[四級詞匯] CET4淘金詞匯第十五課 lesson15
efficient a.效率高的;有能力的
Efficient service can be achieved through modern technology. ;高效率的服務(wù)可以通過 現(xiàn)代技術(shù)得到.
affect v.影響;感動(dòng)
Does the weather affect your mood? ;天氣會影響你的情緒嗎?
We were deeply affected by the news of Sang Lan's serious injury. ;桑蘭嚴(yán)重受傷的消息 使我們深感難過.
incline v.(使)傾斜; (使)傾向于,贊同 n.斜面,斜坡
People are inclined to sleep more in spring. ;春天里人們?nèi)菀追咐?
see v.看見;領(lǐng)會,理解; 會見;把……看作; 考慮
See to it that all the windows and doors are closed before you leave the office. ;離開辦公室前請注意 關(guān)好門窗.
purchase vt.買,購買 n.購買的物品
Inflation reduces the purchasing power of people living on fixed incomes. ;通貨膨脹降低了靠固定 收入的人們的購買力.
get v.獲得,得到;收到; 使得;變得;到達(dá); 抓住
It's a common case in a family ;家庭中常有
that the mother-in-law and the daughter-in- law don't get along with each other. ;婆媳不能融洽相處的事情
surprise n.驚奇;令人驚奇的或 意想不到的事物 vt.使詫異,使驚奇; 突然襲擊,撞見
General Patton once said,"Never tell people how to do things. ;巴頓將軍說過,“永遠(yuǎn) 不要告訴人們怎樣去做 事.
Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." ;告訴他們?nèi)ジ墒裁? 他們的足智多謀將 會令您驚訝.
The cost of traveling to Japan is surprisingly high. ;到日本的旅游費(fèi)用高得 驚人.
particularly ad.特別,尤其
"Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him."(John Knowles) ;“每個(gè)人在歷史上都有 只屬于他自己的一刻." (約翰.諾里斯)
retain vt.保持,保留
As women age,many like to wear make up in order to retain their youthful appearance. ;為了保有年輕的外貌, 許多女人一上年紀(jì)就 喜歡化妝.
endure vt.忍受,容忍 vi.忍耐;持續(xù)
Is it true that women's ability to endure pain is better than men's? ;女人忍受痛苦的能力比 男人強(qiáng),這是真的嗎?
survive vt.比……活得長; 幸免于…… vi.活下來,繼續(xù)存在, 幸存
Some centenarians survived their grandchildren. ;有些百歲老人比他們的 孫子還活得長.
Few survived the plane crash. ;幸免于空難的人極少. (飛機(jī)失事后生還者 極少)
distant a.在遠(yuǎn)處的,久遠(yuǎn)的; 冷淡的,疏遠(yuǎn)的
The distant flash from the lighthouse gives hope to boats floating on the sea. ;遠(yuǎn)處來自燈塔的閃光給 飄蕩在海上的船帶來了 希望.
Few young people would plan for their old age because it seems so distant to them. ;極少年輕人會為自己的 晚年作計(jì)劃,這在他們 看來是很遙遠(yuǎn)的事情.
distance n.距離,遠(yuǎn)方;疏遠(yuǎn)
In most Asian countries distance is measured in kilometers not miles. ;在大多數(shù)亞洲國家測量 距離以公里為單位, 而不是英里.
Boys soon make it up after fistfights, ;男孩子之間打完架很快 就會和好
but there will be a great distance between girls after a quarrel. ;但女孩子爭吵以后就 會疏遠(yuǎn)了.
stock n.備料,庫存,現(xiàn)貨;股票 公債;血統(tǒng),[總家畜 v.儲備 a.常用的,常備的
He dose not cook and stock up on canned foods. ;他不做飯,貯存了很多 罐頭食品.
The New York stock exchange crashed in 1929. ;紐約股票交易所于1929 年大崩潰.
practice n.練習(xí),實(shí)習(xí);實(shí)踐, 實(shí)際;業(yè)務(wù) v.練習(xí),訓(xùn)練; 從事(職業(yè));執(zhí)行;開業(yè)
Practice makes perfect. ;[熟能生巧.
Practicing law is challenging. ;從事律師業(yè)是充滿挑 戰(zhàn)性的.
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