人教版高中英语词汇经典例句整理----选修七

选修7
(本单元由：知福、黄婧、张丽、水梅、婷娣负责)
Unit 1
Disability n. 伤残；无力；无能
a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily
1、As a matter of fact, many people have a disability.
事实上，许多人身体都有某种缺陷。

2、A good deal of disability and grief could be avoided.
许多无能为力和悲伤就可以避免。

3、Buster retired on disability.
巴斯特因伤残退了休。

Disabled adj.伤残的
unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical condition, illness, injury, etc.;
1、Now that he was disabled, his house had become a prison to him.
因为他残废了，他的房子就成了他的牢笼。

2、The soldier disabled by wounds in his leg is buried in sadness.
那个腿部受伤致残的士兵正沉浸在悲哀之中。

3、The disabled ship coasted the island, looking for a harbor.
那艘损坏的船只在海岛沿岸航行以寻找港口。

Hearing n. 听力；听觉
the ability to hear
1、Hearing the hiss of gas, he rushed in and turned it off.
听到煤气的嘶嘶声，他冲进来把它关掉。

2、On hearing the news, his jaw dropped.
听到这个消息，他惊讶得张口结舌。

3、Her hearing went (ie She became deaf) in her seventies.
她70多岁时耳聋了。

Eyesight n.视力
the ability to see
1、His eyesight is failing.
他的视力渐渐衰退了。

2、His bad eyesight exempted him from military service.
他因视力不好而免服兵役。

3、His eyesight is becoming progressively worse.
他的视力越来越差。

Lap n.跑道的一圈；重叠部分；（人坐着时）大腿的上方
the top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down
1、The leading car crashed midway through the tenth lap.
领先的那辆赛车在第十圈的中途撞毁了。

2、The child sat on its mother's lap.
小孩坐在妈妈的膝上。

3、The waves gently lap against the shore.
海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。

Ambition n.雄心；野心
something that you want to do or achieve very much
1、His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face.
他心向往之的是要面对面地见见他心目中的流行曲歌星。

2、The realization of his ambition makes him very happy.
他很高兴他的理想实现了。

3、A person with his ambition won't stay long in a potty little firm like this.
一个有雄心大志的人在这样一个不起眼的小公司里是待不长的。

Ambitious adj.有雄心的；有野心的
determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc
1、By no stretch of the imagination could you call him ambitious.
不管你怎麽想，也不能说他存有野心。

2、She's ambitious and eager to get on(in die world).
她雄心勃勃，迫切地想成功。

3、He ventured on an ambitious project.
他冒险从事一项富有雄心的计画。

Dictation n.口授；听写（的文字）
the act of speaking or reading aloud so that sb can write down the words
1、I hated it if I ever had to take dictation from him.
如果我总是不得不作他的口授记录员，我会感到讨厌的。

2、On dictation equipment, the process of removing the recording from a recording medium.
在口述记录设备上，从记录媒体上擦除记录的处理过程。

3、On dictation equipment, a device for accurate alignment of playback head, or combined head, to the track on the recording medium.
录音设备上的一种装置，它能精确地把重放磁头或组合磁头调准到记录介质的磁道上。

Noisy n.吵闹的；嘈杂的
making a lot of noise
1、It is noisy in the kindergarten.
幼儿园里很嘈杂。

2、The bus was packed with noisy schoolchildren.
这辆公共汽车里挤满了吵吵嚷嚷的小学生。

3、It's noisy and I can't catch a word.
太吵了，我一句话也没有听清。

Suitable adj.适合的；适宜的
(to do sth) right or appropriate for a particular purpose or occasion
1、The director is looking for a suitable locale for his new film.
导演在为新片物色合适的拍摄场地。

2、These films are suitable for adults only.
这些电影只适宜成人观看。

3、All the students are assigned to suitable jobs.
所有的学生都分到了合适的工作。

Entry n.项目；进入；入口
(into sth) an act of going into or getting into a place
1、This dictionary has over 30000 entries.
这本字典有3 万多词条。

