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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
|<1>barn |n. |[C] a farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in |谷仓；牲口棚
| | | |They live in a converted barn. |他们住在谷仓改建的屋子里。
| | | |When he came into the barn from the brilliant sunlight outside, he was momentarily blinded. |当他从阳光明媚的外面走进谷仓，他有一小会儿什么都看不见。
| |<2>bull |n. |[C] a male cow |公牛
| | | |Several times I saw a big bull, sometimes even two together. |好几次我看到一头大公牛，有时甚至两头大公牛在一起。
| | | |They did not see the sign by the gate saying "Beware of the bull". |他们没有看到大门旁“当心公牛”的标牌。
| |<3>mill |n. |[C] a building where grain is crushed into lour |磨坊
| | | |Many of these local mills remain in name alone, having fallen into disuse. |许多当地的磨坊只不过是名义上存在，已弃之不用了。
| |<4>spray |v. |force liquid out of a container through an opening into the air |喷；喷洒
| | | |Water sprayed across the room. |水洒得满房间都是。
| | | |The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.|这些庄稼定期喷洒杀虫剂。
| |<5>sunshine|n. |[U] the light and heat that come from the sun |阳光
| | | |The children were playing in the sunshine. |孩子们在阳光下玩耍。
| | | |I was sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine. |我坐在花园里享受着阳光。
| |<6>canal |n. |[C] an artiicial river |运河
| | | |We walked along by the side of the canal. |我们沿着运河行走。
| | | |The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |巴拿马运河为大西洋和太平洋间提供了一个重要的运输纽带。
|@ |<7>bathe |vi. |swim in the sea, a river, or a lake |游泳
| | | |I like to bathe in the sea. |我喜欢在大海里游泳。
| | | |They bathed in the lake in the moonlight. |月光下，他们在湖里游泳。
| | |v. |(BrE bath) wash oneself or sb. else in a bath |（给...）洗澡
| | | |I bathed in the hot water. |我在热水中洗澡。
| |<8> <em>air conditioning</em> |n. |a system used for keeping the air in a building or vehicle cool |空调设备
| | | |My car has air conditioning. |我的车装有空调。
| | | |The air conditioning was not yet in place. |空调设备还没装好。
| |<9>towel |n. |[C] a piece of cloth used for drying sb. or sth. that is wet |毛巾
| | | |She came downstairs after her shower, wrapped in a towel. |她淋浴后，裹着一个毛巾下了楼。
| |<10>clay |n. |[U] a type of heavy sticky soil used for making pots, bricks, etc. |黏土
| | | |He studied sculpture because he enjoyed working with clay. |他学习雕塑，因为他喜欢用粘土干活。
| |<11>ditch |n. |[C] a narrow passage dug at the side of a ield, road, etc. for water to low through |水沟；渠
| | | |The water drains into the ditch at the edge of the field. |水缓缓流入田边的沟里。
| | | |I fell asleep on the way home and drove my car into a ditch. |我在回家途中睡着了，把车开进了沟里。
| |<12>seashell |n. |[C] the empty shell of a small sea creature |贝壳
| | | |We spent the whole morning collecting seashells on the beach. |我们花了整个上午在海滩上捡贝壳。
| | | |He gave us a big seashell as a gift. |他给了我们一个大贝壳作为礼物。
| |<13>seaweed|n. |[U] |海草；海藻
| | | |The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach. |这些化石看上去是一种冲到海滩上海藻的最初轮廓。
| |<14>crane |n. |[C] a tall machine used for lifting and moving heavy objects |起重机；吊车
| | | |The truck was lifted up by a crane. |卡车由一架吊车吊起。
| | | |The next day they decided to use a different crane. |第二天们决定用一个不同的起重机。
|▲ |<15>racism |n. |[U] the belief that some races of people are better than others |种族主义
| | | |Racism is unacceptable under any circumstances. |在任何情况下种族主义都是不能接受的。
| | | |The government has promised to continue the fight against racism. |政府已经承诺要继续与种族歧视斗争。
|@ |<16>enquire|v. |(also inquire) ask for information |打听；询问
| | | |I'll enquire about the train. |我将打听有关火车的情况。
| | | |They enquired whether he would attend. |他们问他是否参加。
| |<17>deposit |n. |1. [C] a sum of money that is paid into a bank account |存款
| | | |Deposits can be made at any branch. |可以在任何分行存款。
| | | |I'd like to make a deposit into my savings account. |我想存一笔款到我的储蓄账户上。
| | | |2. [C] a sum of money that is given as the irst part of a larger payment |定金
