英语四级淘金词汇第34课
Lesson_34
award vt.付与,给以;裁定,判给 n.奖,奖品,奖金
Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 ;马丁.路德.金被付与 1964年诺贝尔宁静奖
for advocating nonviolence in the movement for civil rights. ;因为主张在夷易近权活动中接纳非暴力政策.
current a.现时的,今后的;流行的,流传的; n.(空气、水等)流,潮水电流;趋势,偏向
A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies. ;迷信家应能一直跟上他的钻研范围的新生长.
Many youngsters have their hair colored, ;良多年白叟把头发招染了色,
saying that was going with the current of the times. ;说是顺合期间潮水.
decorate vt.装饰,装潢
According to American writer Paul Fussell's book Class, ;根据美国作家保罗.福塞尔的《风格》一书,
the American upper class like to decorate their houses with oriental handmade rugs ;美国的下流社会喜好用东方的手织地毯装饰家居.
lower a.较低的,高等的;下面的,卑鄙的 vt.放下,降下,低落
A car decorated with odd doll shoes and bulging toy dice ;一辆用离奇的娃娃鞋和鼓鼓囊囊的玩具骰子所装饰的汽车
is thought be a car belonging to the lower class in the U.S.. ;在美国会被看成是属于下层阶级的.
To lower the price of commodities sometimes is an important means in business. ;偶尔低落商品价钱是商业竞争中的一种重要手腕.
entire a.全部的,整个的
The entire Pompeii city was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.. ;整个庞贝城在公元79年维苏威火山的一次喷发中被摧毁.
overall ad.总的来说 a.总体的,片面的,综合的,全部的 n.[p义务服,工装裤
Overall,prices are still rising. ;年夜体说来,物价仍在下跌.
My overall impression of Shanghai was favorable. ;我对上海的总体印象是很好的.
prevent vt.防备,防止
I sometimes set two alarm clocks to prevent myself from getting up late. ;我偶尔要校两个闹钟以防自己晚起.
previous a.先,前,已往的; (~ to)在……之前
Enough material should be collected previous to writing. ;写作之前要搜集足够的材料.
primitive a.原始的,早期的;简朴的,粗拙的 n.原(始)人,原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;爱斯基摩人栖身在北美地区的北冰洋海岸
and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;与格陵兰岛部分地区以及西伯利亚的东北地区,他们被看作是一个原始的部族.
Small seashells were once used as a primitive form of money. ;小贝壳已经被看成简朴的货泉利用.
priority n.优先的,在前的
The highest priority of the Guangzhou municipal government has been ;广州市政府已优先思量
given to the problem of heavy traffic. ;交通拥堵题目.
privilege n.特权,优惠
One of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege. ;招致社会和睦谐的窒碍之一是特权.
procession n.步队,行列
During the carnival of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, ;在巴西里约热内卢嘉年光会的日子里,
streets are crowded with people dancing the samba in parading processions. ;街上到处都是跳着桑巴舞的IT步队.
profession n.职业,自在职业; (the~)同行,同行
Teaching is a respectable profession. ;西席是令人恭敬的职业.
It is rather difficult to win acclaim from the profession. ;要赢得同行的好评是相称困难的.
profit n.利润,收益,好处 vt.无益于,有利于 vi.(~by,~from)得益
We can profit from the mistakes we have made. ;我们可以从错误中获得教益.
We have made a profit this year. ;我们今年盈余.
promise n.答应,信誉;希看,长进 vt.许诺,理睬;有…年夜概,有希看 vi.许诺;有指看,有出路
Remember to carry out your promise.(Remember to carry out what you have promised) ;记着要实施信誉.
Clouds give promise of rain.(Clouds promise rain.) ;阴云预示着雨的到临.
prompt vt.促使,鞭策;提醒 a.灵敏的,及时的,敏捷的 n.提词,发问
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;不幸的男孩供认他是因为太饿了才偷面包的.
proposal n.发起,发起;求婚
Various proposals were forward for increasing sales. ;为提高销售量提出了各种发起.
How could you make a proposal without a ring? ;你如何可以往求婚而不带上戒指呢?
revenue n.(尤指年夜宗的)收进,收益;(政府的)税收,岁入
State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美国的州立年夜学年夜部分收靠税款.
reward n.答谢,夸奖;报酬,报答 vt.答谢,酬谢,嘉奖
Good people will eventually be rewarded ;大好人终有好报.
(Good people will eventually get good reward.) ;大好人终有好报.
risk n.危险,危害;惹起危险的事物(某人) vt.冒…的危险,使蒙受危险
The usual risks of the desert are: rattlesnakes,heat, and lack of water. ;戈壁中罕见的危险有:响尾蛇,酷热及缺水.
rotate v.(使)扭转, (使)滚动;(使)轮番
The earth rotates around the sun,and the earth rotates once a day. ;地球环绕太阳转,与此同时地球每天自转一次.
steer vt.驾驶,为…操舵;指导 vi.驾驶
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;闭关自守的政策不能指导国家走向昌盛.
How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的车开起来如何样?转弯灵活吗?
sticky a.粘的,粘性的; (气候)干冷的;困难的,随手的
The sticky toffee made my teeth uncomfortable ;粘乎乎的太妃糖弄得我的牙齿很不惬意.
The most unpleasant thing about Guangzhou's summer is the sticky weather. ;广州夏天最令人惬意的是那干冷的气候.
still ad.还,仍旧;但是, a.运动的,平静的 n.(片子等的)剧照, v.(使)平静上去,
Drink it while it's still hot. ;趁热喝吧.
All sounds are still at night. ;夜晚万籁俱静.
You can still your anxiety by listening to some music. ;你可以听听音乐以消弭内心的不安,平静上去.
strengthen vt.增强,牢固
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;增强经济气力是国家主要的目标.
Your words strengthened my heart. ;你的话增强了我的决议信心.
stretch vi.舒展,延长,一连; vt.拉长,舒展; n.一段时候,一段旅程,连绵的一片;舒展,
I stretch to relax after working a full day. ;义务了一整天,我伸了个懒腰放松一下.
Having been washed,the sweater was stretched out of shape. ;洗过今后,这件毛衣被拉长变了形.
Can you work eight hours at a stretch? ;你能一连义务八小时吗?
string n.线,弦,细绳;一串,一行 vt.用线串; (用线)吊挂,系住
Models' limp hair strings are always shown in the shampoo commercials. ;洗发水的广告中常会展现模特柔嫩的发丝.
strip vi.剥;脱光衣服 vt.剥往,脱往…的衣服;褫夺,夺走 n.条,狭条,带状物
The wind stripped the trees of their leaves. ;年夜风把树吹得光溜溜的.
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;增强经济气力是国家主要的目标.
In the countryside, ;在乡村,
you can often see boys strip themselves to go swimming in the river or the lake. ;你会常看到男孩子脱光衣服到河里或湖里泅水.
stroke n.中风;一次勉力;击,敲
The general manager singed the contract with a stroke of the pen. ;总司理年夜笔一挥,签下了条约.
He stroked her hair affectionately. ;他密意地抚摸着她的头发.
subsequent a.随后的,厥后的
Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the period subs equent to World War II ;二战后的一段期间中,年夜部分欧洲国家陷进了逆境.
treasure n.金银玉帛,财产;珍品,收躲品 vt.保护,器重
I treasure friendship very much, ;我极度珍惜友谊,
because I believe that true friendship is worth more than money. ;因为我以为真正的友谊比款项更具代价.