2、How many entries are there for the high jump?
报名参加跳高比赛的有多少人？
3、Entry to this competition is by invitation only.
此次竞赛的参赛只凭邀请函。

Beneficial adj.有益的；受益的
having a helpful or useful effect
1、Calcium is beneficial to our bones.
钙对我们的骨骼有益。

2、Affording advantage; beneficial.
有利的提供优势的; 有益的
3、Capable of bringing about a beneficial result or effect.
有益的可以带来有利的结果或影响的
In other words换句话说
1、His wife is my daughter, in other words, I am his mother-in-law.
他妻子是我女儿，换句话讲，我是他的岳母。

2、In other words, you'll come instead. Right?
换句话说，你将代替他来，对吗？
3、In other words, we'd better change our plan.
换句话说，我们最好改变一下计划。

clumsy adj.笨拙的
moving or doing things in a very awkward way
He chided his son for being clumsy.
他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。

This cobbler is rather clumsy.
这个补鞋匠真是笨手笨脚。

Clumsy beast!
笨拙的畜生！
Outgoing adj. 外向的；友好的；外出的；离开的
liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them 1、Outgoing orders of Chinese food.
中国饭菜的外带订购
2、The outgoing chairperson.
即将离职的主席
3、She's outgoing and a good mixer.
她性格外向,善于交际。

Adapt vt.使适应；改编
to change sth in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation
adapt to 适合
1、You must adapt to the norms of the society you live in.
在社会中生活就要遵循社会行为准则。

2、This machine has been specially adapted for underwater use.
这机器是为水下使用而特别改装的。

3、She adapted herself quickly to the new climate.
她很快就适应了这种新气候。

Bench n.长凳
a long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood
1、I slipped along the bench next to her.
我沿长一下子滑到她的旁边。

2、This bench is made of elm.
这条长凳是榆木制的。

3、The two of them were necking on a park bench.
他们俩在公园的长凳上拥抱亲吻。

Cut out切去；省略；停止（做某事）
1、The doctor told me to cut out meat for my fat.
由于肥胖，大夫叫我停止吃肉。

2、I cut out the paragraph in this article.
我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。

3、Please cut out my overcoat according to this pattern.
我这件大衣请你照这个式样裁剪。

Microscope n.显微镜
an instrument used in scientific study for making very small things look larger so that you can examine them carefully
1、A Microscope will reveal much that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
显微镜可以看到许多肉眼看不见的东西。

2、The biologist stained the specimen before looking at it through the microscope.
那位生物学家先把标本染色,然后再通过显微镜进行观察。

3、The microscope magnified the object 100 times.
这台显微镜将物体放大了100倍。

Out of breath上气不接下气
1、She got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
她怒不可遏，于是就去追赶他们，她很快就气喘吁吁了，但仍然继续追赶。

2、The mile run left Bill out of breath.
一英里赛跑，跑得比尔上气不接下气。

3、I ran to the theater all along and was out of breath.
我一路跑到剧院上气不接下气。

Absence n.缺席；不在某处
the fact of sb being away from a place where they are usually expected to be
1、His long absence raised fears about his safety.
他长期不在引起了大家对他的安全的担心。

2、What was the real reason for your absence?
你缺席的真正原因是什么？
3、We are in the absence of experience.
我们缺乏经验。

Fellow adj.同伴的；同类的n.同伴；同志；伙伴
a way of referring to a man or boy
1、We've sinned against you, and against our fellow men.
我们得罪了你，也得罪了我们的邻人。

2、He is a friendly jovial fellow.
他是个和蔼而快乐的人。

3、He is an exceedingly tedious fellow.
他是一个非常令人生厌的家伙。

Annoy vt.使……不悦；惹恼
to make sb slightly angry
1、A fly kept annoying me.
一只苍蝇老在打搅我。

2、We can annoy the enemy by raids.
我们可用袭击骚扰敌人。

3、I was annoyed at his intrusion.
我对他的闯入感到生气。

Annoyed adj.颇为生气的
slightly angry
1、I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the paper.
我非常恼怒，以致觉得非给报社写封信不可。