| | | |We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. |我们已为这房子付了5%的定金。
| | | |They normally ask you to pay $100 as a deposit. |他们一般要你付100美元定金。
| |<18>container |n. |1. [C] sth. used for storing or holding things |容器
| | | |The air pressure on the inside of the container is higher than the air pressure on the outside. |容器内的空气压力比容器外高。
| | | |The increasing use of child-proof containers for medicines is helpful. |药品越来越多地使用对儿童安全的容器是有好处的。
| | | |2. [C] a large metal or wooden box used for transporting goods |集装箱
| | | |The crane lifted the container off the ship. |吊车把集装箱从船上吊下来。
| | | |This is by far the largest container ship. |这是目前最大集装箱船。
| |<19>coil |n. |[C] a length of rope or wire arranged into circles or rings |卷；盘
| | | |a coil of thick rope |一卷粗绳子
| | | |large coils of sheet metal |大卷的金属薄板
| |<20>tray |n. |[C] a lat object for carrying small articles |托盘
| | | |She asked Sally to take a tray upstairs. |她让萨利拿一个托盘到楼上。
| | | |The door opened and the man entered carrying a tray. |门开了，那男子拿着一个托盘走了进来。
| |<21>brow |n. |[C] the forehead |额；前额
| | | |He wiped his brow with the back of his hand. |他用手背擦了擦前额。
| | | |The man took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow. |那男子拿出了一块手帕，擦了擦自己的前额。
| |<22>moist |a. |slightly wet |湿润的
| | | |Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape. |让通风口开着，好让一些潮湿空气跑出去。
| | | |Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish. |使土壤保持湿润，那样，秧苗会长得好。
|@ |<23>amuse |vt. |make sb. laugh or smile |使开心，使发笑
| | | |We were very amused by her comments. |我们被她的评论逗得哈哈大笑。
| | | |My funny drawings amused the kids. |我有趣的图画使得孩子们哈哈大笑起来。
| |<24> <em>amused</em> |a. |thinking sth. is funny |被逗乐的；愉快的
| | | |He had an amused look on his face. |他的脸上露出愉快的表情。
| |<25>booklet |n. |[C] a thin book giving information about sth. |小册子
| | | |Read a booklet about how to react in case of earthquake. |阅读一本关于地震时该怎么做的小册子。
| |<26>sigh |n. |[C] a slow breath that makes a long soft sound |叹息；叹气
| | | |He leaned back in his seat with a sigh. |他朝后靠了靠，叹息了一声。
| | | |she gave a sigh of relief. |她宽慰地叹了口气。
|@ |<27>relief |n. |[sing., U] a relaxed feeling that sth. unpleasant has not happened or has ended |安慰；如释重负
| | | |We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. |当他离开时我们都如释重负地叹了口气。
| | | |Much to my relief the car was not damaged. |令我感到宽慰的是车没损坏。
| |<28>heave |vt. |pull or lift sth. heavy with one great effort |（用力）举；拉；推
| | | |He heaved the bag onto his shoulder. |他用力把那袋子举到肩膀上。
| | | |All afternoon we heaved bales of hay up onto the truck. |整个下午我们都在把一捆捆的干草拖上卡车。
| |<29>freight |n. |[U] goods that are carried by ships, planes, trains or trucks |货物
| | | |The ship carries both freight and passengers. |这船既载货也载乘客。
| | | |These trains haul freight between Shanghai and Nanjing. |这些火车在上海和南京两地之间运送货物。
|@ |<30>furnish |n. |1. supply or provide sth. |供应；提供
| | | |Will these findings furnish more information on prehistoric man? |这些发现会对史前人类的情况提供更多的资料吗？
| | | |Foreign investors furnished most of the capital for the project. |外国投资者为这项目提供了大部分资金。
| | | |2. provide furniture for a house or room |为（房间或房屋）配备家具
| | | |Having bought the house, they couldn't afford to furnish it. |他们买了这屋子，没钱给它配置家具。
| | | |The house was simply furnished. |这屋子家具配置得很简单。
| |<31>auction |n. |[C] a public occasion when things are sold to people who offers the most money for them |拍卖
| | | |The painting will be sold at auction next week. |这幅画将在下周被拍卖。
| | | |The house and its contents are being put up for auction. |这房子和其房内的东西正在被拍卖。
|@ |<32>behave |vi. |act in a particular way |举动；表现
| | | |She always behaves well when her aunts come to visit. |她姨妈们来时，她的表现总是很好。
| | | |Whenever there was a full moon he would start behaving strangely. |只要是有全月，他的举止就会开始变得怪异了。
