16. FAIR/FARE
公平的,清楚的/費用

FAIR
公平的,清楚的

honest/ consistent with rules/ light in colour, clear
誠實的,遵守規(guī)則的,顏色淺的,清楚的

Mum, that’s not fair! I did the washing up yesterday. It’s Jack’s turn today.
媽媽,這不公平!我昨天洗碗了,今天輪到杰克洗了。

FARE
費用

money you pay for transportation
交通費

I can’t visit my parents very often. The train fare is too expensive.
我不能經(jīng)常拜訪我的父母?;疖嚻钡膬r錢太貴了。

17. FLEE/FLEA
逃跑/跳蚤

FLEE
逃跑

run away from danger
逃離危險

If I was a bit younger, I’d flee this boring town and move to the capital.
如果我再年輕一點,我一定會搬去首都。

FLEA
跳蚤

a small insect that lives in the fur of animals
一種生活在動物皮毛中的小昆蟲

Do you think fleas go into human hair?
你認(rèn)為跳蚤會進(jìn)入人的頭發(fā)里嗎?

18. FLOUR/FLOWER
面粉/花朵

FLOUR
面粉

white powder-like foodstuff that’s obtained by grinding grains
通過碾磨谷物得到粉末狀的物體

Can you buy some flour on your way home? I’d like to make pizza for dinner.
你能回家的時候順路買點面粉嗎?我晚上想做披薩。

FLOWER
花朵

the most beautiful part of plants that blossoms and smells nice
植物最漂亮的部分,會開花而且聞起來很香

You should make your wife breakfast in bed a few times every month. And don’t forget to lay a single flower on the tray before you serve it.
每個月你都應(yīng)該在妻子還在床上睡覺的時候做幾次早餐。不要忘記在你端上來之前在桌子上放一朵花。

19. GRIZZLY/GRISLY
灰熊/可怕的

GRIZZLY
灰熊

a big, brown bear that lives in North America
居住在北美洲的大的或者灰色的熊

Would you like to come trekking with us? We’re going to the Rockies.
你愿意和我們一起遠(yuǎn)足嗎?我們要去落基山。

You must be joking. What will you do if you bump into a grizzly?
你一定是在開玩笑,如果遇到灰熊你怎么辦?

GRISLY
可怕的

unpleasant and frightening
不高興的,令人害怕的

Did you see those black and white photos in her living room?
你在她的客廳里看到那些黑白照片了嗎?

Yeah, they’re rather grisly, aren’t they?
看到了,它們看起來有點可怕,不是嗎?

20. GUERRILLA/GORILLA
游擊隊/大猩猩

GUERRILLA
游擊隊

a member of a small group of irregular soldiers
一小隊不正規(guī)的士兵

Guerrilla warfare has had a big impact on the area. It’s not a safe place to go on holiday anymore.
游擊戰(zhàn)爭對這個地方產(chǎn)生了巨大的影響。這再也不是度假的好地方了。

GORILLA
大猩猩

the largest and strongest ape
最大的最兇猛的猿類

Have you seen the film ’King Kong’? It’s about a giant gorilla that is taken to New York to be exhibited.
你看過《金剛》這部電影嗎?電影圍繞一部巨大的猩猩被帶到紐約的故事展開。

21. HAIR/HARE
毛發(fā)/野兔

HAIR
毛發(fā)

what grows on your head
頭部長出來的毛發(fā)

Her hair used to be much shorter. Do you think she’s got hair extensions?
她的頭發(fā)比過去短的多。你覺得她的頭發(fā)長長了嘛?

HARE
野兔

an animal that’s similar to a rabbit, but has longer ears and legs
和兔子很像的一種動物,但是它的腿和耳朵都比兔子的長

Rabbits live underground, but hares live in overground nests.
兔子居住在地下,但是野兔住在地面的巢穴。

22. HEAL/HEEL
治愈/跟,腳后跟

HEAL
治愈

become or make healthy again
重新恢復(fù)健康

How long will this wound take to heal?
這個傷口多久可以恢復(fù)好?