2、The wantonness of the girl's character annoyed us.
那个女孩变化无常的性格让我们很生气。

3、His indirect way of telling me to leave annoyed me.
他那种不直截了当地让我离开的方式激怒了我。

All in all总而言之
1、All in all it had been a great success.
从各方面来说，那都是极大的成功。

2、The necklace was all in all to that little girl.
那小女孩最喜欢那串项链了。

3、All in all, it was a great success.
总之，是很成功的。

Firm n.公司adj.结实的；坚固的；坚定的
a business or company
fairly hard; not easy to press into a different shape
1、We must maintain a firm attitude.
我们必须采取坚定的态度。

2、Exercise will firm up your muscles.
锻炼身体能使肌肉结实。

3、Parents must be firm with their children.
父母对孩子一定要严格。

Software n.软件
the programs, etc. used to operate a computer
1、We deal in hardware but not software.
我们只经营硬件而不经营软件。

2、Our English software is an interactive educational software.
我们的英语软件是一种交互式教育软件。

3、Some publishers are now diversifying into software.
有些出版社目前正兼营软件。

Sit around 闲坐着
1、Several young girls were sitting around looking bored.
有几个女孩儿没精打彩地随处坐著。

2、They sat around in easy attitude.
他们以舒适的姿势围坐在一起。

3、She can't sit around and do nothing.
她总不能闲坐着无所事事呀。

As well as 和；也
1、You must deposit 500 as well as the first month's rent.
你必须付500英镑押金及第一个月的租赁费。

2、Do you burn coal as well as wood on this fire?
你是不是用煤也用木头生这炉火?
3、He grows flowers as well as vegetables.
他既种菜也种花。

Parrot n.鹦鹉
tropical bird with a curved beak
1、The parrot squawked loudly.
那鹦鹉嘎嘎大叫。

2、The parrot gave me a sharp peck on the finger.
鹦鹉把我的手指啄得很疼。

3、The boy had a parrot on his right shoulder.
男孩把一只鹦鹉放在右肩上。

Tank n.（盛液体、气体的）大容器；缸；大桶
large container for holding liquid or gas
1、The gas is stored under pressure in the tank.
该气体在压缩状态下贮存于罐中。

2、The tank (got) bogged down in the mud.
坦克陷入泥沼之中。

3、I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank.
我需要一个漏斗把汽油灌进油箱。

Tortoise n.陆龟；龟
a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly
1、The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着。

2、"Have you got any pets?" "Yes, I've got three rabbits and a tortoise."
"你有什么宠物吗？""有，我有三只兔子和一只乌龟。

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3、`Have you got any pets?' `Yes, I've got three rabbits and a tortoise.'
｀你有什麽宠物吗?＇｀有，我有三只兔子和一只乌龟.＇
In many ways 在很多方面
1、In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
从许多方面说，这对可怜的演员们都是不幸的，这要求他们夜复一夜地重复相同的台词。

2、In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults.
从许多方面讲，小孩子可以说是生活在一个跟成人不同的世界里。

3、Woman has been portrayed by artists in many ways.
艺术家用各种形式塑造了女性的形象。

Psychology n.心理（学）
the scientific study of the mind and how it influences behaviour
1、I can't understand that man's psychology.
我无法理解那个人的心理。

2、Mathematics, psychology, and political science- these are my favorite subjects.
数学、心理学和政治学——这些是我所学的课程。

3、We need some male subjects for a psychology experiment.
我们需要几个男子作心理学实验对象。

Psychologically adv.心理（学）地；神上地
with regard to psychology
1、Psychologically we have a problem with it.
对此，我们有心理上的问题。

2、I have experienced more pains psychologically than my peers.
比起同龄人，我遭受了更多的心灵创伤。

3、And, psychologically, I think people are very, very devastated.
另外，从心理上而言，我认为人们也已深受打击。

