赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit52

 　　mature

　　a.成熟的 vi.成熟

　　The girl is physically¹ mature enough to have a child,but mentally she isn't.

　　就生理而言，这女孩子已经成熟可以生小孩了，但心智上却不足。

　　Girls mature earlier than boys.

　　女孩子比男孩子早熟。

　　ripe

　　a. (农作物、时机）成熟的

　　You can't eat those oranges until they are ripe.

　　那些柳橙熟了才能吃。

　　The time is ripe for investing in this company.

　　现在正是投资这家公司的成熟时机。

　　rent

　　vt.租借，出租 n.租金

　　I rent an apartment from Mr. Wang at $6,000 a month.

　　我向王先生租了一间公寓，每月6000元。

　　That rich landlord has five apartments for rent.=That rich landlord has five apartments to let.

　　那个有钱的房东有5栋公寓出租。

　　Mr. Brown makes ends meet by renting rooms (out) to students.

　　布朗先生把房间租给学生，以维持收支平衡。

　　How much is your monthly rent for your apartment?

　　你的公寓月租是多少钱？

　　boot

　　n.长靴

　　I need to buy a new pair of boors² for my hiking trip.

　　我需要买双新的靴子以便健行之旅用。

　　The employee was given the boot for being tardy³ too often.

　　这名员工因为经常迟到而被炒鱿鱼了。

　　complaint

　　n.抱怨；投诉

　　Stop making complaints about life and learn to appreciate what you have.=Stop complaining about life and learn to appreciate what you have.

　　别再抱怨人生，学习感激你现有的一切。

　　We've received a lot of customer complaints about our new products lately.

　　最近我们收到许多客户对我们新产品的不满投诉。

　　nanny

　　n.专业保姆（多住在主人家中）

　　We hired a nanny so that our son would get personal care.

　　我们聘请了一名保姆，这样我们的儿子就可以有私人的照顾。

　　cheek

　　n.脸颊（因有两片，故常用复数）；厚颜

　　My girlfriend has rosy⁴ cheeks and blue eyes.

　　我的女友有红润的脸颊及一双碧蓝的眼睛。

　　I was surprised the new employee had the cheek to yell at the boss.

　　我很讶异这位新来的员工竟然有脸对老板大吼。

　　jaw⁵

　　n.下颚

　　Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth.

　　你的下颚就是指你脸部嘴巴下方的部位。

　　The hero's quick thinking enabled him to escape from the jaws⁶ of death.

　　这位英雄的机智使他能死里逃生。

　　mill

　　n.磨坊 vt.碾碎

　　We brought the wheat to the mill to be crushed into flour.

　　我们把麦子带到磨坊去让它碾碎成麦粉。

　　We have to mill the soybeans first to make soymilk.

　　做豆浆之前，要先把黄豆碾碎。

　　cocktail⁷

　　n.鸡尾酒

　　We will host a cocktail party tonight in celebration of John's birthday.

　　我们今晚会办一个鸡尾酒会以庆祝阿强的生日。

1 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 boors   

n.农民( boor的名词复数 )；乡下佬；没礼貌的人；粗野的人

参考例句：

• We painters are no match for boors. We are glass, and they are stone. 我们画家比不过他们粗人。我们是玻璃，他们是石头。 来自辞典例句
• OK, boors, have a ball. 好吧，伙计们，拿起球来。 来自互联网

3 tardy   

adj.缓慢的，迟缓的

参考例句：

• It's impolite to make a tardy appearance.晚到是不礼貌的。
• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。

4 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

5 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

6 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

7 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。