赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit56

 　　thread

　　n.(缝衣服的）线；头绪

　　Do you have a needle and thread I can borrow？

　　你有针和线可以借我吗？

　　I missed a few words, so I lost the thread of what you were saying.

　　我错过了几个字，因此我弄不懂你在说什么。

　　There is a thread of hope that the boy is still alive.

　　对小男孩仍存活着一事我们仍抱持一线希望。

　　stitch

　　n.一针 vt.缝

　　Jack¹ was wounded in a fight and needed 10 stitches.

　　杰克因打架受了伤，需要缝10针。

　　This jacket has our brand name stitched across the back.

　　这件外套后面绣上了我们的品牌名称。

　　explode

　　vt. vi.爆炸，炸掉 vi.激增

　　In 1949,the Soviet² Union exploded its first atomic bomb.

　　1949年苏联爆破它的第一颗原子弹。

　　The newspapers showed pictures of the plane after it exploded.

　　报纸登出这架飞机爆炸后的照片。

　　We exploded the bridge so the enemy troops couldn't cross it.=We blew up the bridge so the enemy troops couldn't cross it.

　　我们把桥炸掉，好让敌军无法通过。

　　The population of this town has exploded in recent years.

　　该镇的人口近年来激增。

　　horror

　　n.恐怖，恐惧

　　To my horror, I realized a stranger was in my house.

　　吓坏我的是，我发现家里有陌生人。

　　Horror movies do not appeal to me. I hate to be scared.

　　恐怖片并不吸引我。我讨厌被吓的感觉。

　　horrible

　　a.可怕的

　　The horrible accident was the worst one we've had this year.

　　这起可怕的意外是今年最严重的一件。

　　label

　　n.标签 vt.贴标签；归类

　　Mom put labels on the medicine bottles so that we could easily distinguish them.

　　妈妈在药瓶上贴标签以利我们辨认。

　　The doctor labeled the expired bottle of pills as poisonous.

　　医生在过期的药瓶上贴上标签以示有毒。

　　The press labeled the politician as a liar³.

　　媒体把这名政客归类为一个骗子。

　　tag

　　n.标签 vt.给……加上标签

　　The price tag on the package says US$25.

　　该套装产品标价是25美元。

　　All the staff members in the office are required to wear name tags.

　　办公室所有职员都被要求要挂上名牌。

　　Make sure all your suitcases are tagged with your name and address.

　　确实要将你所有的行李标上你的姓名及住址。

　　regret

　　vt.后悔；遗憾，抱歉 n.遗憾；惋惜

　　I regret to tell you that you didn't meet our requirements.

　　我很抱歉要告诉你，你未达到我们的要求。

　　There are things we regret doing and things we regret not having done.

　　我们会后悔做了某些事，也有些事我们后悔没去做。

　　I regret to say that I can't come to the party.

　　很遗憾，我得告诉你我不能来参加派对。

　　I regret to inform you that you flunked⁴ three subjects this semester.

　　我很抱歉要通知你，你这学期被当3科。

　　Much to my regret, I didn't have enough money with me then.

　　令我很遗憾的是，当时我没带够钱。

　　I heard of Mr. Wilson's death with deep regret.

　　我对威尔逊先生的死讯深感惋惜。

　　regretfully

　　a.懊悔地

　　I'm regretful that I made such a mistake.

　　很遗憾我犯了这个错。

　　It is regrettable that John failed the test.=John's failure to pass the test is regrettable.

　　约翰考试未及格真令人遗憾。

　　Regretfully, I have to leave now to catch the train.=It's too bad that I have to leave now to catch the train.

　　很遗憾我现在就得动身以赶搭火车。

　　gap

　　n.裂缝；歧异

　　Because of the generation gap, my mom doesn't share my interest in this type of music.

　　因为有代沟，我妈并不和我一样喜欢这类的音乐。

　　There is a wide gap in the views of the two opposing parties.

　　两个对立的政党看法之间有很大的歧异。

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 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

3 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

4 flunked   

v.( flunk的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（考试、某学科的成绩等）不及格；评定（某人）不及格；（因不及格而） 退学

参考例句：

• I flunked math in second grade. 我二年级时数学不及格。
• He flunked out (of college) last year. 他去年（从大学）退学了。 来自《简明英汉词典》