Make fun of取笑
1、That will teach him a lesson! It doesn't pay to make fun of the Law, my man!
那会给他一个教训！与法律开玩笑绝不会有好下场，我的老弟。

2、Don't make fun of the poor boy.
不要取笑那个可怜的孩子。

3、It's cruel to make fun of people who stammer.
嘲笑口吃的人未免不近人情。

Encouragement n.鼓励；奖励
the act of encouraging sb to do sth
1、Her encouragement gave me a great sense of uplift.
她鼓励我激发了我的上进心。

2、The crowd yelled (out) encouragement at the players.
人们叫喊著为选手打气。

3、Your encouragement made me more confident of my future.
你的鼓励使我对我的未来更加有信心。

Conduct n.行为；品行vt.指挥；管理；主持
to organize and/or do a particular activity
1、I think he conducted himself admirably, considering the difficult circumstances.
考虑到那种困难的情况，我认为他的表现令人钦佩。

2、Copper conducts electricity better than iron does.
铜的导电性比铁强。

3、The reporter was accused of unprofessional conduct.
那位记者被控有违反职业道德的行为。

Never mind不必担心
1、Never mind. Accident will happen.
没关系。

难免会有意外。

2、Never mind, we can doss down in the car.
不要紧，我们可以睡在汽车里。

3、Did you miss the bus? Never mind, there'll be another one in five minutes.
｀你没赶上公共汽车吗? 不要紧，五分钟後就来一辆.＇
Politics n.政治（学）
the activities involved in getting and using power in public life
1、Politics has always interested me.
我一直对政治学有兴趣。

2、He has serious aspirations to a career in politics.
他有从政的雄心壮志。

3、In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution.
在政治上，英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。

Abolish vt.废除；废止
to officially end a law, a system or an institution
1、Thatcher has said she will abolish the rating system. Watch this space, she won't. No one will. No ever.
撒切尔说过她将废除评估财产的课税现值体制。

注意：她不会这么做的。

没有有人会这么做。

从来没有哪位做过。

2、There are many bad customs and laws that ought to be abolished.
有许多不良的习俗和法规应予以废除。

3、Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.
亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。

Resign vi. & vt.辞职；辞去（工作、职位等）
to officially tell sb that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc
1、I've made a decision to resign.
我已决定辞职了。

2、Have you heard of her intention to resign?
你听到她打算辞职的传闻了吗？
3、It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a trivial matter.
为这样的小事辞职未免愚蠢而轻率。

Slavery n.奴隶制
the practice of having slaves:
1、Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
奴役与自由是对立的。

2、The abolition of slavery had been exercised in many countries.
奴隶制在许多国家已经被废除。

3、Chains are a badge of slavery.
锁链是奴役的标志。

Literature n.文学（作品）；著作；文献
pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to technical books and newspapers, magazines, etc.):
1、This book is titled An Introduction to American Literature.
这本书名为《美国文学指南》。

2、The lecturer is lecturing on Russian literature.
讲师正在讲俄罗斯文学。

3、His special interest lies in the area of literature.
他对文学领域特别感兴趣。

Companion n.同伴；伙伴
a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you
1、He proudly promenaded his elegant companion in the park.
他得意地领著他那标致的伴侣遛公园。

2、I'd like to be her intimate friend and good companion.
我愿做她的挚友良朋。

3、They're drinking companions.
他们是酒友。

Assistance n.协助；援助
(formal) help or support
1、The value of your assistance is inestimable.
阁下鼎立相助之功不可胜言。

2、He refused the proffered assistance.
他拒绝接受向他提供的帮助。

3、You can't rely on his assistance.
你不能指望他能帮助你。

Congratulate vt.祝贺；庆贺
to tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievements
1、Let me congratulate you.
请允许我向您表示祝贺。

2、May I congratulate you?
请允许我向您表示祝贺。

3、I congratulated myself on my narrow escape.
我庆祝自己死里逃生。

Congratulation n.祝贺；贺词
a message congratulating s
b (= saying that you are happy about their good luck or success):
1、We must telephone our congratulations (to the happy couple).
我们得给那对幸福的夫妇打个电话表示祝贺。