| |<33>lest |conj. |in order to make sure that sth. will not happen |以免；唯恐
| | | |They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoy the neighbors.| 他们不敢对这噪音抱怨，唯恐使邻居们生气。
| | | |I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me. |我不敢开门，唯恐他跟踪我。
|@ |<34>glue |n. |[C, U] a sticky substance used for joining things together |胶；胶水
| | | |Wait for the glue to dry before you sit on it. |等胶水干了你再坐上去。
| | | |What kind of glue should I use to stick plastic to wood? |要把塑料粘到木头上我该用哪种胶水？
| |<35>porter |n. |[C] sb. whose job is to carry things, esp. traveler's bags at railway stations, airports, hotels, etc. |行李工
| | | |There aren't any porters, so we'll have to find a trolley for the luggage. |没有行李工，所以我们只得找辆手推车拖行李。
| | | |I was a porter at this hotel. |我在这家旅馆当行李工。
|@ |<36>initiative |n. |[U] the ability to decide what to do and when to do it |主动性；自主决断能力
| | | |You won't get much help. You'll have to use your own initiative. |你不会得到很多帮助，你得用你自己的决断能力。
| | | |She did it on her own initiative. |她是自己主动做这件事的。
|@ |<37>restore |vt. |1. make sth. return to its formal level or condition |使恢复
| | | |The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy. |这些措施是为了恢复公众对经济的信心。
| | | |Order was quickly restored after the riots. |暴乱后，秩序很快就恢复了。
| | | |2. repair a building, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally |修复；使复原
| | | |The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. |这房子已被精心修复到1900年它建造时的样子。
| | | |This cream claims to restore your skin to its youthful condition. |这种护肤霜声称能使你皮肤恢复到年轻状况。
| |<38>liquor |n. |[U] (AmE) strong alcoholic drink |烈性酒
| | | |She drinks wine and beer but no hard liquor. |她喝葡萄酒和啤酒，可是不喝烈性酒。
| | | |He got used to drinking liquor at an early age.| 他很小的时候就已习惯喝烈性酒了。
|★ |<39>intent |n. |[U] what one intends to do |目的；意图
| | | |He entered the building with intent to steal. |他进入大楼企图行窃。
| | | |He is charged with possession of a gun with intent to commit a robbery. |他被指控拥有手枪，企图抢劫。
|@ |<40>induce |vt. |cause sth., esp. a mental or physical change |引起，导致
| | | |Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness. |晕船药片常常会引起磕睡。
| | | |Too much food induces sleepiness. |吃得过饱会产生睡意。
|@ |<41>obligation |n. |[C, U] a moral or legal duty to do sth. |义务；责任
| | | |Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally. |雇主有平等对待所有雇员的义务。
| | | |Parents are under a legal obligation to educate their children. |家长负有教育自己子女的法律责任。
|@ |<42>melt |vi. |gradually disappear |逐渐消失
| | | |Opposition to the government melted away. |对政府的反对消失了。
| | | |His anger slowly melted. |他的愤怒慢慢地消失了。
| | |v. |become or make sth. become liquid as a result of heating |（使）融化；（使）熔化
| | | |The snow showed no sign of melting. |雪没有融化的迹象。
| | | |The sun had melted the snow. |太阳使雪融化了。
| |<43>exceedingly |ad. |extremely |非常，极其
| | | |He was clever, handsome and exceedingly rich. |他聪明、英俊，非常有钱。
| | | |I've become exceedingly worried about the future of our son. |我对我们儿子的前途变得非常担心。
|@ |<44>meanwhile |ad. |during the same period of time when sth. else is happening |与此同时；在此期间
| | | |Jim went to answer the phone. Meanwhile, Peter started to prepare lunch. |吉姆去接电话了，在此时间彼得开始准备午饭。
| | | |The incomes of male professionals went up by almost 40%. Meanwhile, professional women saw little increase in their incomes. |男性专业人员的收入增加了几乎40%，而兼职女性的工资几乎没增长。
| |<45> <em>civility</em> |n. |[U] polite behavior |礼貌；谦恭
| | | |Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility. |工作人员接受培训，礼貌对待顾客。
| | | |She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth. |她很有礼貌迎接他们，但并没有太多的热情。
| |<46>yawn |n. |[C] an act of opening the mouth wide and taking a big breath, usually when one is tired or bored |打哈欠
| | | |Seeing the yawns of the children, she sent them to bed. |看到孩子们在打呵欠，她就打发他们去睡觉了。
| | | |She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. |她忍住了又一个呵欠，努力地试图显得感兴趣。
