维修,检修;保养
n. (Service)人名;(英)瑟维斯
例句:He was cited for his outstanding service.
他的出色的服务受到表扬。
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。
colorful
adj.富有色彩的; 鲜艳的; 多姿多彩的; 富有趣味的
例句:Casey Stengel was probably the most colorful character in baseball.
凯西·施滕格尔可能是棒球界最有趣的人物。
sleep
vi.& link-v.睡,睡觉;
vi.睡,睡觉; 睡眠状态;
vt.为…提供床位; 提供住宿; 以睡觉打发日子;
n.睡眠;
变形
过去式: slept 过去分词: slept 现在分词: sleeping 第三人称单数: sleeps
例句:
I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
我在飞机上没合一下眼。
move
vt.& vi.移动,搬动;
vi.搬家; 行动; 进展; (机器等)开动
vt.提议; 使感动; 摇动; 变化
n.改变; 迁移;
例句:So, if we could just move onto something else?
那么我们可不可以干脆谈点别的?
countryside
n.乡村; 郊野; 乡下的全体居民;
例句:They will be in raptures over the French countryside.
他们会深深爱上法国的乡村。
city
n.城市; 全市居民; (由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市; (由政府授予特权的)特权市
例句:After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.
多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后,这个城市在进行自我整顿。
noisy
adj.嘈杂的; 喧闹的; 充满噪音的; 吵吵闹闹的
n.响声; 嘈杂声;
例句:Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
风力涡轮机个头大、噪音响,还会破坏周边风景。
traffic
n.交通,运输量; (非法的)交易; 通信量; 交际
vt.用…作交换; 在…通行;
vi.交易; 买卖;
例句:The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system.
定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。
cost
vt. 花费;使付出;使花许多钱;估价,估算成本
vi. 花费
n. 费用,代价,成本;损失
例句:Did you reckon in the cost of the taxi?
你把坐计程车的费用计算在内了吗?
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。
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。
fresh
adj.新鲜的; 淡水的; 新的; 无经验的
adv.刚; 最新的;
n.开始; 新生; 泛滥; 淡水流
例句:Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.
新鲜的水果和蔬菜很重要,麦麸也是。