2、May we proffer you our congratulations?
请让我们向你表示祝贺。

3、Please give him my congratulations when you see him.
请见到他时转达我的祝贺。

Bowling n.保龄球
a game in which players roll heavy balls (called BOWLS) along a special track towards a group of PINS
1、We were bowling along (the motorway) at seventy miles per hour.
我们以每小时七十英里的速度(在高速公路上)飞驰。

2、A pin used in some games of bowling.
木瓶用在某些保龄球运动中的木瓶
3、A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.
保龄球道供保龄球滚动的木制表面的通道或球道
Graduation n.毕业；毕业典礼
the act of successfully completing a university degree, or studies at an American HIGH SCHOOL 1、After graduation, he lives on his own.
毕业后他就独立生活了。

2、I saw little or nothing of him after graduation.
毕业后我几乎没有看见过他。

3、After graduation she became a teacher.
毕业以后，她当了教师。

Certificate n.证书
an official document that may be used to prove that the facts it states are true
1、June is as proud as a peacock after winning her first swimming certificate.
琼自从获得了第一游泳证书后非常骄傲，瞧不起人。

2、A certificate conferring a privilege or honor.
执照，奖状赋予某种荣誉和特权的证书
3、She's going in for the Cambridge First Certificate.
她将参加剑桥初级证书考试。

All the best（口语）（祝你）一切顺利
1、Goodbye, and all the best!
再见，祝你一切顺利！
2、Here's wishing you all the best in the coming year.
祝愿你来年一切顺利。

3、The big clubs siphon off all the best players.
大俱乐部把所有最佳选手都抽调走了。

Architect n.建筑师
a person whose jo
b is designing buildings, etc.
1、The architect was given/presented with a blank cheque to design a new city centre.
设计师被授予全权设计一个新的城市中心区。

2、The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession.
该旅行指南的作者任职建筑师。

3、The architect laid out the interior of the building.
设计师设计了这座建筑的内部格局。

Adequate adj.足够的；充分的
good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
1、The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
该镇未采取适当的防洪措施，现在吃到了苦头。

2、That's not an adequate explanation.
这并不足以说明问题。

3、Our bodies need adequate nutrition.
我们的身体需要充足的营养。

Access n.（接近的）方法；通路；可接近性
a way of entering or reaching a place:
1、As her private secretary he has access to all her correspondence.
他是她的私人秘书，能接触到她所有的信件。

2、I can't access the file on your company because I've forgotten the code.
我无法取出贵公司的文件，因为我把代码忘了。

3、I have read-only access to my bank files.
我用只读方式存取我的银行文件。

Accessible adj.可接近的；可进入的；可使用的
that can be reached, entered, used, seen, etc
1、This database is only accessible by the authorized manager.
只有授权的管理员才可以访问此数据库。

2、The information ought to be made more accessible.
资料应该明白易懂。

3、This island is accessible only by boat.
这个小岛只能坐小船去。

Handy adj.方便的；有用的
useful; easy to use or to do:
1、A few more traveller's cheques may come in handy on the holiday.
多带几张旅行支票，度假时会有用的。

2、The shops are quite handy.
商店就在附近。

3、Americans still like to be handy at all things.
美国人现在仍然喜欢一切事情自己动手。

Row n.一行；一排vt . & vi.划（船）
a number of people standing or sitting next to each other in a line
to move a boat through water using OARS
1、How can I read with all this row going on?
吵闹的声音这样大，我怎能读书呢？
2、He rowed the boat across the lake.
他划船渡过湖面。

3、They are rowing again.
他们又吵起来了。

Basement n.地下室
a room or rooms in a building, partly or completely below the level of the ground
1、Thrift is the basement of richness.
节约是富裕的基础。