| |<47>shrug |v. |raise and then lower the shoulders to show one does not care about sth. |耸（肩）
| | | |"Where's David?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging. |“大卫在哪？”“我怎么知道？”我弟弟回答道，耸了耸肩。
| | | |He shrugged his shoulders as if to say that there was nothing he could do about it. |他耸了耸肩，好象要说对此他无能为力。
| |<48>barber |n. |[C] a man whose job is cutting men's hair |（男士的）理发师
| | | |He has a friend in New York, a barber named Mario. |他在纽约有一个朋友，名叫马里奥的理发师。
| | | |The young man tried to find something to complain to the barber about. |那个小伙子想找到点什么向理发师表示不满意。
| |<49> <em>barbershop</em> |n. |[C] a shop where men's hair is cut |（男士的）理发店
| | | |He whistled as he passed the post office and the barbershop. |他吹着口哨经过邮局和理发店。
| | | |He doesn't work in that barbershop any longer. |他不再在那家理发店干活了。
| |<50>pave |vt. |cover a road, area, etc. with lat stones or bricks |铺设，铺砌
| | | |The area from the shops to the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns. |从商店到海滩按图案铺设了砖。
| | | |The city center streets are well paved. |市中心的街道都铺得很好。
<TITLE>Phrases and Expressions</TITLE>
||<51>pen up |shut an animal or a person in a small area |把...关起来
| | |When all the cattle were safely penned up, the farmer could stop work for the day. |当所有的牛都安全地关进了栏中，这农民就可以结束了一天的工作。
| | |The whole family were penned up in one room for a month. |整个一家人在一间房间被关了一个月。
||<52>cool off|become cooler after being very hot |变凉快；（使）变凉
| | |We cooled off with a swim in the lake. |在湖里游了个泳，我们感到凉快了。
| | |By late autumn it has cooled off. |到深秋，提气已凉快。
||<53>enquire into|try to ind out the truth about sth. |调查；查问
| | |When the authorities inquired into his background, they found he had a criminal record. |在当局调查他的背景时，发现他有犯罪记录。
| | |The police are enquiring into the matter. |警方正在调查这件事。
||<54>on credit |buying sth. and paying for it later |赊；赊购
| | |Many people have to make major purchases on credit. |许多人不得不用赊购方式购买大件商品。
| | |We bought the dishwasher on credit. |我们是用赊购方式买这太洗碟机的。
||<55>open a/the door to|make sth. possible |使...可能；给...以机会
| | |Research on genes will open the door to exciting new medical treatments. |基因研究将为新的激动人心的医疗方法打开大门。
| | |These talks may well open the door to a peaceful solution. |这些会谈很可能为和平解决方案创造条件。
||<56>keep one's word|do what one has promised to do |履行诺言
| | |I trust her to keep her word. |我对她履行诺言很放心。
| | |I said I'd visit him and I shall keep my word. |我说过我会去看望他，我会说到做到
||<57>melt away|gradually disappear |逐渐消失
| | |Her determination to take revenge slowly melted away. |他报复的决心慢慢的消失了。
| | |When he heard these words, he felt his inner doubts melt away. |听到这些话时，他感到自己内心的怀疑消失了。
||<58>fall apart|(of an organization, system, etc.) no longer continue |（组织、制度等）瓦解，崩溃
| | |Don't be reckless or your plans may fall apart. |不要鲁莽，不然的话你的方案也许会失败。
| | |Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair. |当她发现丈夫有外遇时，他们的婚姻破裂了。
||<59>hold up|support sb. or sth. and stop them from falling down |支撑
| | |The roof is held up by four enormous pillars. |屋顶由四根巨大的柱子支撑着。
| | |Her legs were almost too shaky to hold her up. |她的双腿颤抖得几乎使自己都站不住。
||<60>shrug off|treat sth. as unimportant and not worry about it |对...不予理会；对...不屑一顾
| | |He shrugged off my thanks. |他对我的感谢不给予理睬。
| | |You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibilities to your children. |你是一个父亲，你不能对自己孩子们的责任满不在乎。
||<61>pave the way for|make it possible or easier for sth. to happen |为...铺平道路；为...创造条件
| | |This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women. |这个决定为妇女就业权利方面的变化铺平了道路。
| | |Scientists hope that the data will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars. |科学家们希望这些数据会为更彻底的火星考察铺平道路。
<TITLE>Proper Names</TITLE>
||<62>Buck Davis | |巴克·戴维斯（人名）
||<63>North Carolina | |北卡罗来纳州（美国州名）
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