赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit75

 　　dime¹

　　n.(美金）一角（硬币）

　　A dime is worth one tenth of a United States dollar.

　　美金一角值十分之一美元。

　　MP3 players are a dime a dozen nowadays.=MP3 players are very common nowadays.

　　MP3播放器现在很普遍。

　　penny

　　n.(英）一便士

　　The postcards are on sale for 99 pence each.

　　这些明信片特价一张99便士。

　　This car is expensive but is worth every penny—it has all the top-of-the-line devices you can find.

　　这辆车很贵，不过花的每一分钱都很值得——它有所有你能找到的一流装置。

　　dip

　　vt.浸泡 vi.沉下,下降

　　Mary dipped her handkerchief in soapy water and gently washed it.

　　玛丽把手帕浸在肥皂水里,轻柔地洗涤。

　　The price of airline tickets dips between September and November.

　　九月到十一月间，机票价格会下跌。

　　earthly

　　adv.尘世的

　　After his wife passed away, the rich man gave up all his earthly comforts and became a hermit².

　　这个有钱男子在妻子过世后放弃了所有尘世的荣华富贵，当隐士去了。

　　The movie star did act of earthly kindness by donating all of her wealth to that orphanage³.

　　这位影星做了个博爱的善举,把所有的财富捐赠给那所孤儿院。

　　envy

　　n. vt.嫉妒；羡慕

　　Peter's new cell phone is the envy of everyone in the office.

　　彼得的新手机羡煞办公室内所有人。

　　I sometimes envy the rich and famous whose lives seem so glamorous⁴.

　　我有时候嫉妒有钱人和名人，他们的生活似乎很迷人。

　　I don't envy Peter his success.=I don't envy Peter's success.

　　我不羡慕彼得的成功。

　　enviable

　　a.可羡慕的，令人羡慕的

　　While Mr. Johnson's achievements are enviable, few know how much effort he made before he became what he is today.

　　强森先生的诸多成就固然令人称羡，不过却没几个人知道他吃了多少苦头才有今日的成就。

　　jealousy⁵

　　n.嫉妒

　　The divorced woman was jealous of Joanne's happy marriage.

　　这个离过婚的妇人很嫉妒乔安的幸福婚姻。

　　I'm sick of her petty jealousies⁶.

　　我厌烦了她那小心眼的嫉妒。

　　jealously

　　adv.嫉妒地

　　Daisy jealously watched her boyfriend talk to the other girl.=Daisy watched her boyfriend talk to the other girl with jealousy.

　　黛西嫉妒地看着男友和另一个女孩说话。

　　erase⁷

　　vt.擦掉，消除

　　John helped his teacher erase the blackboard after class.

　　约翰下课后帮老师擦黑板。

　　Years have gone by, but I still can't erase the image of my first girlfriend from my mind.

　　事隔多年，不过我第一任女友在我心中的影像仍然挥之不去。

　　fancy

　　n.爱好；想像力 a.别致的 vt.想像

　　Tom has a fancy for spicy⁸ Mexican food.

　　汤姆喜欢吃味道重的墨西哥食物。

　　Dragons, fairies, and giants are creatures of fancy.

　　龙、精灵、巨人都是想像出来的。

　　Sarah dreamed that she was getting married to John while wearing a fancy dress.

　　莎拉梦见她穿着一件别致的洋装跟约翰结婚了。

　　I can't fancy living on a desert island all by myself.=I can't imagine living on a desert island all by myself.

　　我不敢想像自己一个人住在荒岛是什么样子。

1 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

2 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。

3 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

4 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

5 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

6 jealousies   

n.妒忌( jealousy的名词复数 )；妒羡

参考例句：

• They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies. 他们因为相互猜疑嫉妒而不和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I am tired of all these jealousies and quarrels. 我厌恶这些妒忌和吵架的语言。 来自辞典例句

7 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

8 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。