1、statement steitmntn.声明, 陈述The government issued a statement urging the public to cooperate in this inquiry.政府发表声明要公众对这项调查给予合作。joint statement 联合声明solemn statement 严正声明greet .ri:tvt.欢迎, 迎接, 致意, 问候The host greeted us at the gate.主人在大门口迎接我们。step forward to greet them 迎面走上去同他们打招呼represent ,reprizentvt.表
2、现, 描绘The painting represents the scene of a harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。代表, 象征, 表示The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。He represented himself to be the Son of God.他自称是救世主。作为的代表The Foreign Minister represented the country at the conference.外交部长代表该国出席大会。associatio
3、n ,suieinn.协会, 社团,联盟The association isare having itstheir annual conference next week.该协会在下个星期举行年度会议。NBA：National Basketball Association联合, 结合, 交往Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。dormitory d:mitrin.集体宿舍Most of the students of this college live in
4、dormitories.这所学院的多数学生住集体宿舍。Every dormitory houses 200 students. 每一栋宿舍能容纳 200 个学生。canteen knti:nn.食堂The canteen was decked out with Christmas decorations.食堂装点着圣诞节饰品。After work they made a hearty meal in the workers canteen.工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。This is a much frequented canteen.这是一家就餐人数很多的食堂。flight .flai
5、tn.飞翔, 飞行The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.在人们真正能上天飞行之前, 飞行这种想法早已存在数百年了。航班, 航机Ive booked you on a direct flight to Paris.我为你预订了直飞巴黎的航班。楼梯的一段A flight of steps led up to the front door.一段阶梯通向前门。curious kjurisadj.好奇的, 好求知的习惯用语be curious about 对( 某事
6、物)感到好奇be curious to (do) 很想( 做); 渴望 (做)approach .prutvt. (指人) 难于接近的be easy of approach (指地方)容易到达的 , 交通方便的; (指人) 容易接近的cheek .ti:kn.脸颊, 脸蛋The two lovers danced cheek to cheek. 那对情侣脸贴着脸跳舞。习惯用语have plenty of cheek 厚脸皮defend.difendvt. 辩解She defended herself successfully in court.她在法庭上成功地为自己进行了辩护。习惯用语defe
7、nd against 保卫; 抵抗defend from 保护 , 保卫(使不受伤害)defend against 保护不受, 防御 They tried to defend themselves against the enemy with all their might.他们竭尽全力抵御敌人。The fort cannot be defended against an air attack.这座要塞遭到空袭时无法防御。defence difensn.防御, 保卫, 保护Leagues are commonly made for mutual defence.结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。1.
8、 active defence 积极防御2. passive defence 消极防御3. strengthen defence 增强防御力量4. frontier defence 边防习惯用语in defence of 保卫; 捍卫 为.辩护The best defence is offence. 谚进攻是最好的防御。major .meidadj.较大的; 主要的; 严重的There are major and minor principles in everything事情有大道理, 有小道理Seek common ground on major questions while reser
9、ving differences on minor ones.求大同存小异。The major part of the town was ruined by the earthquake.这城镇的大部分已被这次地震造成一片废墟。Scientists think they have broken through in their attempt to find the causes of many major diseases.科学家们认为, 他们在探索主要病症的病因方面有了新的进展。They suffered some major setbacks during the fighting.在这
10、次战斗中, 他们遭到了严重挫折。The car needs major repairs.这辆汽车需要大修。The year went out with the news of a major earthquake in Peru.那年年终, 传来了秘鲁发生大地震的消息。misunderstand ,misndstndvt.误会, 误解I misunderstood her meaning.我误解了她的意思。Dont misunderstand what Im trying to say.别误解我要说的话。misunderstanding.,msndstnd误解, 误会I dont want a
11、ny misunderstanding.我不希望有任何误解。Clear up misunderstandings between the two nations.消除两国之间的误会。dash.dvi.冲; 猛冲The horse dashed onward.那匹马向前直冲。adult dltadj.成熟的He is adult in behaviour.从行为上看, 他已成熟了。成年人的, 适宜于成年人的We should do our best to develop the adult education.我们应当努力发展成人教育。Hed spent all his adult life i
12、n the army.他的成年生活全是在军队里度过的。n.成年的人或动物Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.凡是超过 18 岁的都算成年人。The bear was a fully grown adult.那只熊已完全发育成熟。In this sense, children and adults have equal rights.从这个意义上说,儿童和大人享有同样的权利。simply simpliadv.简单地; 简易地; 朴素地To put it simply, the new proposals mean that the
13、average worker will be about 10% better paid.简单地说, 新建议意味着一个普通工人的工资将增加 10%。They dressed neatly and simply.他们衣着整洁朴素。仅仅; 只不过I have never met our new neighbours; I simply know them by sight.我从未接触过我们的新邻居, 只见过面。What we need is simply money, money and money.我们所需的仅仅是钱而已。The drink consists simply of fresh or
14、anges.这饮料仅含新鲜橘汁。I dont like driving; I do it simply because I have to get to work each day.我不喜欢开车, 只是因为我每天必须开车上班。非正实在, 简直, 非常My brothers English pronunciation is simply terrible.我兄弟的英语发音实在糟透了。It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.试图干这种事, 简直可笑。Muslim .muslimn.穆斯林; 伊斯兰教信徒Friday is a holiday
15、in Muslim countries. 在伊斯兰教国家中星期五是假日. adj.穆斯林的, 伊斯兰教信徒的The Muslim religion was founded by Mohammed.伊斯兰教是默罕默德创始的。spoken spkn(speak 的过去分词)adj.口头讲的,口头的;口语的They built a robot capable of understanding spoken commands.他们制造了一个能懂口头指令的机器人。spoken English 英语口语(用以构成复合词)具说话特点的He is a shy soft-spoken person.他害羞,说话
16、轻声细语的。unspoken nspuknadj.未说出口的,非口语的Unspoken fears of failure. 对失败的无言的惧怕posture pstn.姿势, 姿态，体态He bid us keep in a ready posture.他嘱咐我们做好准备。a graceful posture 体态苗条看法; 态度The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。vt.做出某种姿势She was posturing a model.
