赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit139

 　　invade

　　vt.侵入，侵略

　　The enemy invaded the town while everyone was sound asleep.

　　敌军趁大家熟睡时入侵这个城镇。

　　invasion

　　n.入侵

　　This film is about the invasion of strange creatures.

　　这部电影演的是怪物的入侵。

　　whereby

　　adv.藉此

　　The lady gave me a pass whereby I would be allowed into the conference.

　　这位女士给了我一张通行证，我可以凭此参加这场会议。

　　intimate

　　a.亲密的；有性关系的；私人的 n.密友

　　Intimate communication is necessary for true friendship.

　　真正的友谊需要亲密的相互沟通。

　　Jane told her boyfriend that it was too soon for them to become intimate.

　　阿珍告诉男友现在发生关系太快了些。

　　It seems that the boss is intimate with his secretary.

　　老板似乎与他的秘书有暧昧关系。

　　He would not discuss the intimate details of his marriage.

　　他不愿谈论他婚姻的私人细节。

　　Polly was one of Todd's greatest intimates.

　　波莉是陶德最好的密友之一。

　　flexible

　　a.有弹性的

　　My schedule is flexible. In other words, we can meet any time you like.

　　我的时间表很弹性。换句话说，我们可以在任何时间见面。

　　flexibility¹

　　n.弹性

　　Practicing yoga can improve your flexibility.

　　做瑜珈能改善你身体的弹性。

　　The reason I enjoy being my own boss is the flexibility.

　　我喜欢做自己老板的原因是因为有弹性。

　　elastic²

　　a.有弹性的

　　When making bread, your dough³ shouldn't be too elastic.

　　做面包时面团不可以太有弹性。

　　boast

　　vi.自夸，自吹自擂 vt.以拥有……而自豪

　　That little girl likes to boast about her brother's abilities.

　　那个小女孩喜欢吹嘘她哥哥的能力。

　　The small town boasts the best hotel in the world.

　　这小镇以拥有世上最棒的饭店自豪。

　　brag⁴

　　vi.吹嘘，自夸 vt.吹嘘说

　　Sam is always bragging⁵ about how much money he has.

　　山姆总是吹嘘自己多有钱。

　　The fox bragged⁶ that his tail was the most beautiful of all the animals'.

　　狐狸吹嘘它的尾巴是所有动物中最美丽的。

　　earnest

　　a.认真的，诚挚的 n.认真，诚挚

　　Because he is an earnest student, David is well liked by his teachers.

　　大卫是认真的学生，所以很受老师的喜爱。

　　John studied in earnest, but still failed the exam.

　　约翰认真读书，考试却仍不及格。

1 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

2 elastic   

n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的

参考例句：

• Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
• These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。

3 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

4 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。

5 bragging   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

• He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
• Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

6 bragged   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He bragged to his friends about the crime. 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。
• Mary bragged that she could run faster than Jack. 玛丽夸口说她比杰克跑得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》