赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit49

 　　cycle

　　n.循环 vi.骑自行车

　　The cycle of seasons is not obvious in Taiwan.

　　四季的循环在台湾并不明显

　　By cycling to and from work every day,I not only save money,but I get a chance to exercise.

　　我每天骑自行车上下班，这样做我不仅省钱,也有机会运动。

　　doubtful

　　a.起疑的；可疑的

　　I was doubtful about the old man's good intentions.

　　这个老头的好意令我起疑。

　　It is doubtful whether Ted¹ will keep his promise.

　　泰德会不会履行承诺令人起疑。

　　doubtless

　　adv.无疑的，必定地

　　Bill has been studying so hard that he will doubtless pass the exam.=Bill has been studying so hard that he will doubtlessly pass the exam.

　　比尔一直是那么用功，所以他必定会通过这次考试。

　　tax

　　n.税金 vt.向……课税

　　Many people think that the import tax on foreign goods is unreasonably² high.

　　很多人认为外国货的进口税高到不合理。

　　All the goods should be taxed before they're sold.

　　所有的货品皆须经过打税后才能出售。

　　taxpayer³

　　n.纳税人

　　Why waste taxpayers⁴' money on the project？

　　为什么要浪费纳税人的钱在这上面？

　　repair

　　vt. n.修理

　　It took the mechanic almost a week to repair the engine.

　　技师花了将近一星期才修好引擎。

　　The truck is badly in need of repair.

　　这辆卡车极需修理。

　　The car is beyond repair. You should buy a new one.

　　那辆车不能再修了。你应买新车了。

　　The bridge is under repair. Please take a detour⁵.

　　桥正在维修中。请绕道行驶。

　　My car broke down yesterday,so I'm going to have it repaired today.

　　我的车子昨天抛锚了，因此我今天要把它拿去送修。

　　stuff

　　n.东西（不可数） vt.塞满

　　This closet is stuffed with clothes I don't wear anymore.

　　这个衣橱塞满我再也不穿着的衣服。

　　It's stuffy⁶ in here because all the windows are closed.

　　这里很闷，因为所有的窗户都是关着的。

　　renew

　　vt.更新

　　The boss decided⁷ to renew my contract for another year.

　　老板决定和我再签一年的合约。

　　rebuild

　　vt.重建

　　They rebuilt the bridge soon after the earthquake.

　　地震后他们很快又重新搭起了那座桥。

　　knob

　　n.门把

　　I didn't find the door was locked until I tried to turn the door knob.

　　我试着转动门把时才发现门锁上了。

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 unreasonably   

adv. 不合理地

参考例句：

• He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄，无事生非，平庸刻薄的人。
• Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。

3 taxpayer   

n.纳税人

参考例句：

• The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
• The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

5 detour   

n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道

参考例句：

• We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
• He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。

6 stuffy   

adj.不透气的，闷热的

参考例句：

• It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
• It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热，我们感到空气都是潮的。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。