赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit33

 　　van

　　n.厢型车，面包车

　　I’m moving to my new apartment this Sunday. Would you lend me your van?

　　我要在这星期天搬到新公寓。你的厢型车可以借我吗？

　　text

　　n.正文；原文

　　Please answer the questions listed below according the text.

　　请依据正文回答下列问题。

　　I quoted the whole text of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in my term paper.

　　我在期末报告引用了整篇林肯的盖茨堡演说词原文。

　　dare

　　aux. vi.胆敢 vt.向......挑战

　　I dare not tell my parents that I'm getting married soon.

　　我不敢跟我爸妈说我快结婚了。

　　Though Gerry wants to ask Holly¹ to the prom, he doesn't dare.

　　虽然杰瑞想邀荷莉参加班级舞会,他却不敢行动。

　　I dare you to swim across the river.

　　我向你挑战，谅你不敢游过这条河。

　　scholar

　　n.学者

　　The author of this book is also a famous scholar in his country.

　　这本书的作者也是他的国家一位知名的学者。

　　scholarship

　　n.奖学金

　　The intelligent young girl is studying at Harvard on a government scholarship.

　　那位聪明的女孩正在哈佛公费留学。

　　risk

　　n.风险 vt.冒......的风险

　　Parents shouldn't run the risk of leaving their children home alone.

　　父母不应冒险让小孩独自留在家里。

　　The soldier risked his life trying to save his friend.

　　那位士兵冒着生命危险，企图拯救他的朋友。

　　Jane's father warns her not to risk traveling alone.

　　阿珍的爸爸警告她不要冒险独自去旅行。

　　loose

　　a.宽松的；松脱的；不受控制的

　　My brother likes to wear loose clothes and pants.

　　我弟弟喜欢穿宽松的衣裤。

　　The air crash took place because a screw² on the plane's wing came loose.

　　空难发生的原因是机翼上的一根螺丝松了。

　　Minnie's dog is running loose in the park.

　　米妮的狗在公园里四处乱跑。

　　loosely

　　adv.松垮地

　　Gary's pants hung loosely on his hips³.

　　盖瑞的裤子松垮垮地挂在他的臀际。

　　loosen⁴

　　vt.松开；放松限制 vi.变松

　　Sean kicked off his shoes and loosened⁵ his collar and tie as soon as he got home.

　　史恩一回到家便立刻踢掉鞋子、松开衣领和领带。

　　We see no sign that the government will loosen its hold on the media.

　　我们看不出政府会放松对媒体限制的迹象。

　　Gina didn't notice that the knot⁶ in the rope had loosened.

　　吉娜没注意到绳子上面的结已经松了。

1 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

2 screw   

n.螺丝(钉)；vt.用螺钉固定；拧，拧紧

参考例句：

• Let's screw the two pipes together end to end.咱们把这两根管子接起来拧紧。
• Can you screw up this handle for me?你能帮我把这个把手拧紧吗？

3 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 loosen   

vt.放松，松开，解除（便秘等），放宽；vi.变松，松弛

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles.我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。
• The medicine may loosen your cough.这种药能减轻你的咳嗽。

5 loosened   

v.解开( loosen的过去式和过去分词 )；放松；松弛；（使）放松

参考例句：

• He has loosened the soil up with a fork. 他用耙松过土了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The new policies loosened up foreign trade. 新政策使对外贸易有了更大的灵活性。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 knot   

n.结，难题，一小群；vi.打结；vt. 把...打成结，系牢，捆扎

参考例句：

• He made a knot in the rope.他在绳子上打了个结。
• The knot has come untied.扣儿开了。