赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit17

 　　fashion

　　n.流行；时装；方式 vi.塑造

　　Miniskirts used to be'in fashion, but they're out of fashion now.

　　迷你裙以前很流行，但现在过时了。

　　Fashion is ever-changing.

　　时装不断地在改变。

　　He always does things in that fashion.

　　他总是以那种方式行事。

　　This old man fashioned a pipe out of clay.

　　这老人用陶土捏出一根烟管。

　　fashionable

　　a.流行的；时髦的

　　Don't concern yourself merely with what's fashionable.

　　不要只关心现在流行什么。

　　Though old, the woman likes to wear fashionable dresses.

　　这名妇人虽有年纪，却喜欢穿着时髦的洋装。

　　relief

　　n.解除,减轻；救济,救济物资（集合名词,不可数）

　　Doctors work for the relief of their patients' suffering.

　　医生们致力解除病人们的痛苦。

　　A lot of relief is being sent to the disaster area.

　　许多救济物资正被送往灾区。

　　relieve

　　vt.减轻；缓和

　　Aspirin¹ will relieve your headache.

　　阿斯匹林会减轻你的头痛。

　　The government will take steps to relieve unemployment.

　　政府将采取措施来缓和失业的现象。

　　solid

　　a.固体的；坚固的 n.固体

　　The water froze into a solid block of ice.

　　水凝结成一团冰块。

　　The desk is made of solid wood.

　　这张桌子是用坚固的木头制成的。

　　Wood is a solid while water is a liquid.

　　木头是固体，水则是液体。

　　democratic

　　a.民主的；〔美〕民主党的（大写）

　　The president was elected through a democratic process.

　　该总统是经由民主程序选出来的。

　　The Democratic and Republican Parties are the two major political parties in the US.

　　民主党与共和党是美国的两个主要政党。

　　democracy

　　n.民主（不可数）；民主国家（可数）

　　That country has moved steadily² toward true democracy.

　　该国已稳定地迈向真正的民主。

　　Freedom of speech is guaranteed in democracies.

　　在民主国家中，言论自由是有保障的。

　　neighborhood

　　n.邻近地区

　　There is a big department store in my neighborhood.

　　我家附近有一家大型百货公司。

　　capital

　　n.首都（可数）：资本（不可数） a.大写的；死刑的

　　Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.

　　华盛顿是美国首都。

　　We need more capital to run this restaurant.

　　我们需要更多的资本来经营这家餐厅。

　　All proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

　　所有的专有名词都以大写字母为首。

　　Capital punishment is a controversial issue in many countries.

　　在许多国家死刑是个争议的议题。

　　current

　　a.当前的 n.水流，气流

　　In its current state, the car would be worth $5,000.

　　依目前车况，这辆车可值5000美金。

　　Strong ocean currents often cause rapid and high waves.

　　强劲的洋流时常引起快速且高的浪潮。

1 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。

2 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。