赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit124

 　　await

　　vt.等候，等待

　　We are awaiting another chance to try again.=We are waiting for another chance to try again.

　　我们正在等候另一次尝试的机会。

　　The long-awaited album is now on sale.

　　这张等待已久的专辑现在终于上市了。

　　convey

　　vt.运送，运输；传达

　　Trucks convey cargo¹ that used to be conveyed by train.

　　以前由火车运送的货物现在都由卡车运送。

　　The foreigner used gestures to convey his message.

　　那位外国人使用手势来传达他的意思。

　　grind

　　vt. vi.研磨，磨碎；磨（牙）

　　The Mexican woman ground the corn into flour for tortillas.

　　那个墨西哥妇女将玉米磨成了粉，以便作成玉米薄饼。

　　Traffic ground to a halt during rush hour this morning.

　　今天早上高峰时刻交通陷于停顿。

　　Dad has the habit of grinding his teeth in his sleep.

　　老爸有睡觉时磨牙的习惯。

　　exhibit

　　vt.显示，现出；展示，陈列 n.展览会（=exhibition)

　　The patient exhibited some early signs of the disease.

　　该名病患出现了这种疾病的若干早期症状。

　　The artists exhibited their paintings in the gallery.

　　这些艺术家在画廊展示他们的画作。

　　We visited the calligraphy² exhibit at the National Palace Museum.

　　我们参观了在故宫博物院展出的书法展览。

　　exhibition

　　n.展览会

　　There will be an exhibition of modern sculpture next month.

　　下个月将有一场现代雕塑展览会。

　　All the works of the artist are currently on exhibition at the gallery.

　　那位艺术家的全部作品正在画廊展出中。

　　grateful

　　a.感激的

　　I'm grateful to you for your help.

　　对于你的帮助我非常感激。

　　gratitude³

　　n.感激

　　How can I express my gratitude for your help?

　　对于您的相助，我该如何表达我的谢意呢？

　　John showed his gratitude by treating me to a movie.=John treated me to a movie out of gratitude.

　　出于感激，约翰请我去看电影。

　　ungrateful

　　a.不知感激的

　　The ungrateful boy broke his parents' hearts by failing to do well in school.

　　这个不知感激的男孩在校表现不佳，伤透了父母的心。

　　grace

　　n.大方，优雅

　　The members of the royal family conducted themselves with grace and dignity.

　　皇室成员的行事作风优雅尊贵。

　　John took my advice with good grace.

　　约翰欣然地接受我的建言。

　　graceful⁴

　　a.优雅的

　　The old gentleman talked with graceful manners.

　　这位老绅士的谈吐非常温文儒雅。

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。