17、她正在摆模特儿的姿势。Spain .spenn.西班牙(欧洲国家)She grew up in Spain, so her first language is Spanish.她在西班牙长大，第一语言是西班牙语。Italy tln.意大利(欧洲)Did you pay a visit to the leaning tower in Pisa while you were in Italy?你在意大利期间参观了比萨斜塔吗?All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last.除了最后一部小说,他的所有作品都以意大利为背景li
18、kely.laikliadj.可能的; 有希望的They are the likeliest candidates.他们是最有可能当选的候选人。It isnt likely that I should accept such an offer as that.我接受像那样的帮助是不可能的。适合的He is the likeliest person for the job.他是最适合做这份工作的人。adv.可能Theyll very likely come by car.他们很可能开车来。be likely to 可能; 倾向于; 很可能Many jobs are likely to be lo
19、st. 就业机会可能会大量流失。He is not likely to be elected. 他不可能当选。in general adv.1.一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看 The class are, in general, very bright.总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。2.通常；大体上In general, people like her. 一般说来，人们都喜欢她crossroads.krsrdzn.十字路口Ill stop for you at the crossroads.我将在十字路口等你。Take a right turn at the crossroads.在
20、十字路口右转弯。The traffic policeman took his stand at the crossroads.交通警察在十字路口站岗。转折点;重大的抉择时刻He had reached a crossroads in his career.他的事业发展到了一个十字路口。at a crossroads 处于关键时刻；在紧要关头We are standing at an important crossroads in the history of Europe.我们正处于欧洲历史上一个重要的转捩点。Hes at a crossroads in his careereither he
21、 stays in his current job and waits for promotion, or he accepts this new post in Brazil.他的事业正处在紧要关头，要么继续干目前的工作，等着升职，要么就接受巴西的新工作。employee ,emplii:n.雇工, 雇员They are government employees.他们是政府雇员。frown fraunvt. 对判断错误I misread Mrs as Mr.我把 Mrs 错看成了 Mr。I had completely misread his intentions.我完全误解了他的意图。fa
22、cial.feladj.面部的a facial expression 面部表情Send a recent facial photograph of yourself with your application.随同申请寄一张正面近照。function fknn.功能; 作用; 职责They have the functions and powers in their hands.他们手里掌握着职权。vi.工作, 运行, 起作用The machine will not function properly if it is not kept well-oiled.机器没有上好油, 就不会顺利地运转
23、。ease.i:zn.容易They are expected to win the election with ease.预计他们在竞选中能够轻易获胜。舒适, 安逸vt. uneasy. 局促不安的，心神不宁的look ill at ease 显得拘束be quite at ease 态度非常自然put her at ease 使她舒适set a person at ease 安定某人情绪truly tru:liadv.真正地He is a truly good man.他是个真正的好人。忠实地, 真诚地You must speak truly.你必须说实话。I am truly gratef
24、ul for all your help.我实在感谢你的帮助。false f:lsadj.不真实的, 错误的What youre saying is false. 你所说的是错误的。 I dont want to give you a false impression. 我不想给你一个虚假的印象。假的, 伪造的The actor in role of an old man wears false whiskers.扮演老头的演员戴着假胡子。I think his documents are false.我认为他的证件是伪造的。He was accused of giving false wit
25、ness. 他被指控作伪证。不忠实的,无信义的 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲,暗箭难防。anger.n.怒气, 怒火She is swift to anger.她爱生气。He is quivering with anger.他气得全身发抖。Anger is a short madness. 谚 怒是短时间的疯狂。lose face 丢脸,丢面子The embarrassing situation caused me to lose face. 令人难堪的场合让我丢了面子。Hell lose face if he does not
26、keep his promise. 如果他不遵守诺言，他就会感到羞愧。save face 保全面子；避免羞辱turn ones back to sb 不理睬某人fist .fistn.拳, 拳头He struck me with his fist.他用拳头打我。shake ones fist 挥动拳头clench ones fist 攥紧拳头yawn.j:nvi.打呵欠He yawned and fell asleep.他打着呵欠睡着了。He yawned heavily.他打了个大呵欠。She yawned during the lecture.她听讲座时一直在打呵欠。习惯用语make sb
27、. yawn 使人厌倦; 使人想睡觉 ; 使人打呵欠respectful .rspektfladj.有礼貌的;恭敬的,尊重人的, 有礼貌的He is respectful to his elders.他对长辈很尊敬。She received guests with a respectful attitude.她恭恭敬敬地接待了客人。He behaves in a respectful way.他举止彬彬有礼。in a respectful tone 以尊重的语气be respectful to sb 尊敬某人listen with respectful attention 洗耳恭听subjective sbdektivadj.(思想、感情等)主观的主观的(以个人好恶、观点等为依据 )This is a subjective judgement of her abilities.这是对她能力的一种主观判断。hug.hvt. & vi.热烈地拥抱, 抱住, 紧抱They hugged and kissed.他们相互拥抱接吻。The child is hugging her doll.孩子紧抱着她的洋娃娃。I long for your hug. 我渴望你的拥抱。Mother gave me a hug. 妈妈紧抱着我。He gave her a hug. 他紧紧拥抱她。
