赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit51

 　　mushroom

　　n.蘑菇 vi.急速增加或快速发展

　　Mushroom soup is my favorite.

　　蘑菇汤是我的最爱。

　　Coffee shops are mushrooming islandwide.

　　咖啡厅在全岛如雨后春笋般设立。

　　mobile

　　a.可动的，流动的

　　A business person cannot do without a mobile phone. =A business person cannot do without a cell phone.

　　生意人没有行动电话就无法工作。

　　stable

　　a.稳定的

　　The company is currently stable and doing well.

　　这家公司目前状况稳定，运作良好。

　　Shortly after treatment,the patient was in stable condition.

　　经过治疗之后不久,病人的情况就稳定了。

　　nickname

　　n.绰号 vt.取绰号

　　Every student in my class has a nickname.

　　我班上的每位学生都有一个绰号。

　　Hank Aaron was nicknamed "Hammer" because of his hitting power.

　　汉克?阿伦由于他打击的爆发力，被人们取了 “鎯头”的 绰号。

　　vivid

　　a.生动的

　　Mary's description of the party was so vivid that I felt as though I had been there.

　　玛丽把派对描述得那么生动，让我觉得我也曾在现场似的。

　　bury

　　vt.埋葬；使投入,使埋首

　　Because of the earthquake,hundreds of people were buried alive.

　　数百人因为这场地震被活埋。

　　John is a devoted¹ employee. Whenever you see him,he is buried in his work.

　　约翰是个很认真的员工。你看到他的时候，他都是在埋首工作。

　　diet

　　n.(为健康目的所设计的）饮食

　　You've gained weight. You need to go on a diet now.

　　你胖了，现在就该节食了。

　　I don't want any fried chicken. I'm on a diet.

　　我不想吃炸鸡。我正在节食。

　　continent

　　n.大陆

　　Australia is a continent; New Zealand isn't.

　　澳洲是一个大陆；新西兰不是。

　　There used to be many Native American tribes on the American Continent.

　　美洲大陆一度曾有许多美国原住民部落。

　　farther

　　a.(时间、距离）更远的 adv.更远地

　　You'll find the bookcase at the farther end of the living room.

　　你会发现书柜就在客厅较远的那一端。

　　The farther away you live,the longer it will take to get home.

　　你住得越远，回家就越费时。

　　weep

　　vi.流泪，哭泣

　　The mourners silently wept at the old man's funeral.

　　哀悼者在老先生的葬礼上静静地哭着。

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。