Lesson_37

aggressive a.侵犯的,侵略的, 挑釁的;敢做敢為的, 有進(jìn)取心的
Thanks to our aggressive marketing tactics, ;多虧了我們大刀闊斧的 市場戰(zhàn)略,
our sales have risen sharply this year. ;我們的銷售額今年猛增.

brake n.閘,制動器,剎車 vi.剎車,(車)被剎住 vt.剎住(車)
Don't brake the car when it has a sudden flat tire,otherwise it may overturn. ;汽車突然爆胎時不要剎車 否則可能會翻車.

capture v.俘虜,捕獲; 奪得,占領(lǐng) n.俘獲,捕獲
Robots the size of punctuation marks ;標(biāo)點符號大小的機(jī)器人
can one day be used to move single cells or capture bacteria. ;有一天會被用來移動 單細(xì)胞和捕捉細(xì)菌.

erect a.豎直的,挺直的 vt.建造,建立;豎立, 使直立
The Monument of the People's Heroes ;人民英雄紀(jì)念碑
was erected in honour of the martyrs who died for our country. ;是為紀(jì)念為我們祖國而 犧牲的烈士們而建立的.

framework n.框架,構(gòu)架; 參照標(biāo)準(zhǔn),準(zhǔn)則,觀點; 構(gòu)成方式,體系
Negotiators are still trying to find a framework ;談判者仍然試圖找到一個 框架,
for a long-term peace agreement in the Middle East. ;來保證中東長期和平.

graduate v.(使)(大學(xué))畢業(yè) n.(尤指大學(xué))畢業(yè)生; 研究生 a.研究生的
The graduate rate is expected to be higher this year than ever. ;今年的大學(xué)生畢業(yè)率 預(yù)期要高于往年.

illustration n.說明,例證; 圖解,插圖
Fashion magazines have lots of beautiful illustrations. ;關(guān)于時尚的雜志有很多 漂亮的插圖.

invent vt.發(fā)明,創(chuàng)造; 捏造,虛構(gòu)
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. ;1876年亞歷山大. 貝爾發(fā)明了電話.

label n.標(biāo)簽,標(biāo)記,稱號 vt.貼標(biāo)簽于; 把…稱為,當(dāng)作
If a person spends any time in prison, ;如果一個人曾進(jìn)過監(jiān)獄
he'll probably be labeled as a criminal for the rest of his life. ;那么在這之后的生活中 他很可能會被大多數(shù)人 當(dāng)罪犯.

maintenance n.維修,保養(yǎng);保持, 維持;撫養(yǎng)費
There are thorough maintenance checks on each passenger plane before take-off. ;每駕客機(jī)起飛前都要 經(jīng)過徹底的維修.

mount vt.登上;發(fā)起; 安放,安裝 vi.增加,增長,加劇 n.[M[于山名山峰
Mr.Rochester mounted his horse and rode off ;羅切斯特先生上了馬,
leaving Jane Eyre standing alone in the middle of the road. ;急馳而去,留下簡愛獨 自站在路的中央.

neutral a.中立的;不偏不倚的; 中性的
Switzerland is a very small country, ;瑞士是個非常小的國家,
which always remains neutral in wars and political affairs. ;它在戰(zhàn)爭和政治事件上 一貫保持中立.

organize vt.組織,把…編組; 使有條理
"Will you tell us about your new project?" ;“你能向我們講一講你 的新計劃嗎”
"Sure.Just give me a moment to organize my thoughts." ;“當(dāng)然,只要給我點兒 時間整理一下我的思路.

panel n.面板;專門小組; 控制板,儀表盤
With a 90-centimeter TV monitor or an even larger flat-panel screen, ;由于帶有90厘米的電視 顯示器或更大的平面熒 屏,
a DVD player can show movies with vivid and, clear images. ;DVD機(jī)能生動、清晰地 放映電影圖像.

possess vt.占有,擁有
It is said that "Viagra" possesses magical powers that can cure impotence. ;據(jù)說“偉哥”具有治療 陽痿的神奇療效.

pursue v.繼續(xù),從事,追趕, 追蹤;追求
After graduation, ;我希望自己畢業(yè)之后,
I want to be an educated person with wide knowledge and good taste, ;成為一個知識淵博,趣味 高尚的有教養(yǎng)的人,
not one obsessively pursuing fame and gain. ;而不是一個汲于 名利的人.

react v.反應(yīng),作出反應(yīng); (~ against)反對, (~ with)起化學(xué)反應(yīng), (~ on/upon)影響,
Acid can react with base to form salt. ;酸和堿起化學(xué)反應(yīng)成鹽.

religion n.宗教,宗教信仰
The Christian,Buddhist and Moslem are three main religions in the world ;基督教、佛教、伊斯蘭教 是世界三大宗教.

retire v.退休,退役;退下, 退出,撤退;就寢
Some businesses provide a kind of retirement benefit, ;有的企業(yè)向員工提供 退休金,
which is paid for employees when they retire from the company ;這種退休金自員工從公 司退休時開始一直
until their death. ;支付到他們逝世為止.

scare vt.嚇,使害怕 vi.受驚嚇,感到害怕 n.驚恐,恐慌
Many young people are scared of being adults ;許多年輕人害怕長大成人
because they haven't learnt how to be responsible for themselves. ;因為他們沒學(xué)會如何承 擔(dān)自己的責(zé)任.

sensible a.明智的,合情理的
I don't think it is a sensible option ;我認(rèn)為不是明智的選擇
for a football player to contradict the referee in a football match. ;足球運動員在比賽中 頂撞裁判

starve v.(使)挨餓; (使)餓死
It is silly to starve yourself just to be skinny. ;為了顯得有骨感而挨 餓是愚蠢的.
Remember how the famous American singer Carpenter died? ;記得美國著名歌手卡蓬特 是怎么死的?

tragedy n.慘事,災(zāi)難; 悲劇(藝術(shù))
Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the?tragedy of the Second World War. ;希特勒入侵波蘭,導(dǎo)致 了第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的悲 劇.

universal a.普遍的,全體的; 通用的,萬能的
Charlie Chaplin is a comic actor of universal appeal. ;查理.卓別林是受全世界 人民喜愛的喜劇演員.

worthwhile a.值得(做)的
Post-graduate degrees are worthwhile investments ;讀研究生學(xué)位是值得 的投資
considering the high salaries after graduation. ;考慮到畢業(yè)后的高額收 入.