accommodate vt.容纳;向…提供住处; 宽容
It was said that Michael Jackson's new luxurious cottage ;据说迈可尔.杰克逊的新豪华别墅
could accommodate over 1,000 people. ;可以容纳上千人.
adjoin vt.贴近,与…毗连
Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins him closely. ;迈克尔.乔丹在对手贴身 的情况下依然可以投篮得分.
bald a.秃头的,秃的
O'Conner's picture with a bald head ;奥康娜的光头形象
fascinated a lot of young people across the world. ;迷住了全世界的很多年轻人.
ballet n.芭蕾舞(剧), 芭蕾舞团
A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single performance. ;在一场演出中,一个芭蕾舞演员也许会磨穿四双鞋.
blossom n.(尤指果树的)花 vi.(植物)开花
When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world. ;当所有的桃花盛开的时候,我们可以看到一个粉红的世界.
brood n.(雏鸡等)一窝 vi.孵蛋
What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach! ;看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行走的情景,多么有趣呀！
cluster n.(果实,花的)串,簇; (人、物的)群 vt.群集,丛生
Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans surrounding him. ;只要贝克汉姆一出现, 总会被大量球迷簇拥.
clutch vt./vi.抓紧,抓握
A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw. ;一个即将被淹死的人会连一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住的.
denote vt.意思是;是…的标志表示
It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes pleasure. ;在全世界,微笑常意味着愉快.
descent n.下降,下倾;血统,世袭
So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes. ;到目前为止,有三位华裔美国人获得了诺贝尔奖.
discriminate vt.区别,辨别; 有区别地对待,歧视
The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing. ;以外杀人和故意杀人在法律上是有区别的.
Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in law; ;目前,在大多数国家,至 少在法律上各个民族是平等的,
no one is discriminated against. ;没有一个民族被歧视.
displace vt.取代,代替
I don't want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool. ;我才不原意那个幼稚的小傻瓜取代我在你心中的地位.
dwell vi.居住
Let bygones be bygones.Don't dwell on the past too much. ;让过去的事情成为过去吧,不要沉湎于过去.
enroll vi.入学;加入 vt.招收,吸收
Gong Li wanted to enroll in the Depart- ment of Sociology at Beijing University, ;巩俐想入北京大学社会学系学习,
but it caused an aversion from the academic circle. ;却引起知识界的反感.
expend vt.花费,消费
Cindy Crawford expends most of her incomes on all sorts of luxuries. ;辛迪.克劳芙把她大部分的收入用在奢侈品上.
foresee vt.预见,预知
If Wang An had foreseen that personal computers would be so popular, ;要是王安预见到个人电脑会如此普及,
he would be making a lot of money now. ;他今天就发大财了.
handbook n.手册,便览
Before you start this new stereo,you have to read through this handbook. ;使用这台新的音响前, 一定要仔细阅读使用手册.
immune a.免疫的,有免疫力的
It seems no one is immune to vanity,just as no one can survive without food. ;在我看来,没有人能免于虚荣心的影响,正如没有人可以不吃东西而生存.
ivory n.象牙,象牙色
A university student taking a part-time job,in the words of some, ;大学生做兼职,用一些人的话说,
is walking out of the ivory tower. ;就是走出象牙塔.
latitude n.纬度,回旋余地
Climates differ widely in different areas in a country covering a wide range of latitude ;在一个跨多个纬度的国家,气候差异很大.
misery n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难
One who hasn't suffered any misery in his life will not mature. ;一个在生活中没有经历 磨难的人,不容易变得成熟.
Misery loves company. ;[同病相怜,同忧相救.
perfume n.香水,香气
"Chanel N 5" is a very expensive French perfume. ;“夏奈尔5”是非常昂贵的法国香水.
plea n.恳求,请求; 抗辩,辩护
It was ridiculous ;这真是荒唐
that the Japanese man who killed 12 school boys entered a plea for not guilty. ;那个杀死12个小学生的日本男人恳求无罪,
plead vi.恳求,请求
Is it justifiable ;你认为是否站得住脚呢
if a young man pleads for himself on account of his youth and simplicity? ;如果一个年轻人以自己年少单纯而恳求无罪.
timely a.及时的,适时的
The timely rain after a long time of drought will certainly bring on the crops. ;久旱之后的这场及时雨肯定会有助于作物的生长.
transit n.运输,载运
The letter he sent to his girl got lost in transit ;他寄给女朋友的信在运输途中丢失,
and it didn't reach her until 50 years later. ;过了50年才到达她的手上.
tug n.拖船 vt.用力拖
Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth. ;冒险活动强烈扣动青年人的心弦.
vicious a.恶毒的,凶残的
Crime leads to prison, which leads to unemployment, which leads to crime. ;由罪犯而入狱,入狱而失业,失业而犯罪.
It is a vicious cycle. ;这是恶性循环.
yell n.号叫,叫喊
At the football match between China and Japan,we yelled together for our team. ;在中日足球比赛上,我们为我们的球队大喊加油.