2、Also they want to destroy the basement.
他们也想摧毁地下室。

3、Pump out a flooded basement.
把地下室里的水抽干
Outwards adv.向外
from sth) towards the outside; away from the centre or from a particular point
1、He pulled himself upright and began to run along the roof; his foot struck against a piece of stone and he fell, outwards from the roof.
他马上站起来，沿着楼顶逃跑; 因脚碰在一块石头上，他从楼顶跌到外面去了。

2、Her feet turn outwards.
她双足外翻。

3、Does the window open inwards or outwards?
这窗户是朝里开的还是朝外开的?
Exit n.出口；离开；退场
a way out of a public building or vehicle
1、I was eventually granted an exit visa.
我终于获得了出境签证。

2、She made a dart for the exit.
她冲向出口。

3、At the roundabout, take the third exit.
在环状交叉路口，从第三条出路驶出。

Meet with遇到；经历；会晤
1、I hope the arrangements meet with your approval.
我希望这些安排会得到你的同意。

2、In the prosecution of his duties he had met with a good deal of resistance.
他在执行职务中遇到许多阻力。

3、They meet with great regularity.
他们定期会面。

Approval n.赞成；认可
the feeling that sb/sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb/sth
1、She smiled her approval.
她以微笑表示同意。

2、To start with, we haven't got the approval.
首先，我们没得到批准。

3、He gave a grunt of approval.
他咕噜了一声表示同意。

Dignity n.尊严；高贵的品质
a calm and serious manner that deserves respect
1、She bears herself with dignity.
她举止庄重大方。

2、There was something impressive about Julia's quiet dignity.
朱丽亚的宁静端庄给人印象很深。

3、The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has.
一个人的真正尊严在于他的品格，而非他的财富。

Profit n.收益；利润；盈利
the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved 1、It will profit you nothing to do that.
你做那件事没有什么好处。

2、You can profit by my mistakes and avoid them yourself.
你可以从我的错误中得到教训，避免犯同样错误。

3、There is very little profit in selling newspapers at present.
现在卖报纸利润很少。

Community n.社区；团体；社会
all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group
1、More state help is needed for the disadvantaged sections of the community.
国家需要向社区的贫困阶层提供更多救济。

2、His wife has become a woman of some standing in the community.
他的妻子在那个群体中成为颇有地位的女子。

3、The money will go to finance a new community centre.
这些钱将用来资助一个新社区中心。

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Fiction n. 小说；虚构或想象出来的事
[U] type of literature (eg novels, stories) describing imaginary events and people；
[C] thing that is invented or imagined and not strictly true
1、Real life is sometimes stranger than fiction.
现实生活有时比小说还离奇。

2、It's important to distinguish fact from fiction.
把现实与虚构区分开来是很重要的。

3、His new novel is a must for all lovers of crime fiction.
他的新小说是罪案小说爱好者必须一读的。

Desire n. 渴望；欲望；渴求 vt.希望得到；想要
~ (for sth/to do sth) longing; craving
wish for (sth); want
1、I am filled with desire to go back home.
我心中充满了回家的渴望。

2、They had little desire for wealth/to get rich.
他们对财富/ 致富无大慾望.
3、I have long desired to meet them.
我一直渴望见到他们.
Satisfaction n. 满意；满足；令人满意的事物
[U] feeling of contentment felt when one has or achieves what one needs or desires；
[C] thing that gives contentment or pleasure
1、Looking at a beautiful painting always gives one satisfaction.
观赏一幅美丽的图画使人心满意足。

2、She can look back on her career with great satisfaction.
她回顾自己的经历觉得心满意足.
3、the satisfactions of doing work that one loves
做自己喜欢的工作从中得到的乐趣.
test out 试验；考验
conduct experiment
1、We haven’t much time, friends…You’re going to help me test out my latest and greatest creation!
我们没时间了，朋友们…你们要帮我测试我最新最牛逼的发明！
2、As from the perspective of an adult, this game is a typical way how children get to test out their
strength and limits.
从大人的角度看，这种游戏是孩子测试他们力量和极限的一种独特方式。

