Lesson_26

accommodate vt.容納;向…提供住處; 寬容
It was said that Michael Jackson's new luxurious cottage ;據(jù)說邁可爾.杰克遜的新 豪華別墅
could accommodate over 1,000 people. ;可以容納上千人.

adjoin vt.貼近,與…毗連
Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins him closely. ;邁克爾.喬丹在對手貼身 的情況下依然可以投籃 得分.

bald a.禿頭的,禿的
O'Conner's picture with a bald head ;奧康娜的光頭形象
fascinated a lot of young people across the world. ;迷住了全世界的很多年輕 人.

ballet n.芭蕾舞(劇), 芭蕾舞團(tuán)
A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single performance. ;在一場演出中,一個芭 蕾舞演員也許會磨穿四 雙鞋.

blossom n.(尤指果樹的)花 vi.(植物)開花
When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world. ;當(dāng)所有的桃花盛開的時 候,我們可以看到一個 粉紅的世界.

brood n.(雛雞等)一窩 vi.孵蛋
What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach! ;看到一窩小鴨在沙灘上行 走的情景,多么有趣呀！

cluster n.(果實,花的)串,簇; (人、物的)群 vt.群集,叢生
Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans surrounding him. ;只要貝克漢姆一出現(xiàn), 總會被大量球迷簇?fù)?

clutch vt./vi.抓緊,抓握
A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw. ;一個即將被淹死的人會連 一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住 的.

denote vt.意思是;是…的標(biāo)志 表示
It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes pleasure. ;在全世界,微笑常意味 著愉快.

descent n.下降,下傾;血統(tǒng),世襲
So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes. ;到目前為止,有三位華裔 美國人獲得了諾貝爾獎.

discriminate vt.區(qū)別,辨別; 有區(qū)別地對待,歧視
The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing. ;以外殺人和故意殺人在 法律上是有區(qū)別的.
Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in law; ;目前,在大多數(shù)國家,至 少在法律上各個民族是平 等的,
no one is discriminated against. ;沒有一個民族被歧視.

displace vt.取代,代替
I don't want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool. ;我才不原意那個幼稚的小 傻瓜取代我在你心中的地 位.

dwell vi.居住
Let bygones be bygones.Don't dwell on the past too much. ;讓過去的事情成為過去 吧,不要沉湎于過去.

enroll vi.入學(xué);加入 vt.招收,吸收
Gong Li wanted to enroll in the Depart- ment of Sociology at Beijing University, ;鞏俐想入北京大學(xué)社會學(xué) 系學(xué)習(xí),
but it caused an aversion from the academic circle. ;卻引起知識界的反感.

expend vt.花費,消費
Cindy Crawford expends most of her incomes on all sorts of luxuries. ;辛迪.克勞芙把她大部分 的收入用在奢侈品上.

foresee vt.預(yù)見,預(yù)知
If Wang An had foreseen that personal computers would be so popular, ;要是王安預(yù)見到個人電腦 會如此普及,
he would be making a lot of money now. ;他今天就發(fā)大財了.

handbook n.手冊,便覽
Before you start this new stereo,you have to read through this handbook. ;使用這臺新的音響前, 一定要仔細(xì)閱讀使用手 冊.

immune a.免疫的,有免疫力的
It seems no one is immune to vanity,just as no one can survive without food. ;在我看來,沒有人能免于 虛榮心的影響,正如沒有 人可以不吃東西而生存.

ivory n.象牙,象牙色
A university student taking a part-time job,in the words of some, ;大學(xué)生做兼職,用一些人 的話說,
is walking out of the ivory tower. ;就是走出象牙塔.

latitude n.緯度,回旋余地
Climates differ widely in different areas in a country covering a wide range of latitude ;在一個跨多個緯度的國 家,氣候差異很大.

misery n.痛苦,苦惱,苦難
One who hasn't suffered any misery in his life will not mature. ;一個在生活中沒有經(jīng)歷 磨難的人,不容易變得 成熟.
Misery loves company. ;[同病相憐,同憂相救.

perfume n.香水,香氣
"Chanel N 5" is a very expensive French perfume. ;“夏奈爾5”是非常昂貴 的法國香水.

plea n.懇求,請求; 抗辯,辯護(hù)
It was ridiculous ;這真是荒唐
that the Japanese man who killed 12 school boys entered a plea for not guilty. ;那個殺死12個小學(xué)生的 日本男人懇求無罪,

plead vi.懇求,請求
Is it justifiable ;你認(rèn)為是否站得住腳呢
if a young man pleads for himself on account of his youth and simplicity? ;如果一個年輕人以自己年 少單純而懇求無罪.

timely a.及時的,適時的
The timely rain after a long time of drought will certainly bring on the crops. ;久旱之后的這場及時雨肯 定會有助于作物的生長.

transit n.運輸,載運
The letter he sent to his girl got lost in transit ;他寄給女朋友的信在運輸 途中丟失,
and it didn't reach her until 50 years later. ;過了50年才到達(dá)她的 手上.

tug n.拖船 vt.用力拖
Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth. ;冒險活動強(qiáng)烈扣動青年人 的心弦.

vicious a.惡毒的,兇殘的
Crime leads to prison, which leads to unemployment, which leads to crime. ;由罪犯而入獄,入獄而 失業(yè),失業(yè)而犯罪.
It is a vicious cycle. ;這是惡性循環(huán).

yell n.號叫,叫喊
At the football match between China and Japan,we yelled together for our team. ;在中日足球比賽上,我們 為我們的球隊大喊加油.