前记
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Guide Practice
vacation (学校的)假期,(法院的)休庭期;
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一、单词部分
spill v.(使)洒出、泼出、溢出
The coffee is so full that it might spill over.
咖啡太满可能会溢出来。
The sway of the pail cause some milk to spill out.
桶的摇晃使一些牛奶洒了出来。
sway
v.摇摆,摇晃,摆动;影响(某人),使改变看法;<文> 统治,管理;(使)摇摆,摇动
n.统治,势力,支配,控制,影响;摇摆,摆动;统治,影响
pail n.桶,提桶;一桶的量 复数pails
respond v.作出反应,响应
I invited her to dinner but she did not respond.
我请她吃晚饭,但她没有回应。
respond to…
I offered him a drink but he didn’t respond to my offer.
我请他喝一杯,但他没有理睬我。
interview v. (媒体)采访,访问;面试,面谈;n.
面试,面谈;采访,访谈;
He can’t interview people to save his life.
要他的命,他也采访不了人。
He had a television interview with a journalist.
他接受了一位记者的电视采访。
journalist n.新闻工作者,新闻记者;报人,报纸撰稿人
creative adj. 创造(性)的;创作的
The writing of poems,stories or plays if often called creative writing.
诗歌、故事或剧本的写作通常被称为创造性写作。
creation n.创造,创建;作品,创作;
occur v.发生;出现
That plane crash occurred only minutes after take-off.
空难在起飞几分钟后就发生了。
It occurred to me that… 我突然想到
It never occurred to me that I had seen her before somewhere.
我从来没有想到我以前在什么地方见过她。
remove v.移开;拿开;去掉
Our office has removed to Shanghai from Beijing.
我们的办公室已从北京迁到上海。
refrigerator 冰箱
Milk will keep for several days in a refrigerator.
牛奶在冰箱里可以保存好几天。
grip n.紧握;紧抓
He is just beginning to get a grip on the subject.
他刚刚开始了解这门课。
The child would not let go his grip on Tom.
那孩子抓着汤姆不放。
get/take a grip on 抓拄, 控制, 管束
have a grip on 抓住, 吸引(观众、听众等)
take a grip on oneself 振作起来:指控制自己的情绪或行为,重新恢复冷静和自制力。
slippery adj.滑的;滑得抓不住(或站不稳、难以行走)的
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
on slippery ground 拿不稳
Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
你实在把他们安在滑地,使他们掉在沉沦之中。
content n.所容纳之物;所含之物
The book is rich in
content and succinct in style.
这本书内容丰富,文笔简洁。
succinct adj.言简意赅的,简练的;<古>紧身的
I am very content with my life at present.
我对目前的生活很满意。
be content with 对…很满意(这里的content是adj,满意的、满足的)
veritable adj.十足的;名副其实的;不折不扣的
We found ourselves in the midst of a veritable fairyland.
我们发现自己置身于一个名副其实的仙境之中。
midst n.中部,中间 prep.在……中间,在……之中(=amidst)
fairyland n.仙境;乐园;奇境
The public gave her a veritable ovation.
观众给了她真正的满堂喝彩。
ovation n.热烈欢迎;大喝采
yell v. 叫喊;大喊;吼叫
Don’t yell at me!
别对我大喊大叫!
lecture
n.讲座,讲课,演讲;(冗长的)教训,训斥,告诫
v.(尤指在大学里)开讲座,讲课;训斥,告诫
It was a shame for me to be lectured in front of the whole class.
在全班同学面前被训斥,对我来说是件丢脸的事。
Your talk at home will lecture on your children.
你在家里的谈话会引导孩子。
mess n. 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁
The local economy is now in a mess
.
当地的经济现在很混乱。
make a mess of 使…弄的很糟
The illness makes a mess of my holiday plans.
这场病把我的假期计划给打乱了。
ill
adj.有病的;有害的;不友好的;
adv.坏,恶劣地;艰难地,几乎不;不友好地,不友善地;
n.问题,困难;伤害,厄运;病人,患者
illness n.疾病;(某种)病,患病期
rarely adv. 罕有;很少;不常
rare animals/stamps 稀有动物/珍惜的邮票
Rarely is he late for class.
他上课很少迟到。
puddle n.水洼;小水坑
The road was filled with puddles from the rain.
路上满是雨水留下的水坑。
eventually adv. 最后;终于
It was a long journey,but we eventually arrived.
旅程很长,但我们最终还是到达了。
abandon eventually 最终放弃
restore v.使复原;使复位;使复职
Drastic measures will have to be taken to restore order.
必须采取严厉措施来恢复秩序。
drastic adj.极端的,激烈的
measure n.措施,办法;
The new manager’s job is to restore the company to profitability.
新经理的工作是使公司恢复盈利。
profitability n.盈利能力;收益性;利益率
sponge n.海绵块
That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!
那孩子像海绵一样吸收新知识!
soak v.浸泡;使湿透,浸湿;(液体)渗入,渗透;吸收,吸入;沉浸在(学习中)
soak up
吸收:指吸收液体。
享受:指以缓慢或放松的方式感受或体验(愉快的事物)。
学习:指迅速学习和记住(某事物)。
消耗:指使用大量的(金钱、资源等)。
effectively adv.有效地
I can solve the problems in working effectively.
我能有效地解决工作中的问题。
effective adj.有效的;
Advertising is often the most effective method of promotion.
广告通常是最有效的促销方法。
ineffective adj.无效果的,不起作用的;不能胜任的
The medicine turned out ineffective.
这药证明是无效的
注意区分 effective/efficient
efficient adj.生效的,效率高的;(人)有能力的,能胜任的
tiny adj.极小的;微小的
A tiny fishing boat was drifting slowly along.
一艘小渔船慢慢地漂着。
drift v.飘移,漂流;
tiny minority 极少数
Boys are very much in the tiny minority at the dancing class.
男孩在舞蹈班上极少数。
minority n.少数,少数派;
discover v.了解到;认识到;查明
We discovered that our luggage had been stolen.
我们发现行李被偷了。
discovery n.发现,被发现的事物;
The new discovery caused a great sensation.
这个新发现引起了极大的轰动。
sensation n.感觉,知觉;轰动,引起轰动的人(或事)
make discovery of 发现
grasp v.抓紧;抓牢;理解,领会;
grasp firmly 紧紧握住
I grasped the main point of the speech.
我领会了演讲的要点。
lip n.(容器或凹陷地方的)边,边沿
She bit her lip to keep from crying.
她咬着嘴唇忍住不哭。
renowned adj.有名的;闻名的;受尊敬的
I’ve invited a renowned calligrapher to write inscription for my restaurant.
我请了一位著名的书法家为我的餐厅题字。
calligrapher n.书法家
inscription n.题词;铭文;刻印
remark v.谈论;评论
The editor remarked that article was well written.
编辑说那篇文章写得很好。
opportunity n.机会;时机
You must grasp this opportunity.
你必须抓住这个机会。
scientific adj.科学(上)的;关于科学的
We all support his scientific research.
我们都支持他的科学研究。
science n.科学
scientist n.科学家
valuable adj.很有用的;很重要的;宝贵的
This old table is a valuable piece of furniture.
这张旧桌子是一件贵重的家具。