Bonus n. 额外津贴；奖金；红利
payment added to what is usual or expected, eg an extra dividend paid to shareholders in a company or to holders of an insurance policy
1、Company employees received a 25 Christmas bonus.
公司雇员得到25英镑的圣诞节赠金.
2、Our manager has been fudging the issue of bonus payments for months.
我们的经理数月来一直回避发放奖金一事。

3、The job's done, that's all well and good but what about the bonus we were promised?
工作完成了--好倒是好--但是答应给我们的奖金给不给?
Alarm vt. 使警觉；使惊恐；惊动 n.警报；惊恐
give a warning or feeling of danger to (a person or an animal); frighten; disturb
[C] (a) warning sound or signal；[U] fear and excitement caused by the expectation of danger
1、The government is alarmed by the dramatic increase in violent crime.
政府对暴力犯罪案件的急剧增加感到担心。

2、The news of the radiation leak caused widespread public alarm.
辐射泄露的消息引起了公众的普遍恐慌。

3、I gave the alarm as soon as I saw the smoke.
我一看见冒烟，就发出了警报。

Alarmed adj. 担心的；害怕的
~ (at/by sth) anxious or afraid
1、I'm rather alarmed (to hear) that you're planning to leave the company.
（听说）你打算脱离这个公司, 我有些担心.
Apron n. 围裙
garment worn over the front part of the body to keep the wearer's clothes clean while working 1、Could you tie this apron round me?
你受累把围裙给我系上行吗?
2、His apron was blotted with oil.
他的围裙上满是油点。

Sympathy n. 同情（心）
[U] ~ (for/towards sb) (capacity for) sharing the feelings of others; feeling of pity and sorrow (for sb)
1、She never expressed any sympathy when I was injured.
我受伤时她从未表示过同情.
2、Out of sympathy for the homeless children he gave them shelter for the night.
他怀着恻隐之心, 留那些无家可归的孩子过夜.
3、I felt much sympathy for the blind.
我对盲人深感同情。

Overweight adj. 超重的；体重超常的
heavier than is usual or allowed；(of people) too heavy; fat
1、If your luggage is overweight you'll have to pay extra.
行李超重需额外付费.
2、Your suitcase is five kilograms overweight.
你的衣箱超重五公斤.
3、I'm overweight by 2kg according to my doctor.
据医生说, 我超重2公斤.
Elegant adj. 优雅的；高雅的；讲究的
tasteful and stylish in appearance or manner
1、an elegant woman, coat, style of writing
文雅的女人﹑高雅的外衣﹑优美的写作风格
2、He proudly promenaded his elegant companion in the park.
他得意地领著他那标致的伴侣遛公园。

3、I like my clothes to be simple but elegant.
我喜欢朴素但漂亮雅致的衣服。

Favor n. 喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒
[U] liking; goodwill; approval (used esp with the vs shown)
[C] act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (used esp with the vs shown) show a preference for (sb); treat (sb) with partiality
1、May I ask a favor of you (ie ask you to do sth for me)?
请您帮个忙行吗?
2、She always favors her youngest child (more than the others).
她总是偏爱她最小的孩子。

3、The court decided in his favors.
法庭的判决对他有利。

Pile n. 堆；摞；叠vi.堆起；堆积vt把……堆起；积聚
number of things lying one upon another
~ sth (up) put (things) one on top of the other; form a pile of (things)
1、a pile of books, laundry, wood 一堆书﹑洗的衣物﹑木头
2、The rubbish was left in a pile on the floor.
地板上堆着垃圾.
3、The little boy is piling up his building blocks.
小男孩正在搭积木。

Scan vt. 细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描
look at every part of (sth) carefully; examine (sth) with great attention
glance at (eg a document) quickly but not very thoroughly
obtain an image of (a body or part of the body) with a scanner
1、He scanned the horizon, looking for land.
他细看天水相连的地方, 寻找陆地.
2、She scanned the newspaper over breakfast.
她吃着早饭把报纸大略看了一遍.
3、The doctors gave him an ultrasonic brain scan.
医生给他做了脑部超声波扫描检查。

