BBC 常用英语词汇

1.sovereign

n.君主, 国王, 女王

King George was the sovereign of England.

乔治王是英国的君主。

旧时价值为一镑的英国金币

adj.控制国家的; 统治的

The Queen has sovereign power.

女王握有统治权。

独立自主的

For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation.

得克萨斯一度是个主权独立的国家。

2.legitimate

adj.合情合理的; 合法的

Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.

生病是请假的一个正当的理由。

3.thwart

vt. 阻挠

The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。

使受挫折;挫败

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain.

我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

4.overshadow

vt. 使(某物)被遮暗;使阴暗

Heavy clouds overshadowed the mountain.

厚厚的云层遮掩了大山。

使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣

His disappearance overshadowed the family.

他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色

Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family. 有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。

5.abstain

vi.戒(尤指酒), 戒除

His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.

他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。

弃权(不投票)

In the referendum many people abstained.

在这次公民投票中许多人弃权。

6.favor

名词n.

1.好感,宠爱,关切,欢心,好意,喜爱

及物动词vt.

1.支持,赞成,照顾,促成,喜欢,证实,赐予

favor the interest of …投其所好…

7.indispensable

adj.必不可少的, 必需的

This is an indispensable book.

这是一本必不可少的书。

For a successful class, humour is indispensable.

要在课堂上取得成功, 幽默是必不可少的。

n.不可缺少之物

8.consensus

n. (意见等) 一致, 一致同意

Can we reach a consensus on this issue?

我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?

9.opera house 歌剧院

10.obesity

n.肥胖;过胖

One effect of overeating may be obesity.

吃得过多能导致痴肥。

Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods. 糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

11.joint

形容词adj.

1.共同的, 联合的

名词n.

1.关节

2.接头, 接合处, （尤指构成角的）接头, 接合处, 接点

3. 一块烤肉(英式英语)

4.公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所）(非正式)

5.大麻烟卷（非正式）

itary drill 军事训练

13.be sacked 被解雇

sack

n.麻袋, 包

Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.

以往一袋煤值三先令。

一袋的量

I bought three sacks of rice.

我买了三袋米。

开除, 解雇

He got the sack for petty thieving.

他因小偷小摸而被开除了。

洗劫, 劫掠

The invaders put all to the sack.

入侵者把所有的东西洗劫一空。

vt.装入袋中

They were sacking the potatoes in the field.

他们正在地里把土豆装袋。

解雇

Facer was sacked five days ago.

费塞五天前被解雇了。

洗劫, 劫掠

The invaders sacked the city.

侵略者把这座城市洗劫一空。

He drew his rifle from its sacking cover.

他从麻布枪套里抽出步枪。

14.post/ position 职位, 职务post

n.柱, 杆, 桩

The post is stalled fast in the ground.

那根柱子牢牢地竖在地上。

终点标志

The horses galloped towards the post.

马飞快地冲向终点。

邮政

There was no end to the letters pouring into the post office. 有大量的信投进了邮局。

邮件

A letter has come for you in the second post.

今天的第二批邮件中有一封你的信。

邮局, 邮筒

I've just taken her birthday card down to the post.

我刚把她的生日贺卡拿去邮局寄。