HEEL
跟,腳后跟

the part of a foot that’s under the ankle
腳踝下面的一部分

I hurt my left heel while playing football. I hope it will heal soon.
踢足球的時候我的左腳腳后跟受傷了,我希望它趕緊好起來。

23. HEROINE/HEROIN
女英雄/海洛因

HEROINE
女英雄

a brave woman, usually the principal character of a book or a film
一個年輕的女性,通常是書或者電影的主人公

My favourite heroine is Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books.
我最喜歡的女英雄就是哈利·波特系列中的赫敏·格蘭杰。

HEROIN
海洛因

a white, highly addictive narcotic
一種白色的,令人高度上癮的麻醉劑

I stopped reading that book when the heroine turned out to be a heroin addict. I don’t like stories about drug addicts.
我不再讀那本書了,因為女英雄變成了癮君子。我不喜歡吸毒者的故事。

24. HOLY/WHOLLY
神圣的/完全地

HOLY
神圣的

sacred, dedicated to God
神圣的,忠于上帝的

The Christian holy book is called the Bible.
基督教的圣書就是《圣經(jīng)》。

WHOLLY
完全地

completely, fully
完全地,

The dress she was wearing to church was wholly inappropriate.
她穿著去教堂的衣服完全不合適。

25. HUMERUS/HUMOROUS
肱部/幽默的

HUMERUS
肱部

the bone in the body which is between the shoulder and the elbow
這是身體的的骨頭,在肩膀和肘部之間

Humerus fractures usually heal without surgery, but you may have to wear a shoulder sling for a couple of weeks.
肱骨骨折通常不需要手術(shù)就可以愈合,但是你不得不戴上幾周肩帶。

HUMOROUS
幽默的

funny, comical
有趣的,好笑的

I write humorous stories for children in my free time, but my daughter doesn’t seem to like them at all.
我喜歡在空閑時間給孩子寫故事,但是我的女兒似乎一點也不喜歡他們。

26. IDOL/IDLE
偶像,崇拜/閑置的,懶惰的

IDOL
偶像

someone or something people love and adorey
人們喜歡或者崇拜的某人或者某物

Aretha Franklin is my idol. She’s such a fantastic singer.
艾瑞莎·富蘭克林是我的偶像。她是一個了不起的歌手。

IDLE
閑置的,懶散的

not busy, lazy
不忙的,懶惰的

Peter’s such an idle child. He never does his homework and doesn’t pay attention in class at all.
彼得是一個懶惰的孩子。他從來不寫作業(yè),上課也不認(rèn)真聽講。

27. IN/INN
在…里面/客棧

IN
在…里面

contained/inside something
在…里面

I love living in this town. I can spend hours just watching the people go by.
我喜歡在這個小鎮(zhèn)居住。我可以花幾個小時看人們走過。

INN
客棧

a small hotel that provides food and accommodation
一種可以為人們提供食物和住宿的小型旅館。

We usually stay in this inn when we are visiting my parents. It’s the best inn in town.
當(dāng)我們看望我們的父母時,我們通常住在這個小旅館。這是小鎮(zhèn)上最好的旅館。

28. KNOT/NOT
結(jié)/不是,表示否定

KNOT
結(jié)

when you tie two pieces of string or rope together a knot is formed
把兩個線或者繩系在一起的時候,一個結(jié)就形成了。

My son can tie his shoelaces by himself now. He tied his first ever knot last week.
我的兒子現(xiàn)在可以自己系鞋帶了。上周他第一次自己系了鞋帶。

NOT
不是,表示否定

a word you use to make negative forms
一個用來表示否定的詞

I do not remember when my daughter learnt how to tie a knot.
我不記得我的女兒是如何學(xué)會了打結(jié)。

29. MADE/MAID
制造/保姆

MADE
制造

past form of ‘make’
‘make’的過去式形式

I made a cake for my husband’s birthday.
我做了一個蛋糕作為我父親的生日禮物。

MAID
保姆

a woman you pay to do housework for you
一個你付錢給你做家務(wù)的女人

I think I’ll hire a maid. I can’t do everything myself, can I?
我想我會雇傭一個保姆。我不能什么事情都自己做,不是嗎?

30. MORNING/MOURNING
早晨,黎明/悼念

MORNING
早晨,黎明

the part of the day after sunrise
日出后的一段時間

I feel really unsocial in the morning until I have my first coffee. It’s not the best time to talk to me about important things.
在我喝咖啡之前,我一直覺得自己不合群?,F(xiàn)在不適合與我談?wù)撝匾氖虑椤?/div>

MOURNING
悼念

the sad emotion you feel after somebody you love dies
摯愛之人過世之后的悲傷的情感

In my country, women wear black clothes during the mourning period.
在我國,婦女在服喪期間要穿黑色的衣服。

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