Words
advocate, burst, compress,
defer, gratify, infect, miracle
refresh, relief, urge, wander
Expressions
Be reduced to, in the vain attempt,
More often than not, put…away for a rainy day
Speed out of control, stuff with, help out
words
1.advocate,
英 [ˈædvəkeɪt] 美 [ˈædvəˌket]
vt. 提倡; 拥护; 鼓吹; 为…辩护;
n. (辩护)律师; 提倡者; 支持者;
1. He is a keen advocate of park-and-ride schemes.
他是“停车再换乘”计划的热情拥护者。
2. The group does not advocate the use of violence.
该团体不支持使用暴力。
2.burst,
英 [bɜ:st] 美 [bɜrst]
vi. 爆裂,炸破; 使爆炸; 充满,塞满; 爆发;
vt. 使爆炸; 冲破,胀破; 分帧,分页,分隔;
n. 爆炸; 爆裂; 爆发; 突发;
1. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway.
一束耀眼的阳光从门口照射进来。
2. Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.
她勃发的热情和阳光的性格征服了我。
3.compress,
英 [kəmˈpres] 美 [kəmˈprɛs]
vt. 压紧; 压缩; 精简;
n. 止血敷布; 打包机;
变形 过去分词: compressed 过去式: compressed 现在分词: compressing 第三人称单数: compresses
1. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material.
他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。
2. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
4.defer,
英 [dɪˈfɜ:(r)] 美 [dɪˈfɚ]
vt. 使推迟; 使延期; 拖延,推迟; [军]使延期入伍;
vi. 服从; 延期; 推迟;
变形 过去分词: deferred 过去式: deferred 现在分词: deferring 第三人称单数: defers
1. We wish to defer our decision until next week.
我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定.
2. I shall defer replying till I hear from home.
我将等接到家信以后再给你答复.
5.gratify,
英 [ˈgrætɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈɡrætəˌfaɪ]
vt. 使高兴; 使满意;
变形 过去分词: gratified 过去式: gratified 现在分词: gratifying 第三人称单数: gratifies
1. He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心.
2. I do not think that young and amiable poets are bound to gratify its taste.
我认为和善的青年诗人没有义务满足它的胃口.
6.infect,
英 [ɪnˈfekt] 美 [ɪnˈfɛkt]
vt. 使受影响,感染; 传染,散布病毒,侵染; (电脑病毒)使(电脑的)存储器[数据]受到感染;
变形 过去分词: infected 过去式: infected 现在分词: infecting 第三人称单数: infects
1. He thought they might infect others with their bourgeois ideas.
他认为他们可以用他们的资产阶级思想去影响别人。
2. The birds infect the milk.
鸟污染了牛奶。
7.Miracle
英 [ˈmɪrəkl] 美 [ˈmɪrəkəl]
n. 奇迹,圣迹,神迹; 令人惊奇的人(或事);
变形 复数: miracles
Miracle
[人名] 米勒克尔; [电影]冰上奇迹;
1. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇迹就是看似不可能,却发生了。
2. The 1981 budget was the springboard for an economic miracle.
1981年的预算促成了一场经济奇迹的出现。
8.refresh,
英 [rɪˈfreʃ] 美 [rɪˈfrɛʃ]
vt. 使恢复,使振作; 使焕然一新,翻新; 给(电池)充电;
vi. 恢复精神; 补充给养;
变形 过去分词: refreshed 过去式: refreshed 现在分词: refreshing 第三人称单数: refreshes
1. They had stopped by a spring to refresh themselves.
他们曾在一处泉边停歇休息。
2. Allow me to refresh your memory.
让我帮你回忆吧。
9.relief,
英 [rɪˈli:f] 美 [rɪˈlif]
n. 宽慰,安心; 免除,减轻; 救援物资; 代班人;
变形 复数: reliefs
1. The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities.
这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
2. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
救济物资正从比萨的一个仓库空运过来。
10.urge,
英 [ɜ:dʒ] 美 [ɜrdʒ]
vt. 催促; 推进,驱策; 力劝,规劝; 极力主张;
n. 刺激,冲动; 推动力;
vi. 催促; 强烈要求,竭力主张;
变形 过去分词: urged 复数: urges 过去式: urged 现在分词: urging 第三人称单数: urges
1. He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
他很想自己开一家店。
2. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.
他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
11.Wander
英 [ˈwɒndə(r)] 美 [ˈwɑndə(r)]
vt. 漫步,漫游;
vi. 游荡,漫游,闲逛,慢走,漫步; 离开原路,离群,失散; (道路或河流)蜿蜒曲折; (人的思想等)走神,胡思乱想;
n. 游荡; 溜达; 闲逛; 失散;
变形 过去分词: wandered 过去式: wandered 现在分词: wandering 第三人称单数: wanders
Wander
[人名] 万德;
1. Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧,在那里你可以独自徜徉。
2. Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
expressions
Be reduced to, 减少到, 缩短到;
in the vain attempt,徒劳的尝试
More often than not,往往,多半;
put…away for a rainy day未雨绸缪
Speed out of control, 车速过快失去控制
stuff with,耍花招
1. Don't try that stuff with me!
help out,帮忙
1. She's always willing to help out.