赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit140

 　　earnestly

　　adv.认真地

　　Kevin earnestly begged his girlfriend not to leave him.

　　凯文恳求他女友不要离开他。

　　locker¹

　　n.置物柜

　　Please put your belongings² in the lockers³ by the entrance.

　　请把东西放在入口处旁的置物柜里。

　　magnetic

　　a.磁石的；磁场的；有吸引力的

　　A compass is ruled by the magnetic force of the Earth.

　　指南针受地球磁力的控制。

　　The tide is affected⁴ by the magnetic pull of the moon.

　　潮汐会受到月球磁场拉力的影响。

　　The actor has a truly magnetic personality.

　　这个男演员的个性实在很有吸引力。

　　magnet

　　n.磁铁

　　The boy picked up the nails with a magnet.

　　男孩子用一块磁铁吸起这些钉子。

　　elementary

　　a.初级的，基本的

　　I took a course in elementary physics last semester.

　　我上学期修了一门初级物理学的课。

　　John and his family immigrated⁵ to Germany soon after he graduated from elementary school.

　　约翰小学毕业后没多久便和家人移民德国。

　　intermediate

　　a.中等程度的 n.中级程度的人

　　This course is designed for students at the intermediate level.

　　这门课是为中级程度的学生所设计的。

　　The article is too difficult for intermediate students of English.

　　这篇文章对英文中等程度的学生来说太难了。

　　This language program is especially designed to suit intermediates.

　　这个语言活动是特别为中级程度的人设计的。

　　circular

　　a.圆形的 n.传单，公告

　　The full moon has a circular shape.

　　满月的形状是圆的。

　　More and more publishers distribute circulars to promote their new books.

　　越来越多的出版社会发送传单宣传他们的新书。

　　circulate

　　vt.散发，分发 vi.循环；流传

　　The kids were paid to circulate leaflets on the streets after school.

　　这些孩子受雇在放学后到街上去散发小册子。

　　Blood circulates through the veins⁶ and arteries⁷.

　　血液循环流过静脉和动脉。

　　Rumors⁸ began circulating that the mayor would soon step down.

　　有关市长很快就要下台的谣言开始四处散播。

　　circulation

　　n.循环；流通；销路

　　Good blood circulation is essential to good health.

　　良好的血液循环对健康很重要。

　　Connie complained that the circulation of air in the room was poor.

　　康妮抱怨这房间里的空气流通不良。

　　Our two magazines enjoy wide circulation throughout Taiwan.

　　我们的两本杂志在全台的发行量很大。

　　reluctant

　　a.勉强的

　　Feeling sad, Mary gave me a reluctant smile.

　　玛丽很难过，对着我苦笑。

　　I knew there was something the matter with John, but he was reluctant to tell me the truth.

　　我知道约翰出了事，不过他不愿把真相告诉我。

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

3 lockers   

n.寄物柜( locker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I care about more lockers for the teachers. 我关心教师要有更多的储物柜。 来自辞典例句
• Passengers are requested to stow their hand-baggage in the lockers above the seats. 旅客须将随身携带的行李放入座位上方的贮藏柜里。 来自辞典例句

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句

6 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》