赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit143

 　　glimpse

　　n.vt.瞥见

　　Jack¹ caught a glimpse of Marie out of the corner of his eye.

　　杰克用眼角余光很快地看了玛丽一眼。

　　I glimpsed my stomach in the mirror and frowned.

　　我在镜中瞥见我的肚子，皱了皱眉头。

　　memorial

　　n.纪念碑 a.纪念的

　　In most English villages there is a war memorial.

　　英国大部分的村庄都有一个战争纪念碑。

　　There's a memorial statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in front of the park.

　　公园前有座孙中山先生的纪念雕像。

　　memorable²

　　a.值得纪念的；难忘的

　　The ceremony was memorable for its splendor³.

　　这个仪式的隆重值得纪念。

　　My parents and I spent a memorable vacation in the Alps last summer.

　　我和爸妈去年夏天在阿尔卑斯山度过一个难忘的假期。

　　oval

　　a.卵形的，椭圆形的 n. 椭圆

　　The most famous room in the White House is the Oval Office.

　　白宫著名的建筑物就是椭圆形办公室。

　　The designer shaped the seat like an oval.

　　设计师把椅子设计成一个椭圆。

　　explosion

　　n.爆炸声；爆炸

　　We heard a loud explosion outside.

　　我们听到外面发出一个巨大的爆炸声。

　　The men made preparations for the explosion of the dynamite⁴.

　　这些人正准备引爆炸药。

　　explosive

　　a.爆炸（性）的；爆发的 n.炸药，爆炸物（可数，常用复数）

　　Be careful when handling these explosive substances.

　　处理这些会爆炸的物质时要小心。

　　The police came in to handle the potentially explosive situation.

　　警方进来处理这个可能一触即发的情况。

　　Explosives must be handled with great care.

　　爆炸物必须要非常小心处理。

　　damp

　　a.有湿气的；潮湿的

　　The lawn was damp with dew.

　　草地被露水弄得湿湿的。

　　rage

　　n.愤怒；狂热

　　Never let your rage get the best of you.

　　千万不要让你的愤怒战胜你。

　　Sandy was in a rage after she saw how much money her husband had spent at the mall.

　　珊蒂知道她老公在购物商场花了多少钱之后大发雷霆。

　　I believe miniskirts will soon be all the rage again.

　　我相信迷你裙会再度流行。

　　fury

　　n.震怒

　　Our secret was leaked to another company, much to the manager's fury.

　　我们的机密泄漏给另了 一家公司，令经理相当震怒。

　　satellite

　　n.卫星；卫星城市

　　The Oscar ceremony was transmitted around the world by satellite.

　　奥斯卡颁奖典礼透过卫星向全球各地播送。

　　It is not too much to say that Danshui is a satellite town of Taipei city.

　　淡水是台北市的卫星城，这个说法并不为过。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

3 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

4 dynamite   

n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)

参考例句：

• The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。
• The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。