Fingernail n. 手指甲
Your fingernails are the thin hard areas at the end of each of your fingers.
1、He cut the fingernai l to the quick.
他剪指甲剪了指甲下的肉。

Absurd adj. 荒谬的；可笑的
unreasonable; not sensible；foolish in a funny way; ridiculous
1、It was absurd of you to suggest such a thing.
你竟提出这种事, 真荒唐.
2、That uniform makes them look absurd.
他们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的.
3、We have no intention of lying down under these absurd allegations.
对这些荒谬的指控我们是不甘受辱的。

Haircut n. 发型；理发
when you have a haircut, someone cuts your hair for you；the style your hair is cut in
1、My girlfriend keeps on nagging me to get a haircut so I finally had one today; it was worth it if
only to keep the peace.
我女朋友唠叨着要我去理发，因此我今天终于去理了。

只要能保持安宁，那还是值得的。

2、I go there for a haircut.
我到那里去理发。

3、That's a nice haircut.
那个发式很漂亮。

Accompany vt. 陪伴；伴奏
walk or travel with (sb) as a companion or helper; escort
~ sb (at/on sth) (music 音) play an accompaniment for sb
1、I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
我得要求你陪我去一趟警察分局.
2、He was accompanied on the expedition by his wife.
他那次远行有妻子陪同.
3、The singer was accompanied at/on the piano by her sister.
那位演唱者的姐姐用钢琴给她伴奏.
Cushion n. （坐、跪时用的）软垫；靠垫；垫子
small bag filled with soft material, feathers, etc, used to make a seat more comfortable, to kneel on, etc
1、He covered the cushion with new material.
他给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。

2、She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
她用碎布头做了个靠垫。

Bedding n. 寝具；铺盖
sheets, covers etc that you put on a bed
1、Apart from clothes and bedding, I have nothing.
我除了行李被褥之外一无所有。

Necklace n. 项链
A necklace is a piece of jewellery such as a chain or a string of beads which someone, usually a woman, wears round their neck.
1、My necklace has a heart pendant, but I don't wear it everyday.
我的项链有一个心形的垂饰,但我并非每天都戴它。

2、He gave me a necklace as a token of his affection.
他给了我一根项链作为爱情的象征。

3、She moistened a tissue and gently wiped the dust off the necklace.
她沾湿了一块纸巾，轻轻擦去项链上的灰尘。

Clerk n. 售货员；职员；旅馆接待员
assistant in a shop；person employed in an office, a shop, etc to keep records, accounts, etc (also `desk clerk) assistant in a hotel
1、The bank manager was really to blame, though he tried to pin it on a clerk.
真正受责备的应该是银行经理，可是他却想把责任推到一个职员身上。

Counter n. 柜台；计数器
l ong narrow flat surface over which goods are sold or served or business done in a shop, bank, etc；(used in compounds 用以构成复合词) device for counting repeated mechanical actions
1、He placed the money on the counter.
他把钱放在柜台上。

2、There was an enormous cat crouching on the counter.
柜台上蜷伏着一只硕大的猫。

3、an engine's rev-counter
发动机转速计.
ring up 给……打电话
give somebody a ring
1、If this man rings up for me again, don't put him through.
要是这个人再给我打电话，不要给他接过来。

2、Last evening I was rung up by an old friend whom I had not heard of for years.
昨晚一位老朋友打电话给我，我多年来没听到他的消息了。

3、I just ring u p to tell you(that)I won't be back for lunch.
我给你打电话是想告诉你我不回去吃中午饭了。

turn around 转向；回转
Awful adj. 极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；（口语）糟透的
extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible；very bad; dreadful
1、It would be awful if he found out the truth.
如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。

2、It was awful to see him in such pain.
看到他这样痛苦真叫人难过。

3、The film was awful.
那个电影糟透了.
Affair n. 事务；事情；暖昧关系。