赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit66

 　　inspector¹

　　n.检查员

　　Those inspectors² were busy checking our products for defects before shipment.

　　那些检查人员正忙着检查我们准备运送前的产品，看看有什么瑕疵。

　　spray

　　vt.喷洒 n.喷雾剂

　　Mary sprays herself with perfume before going out on a date.

　　玛丽在出门约会前喷了香水。

　　I'd like to try this new styling spray.

　　我想试用这款新的发型喷雾剂。

　　sprinkle

　　vt.撒

　　I like to sprinkle pepper on my steak because it tastes better.

　　我喜欢在牛排上撒胡椒，因为那样味道比较好。

　　lobby

　　n.大厅 vt. vi.游说（国会议员）

　　Harry³ and I will meet in the hotel lobby tomorrow morning.

　　哈利和我明天早上要在饭店的大厅碰面。

　　Those people were lobbying some congressmen to support their proposal.

　　那些人正在游说若干国会议员支持他们的提案。

　　hallway

　　n.走廊

　　The restroom is at the end of the hallway on the right hand side.

　　洗手间在走廊尽头的右手边。

　　fond

　　a.喜好的

　　Kim is really fond of heavy metal.

　　小金真的很喜欢重金属乐。

　　lens

　　n.镜片

　　Disposable contact lenses are rather popular among young people.

　　拋弃式隐形眼镜很受年轻人欢迎。

　　halfway⁴

　　a.中途的 adv.在半途上

　　A halfway house is a place aimed at helping⁵ former prisoners turn over a new leaf.

　　中途之家旨在帮助曾经坐过牢的人改过自新。

　　I called John an hour ago, and he said he was halfway here.

　　我一小时前打给约翰，他说他还在来这里的半路上。

　　I choose to meet Dave halfway on the business deal.

　　我决定和大卫妥协，搞定这笔生意。

　　harvest

　　vt n.收获

　　The farmers had to harvest the rice before the typhoon came.

　　农人必须在台风来临之前收割稻谷。

　　The farm owner gave his farmhands a share of profits from the harvest.

　　这个农场主人让他的工人从收益中分钱。

　　fasten

　　vt. vi.系紧

　　For your safety, always fasten your seatbelt while driving.

　　为了安全起见，开车上路一定要系安全带。

　　ax/axe⁶

　　n.斧头

　　An ax is a tool commonly used to cut down trees.

　　斧头是常用的砍树工具。

　　Be careful when you are speaking to Lora. She always has an ax to grind.

　　跟萝拉讲话的时候要留心。她总是心怀巨测。

　　The employer gave the new staff member the axe for being too lazy.

　　新来的员工太懒，老板就把他开除掉了。

　　gamble

　　vt. vi.赌博

　　James loves to gamble by buying lottery⁷ tickets each week.

　　詹姆斯喜欢每个礼拜买彩券来赌一赌。

　　Jessica gambled all her savings⁸ on the stock market.

　　洁西卡拿她毕生的积蓄赌在股市上。

　　casino

　　n.赌场

　　That club has a secret casino upstairs.

　　那间倶乐部的楼上有个秘密赌场。

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

7 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

8 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。