1、|solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的| | | |a solitary traveler |一位孤独的旅行者| | | |A solitary tree remained standing after the hurricane. |飓风过后，惟有一棵树孤独地挺立在那儿。| |tame |vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control |驯服；控制| | | |Atomic energy has been tamed and harnessed for useful work. |
2、原子能已被控制并得到实际应用。| | | |He tamed the wild horse. |他驯服了那匹野马。| | |a. |(esp. of animals) not afraid of people, and used to living with them |（尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的| | | |The birds in the park are quite tame and will take food from your hand. |公园的鸟很温顺，它们会吃你亲手喂给它们的食物。| | | |He keeps a tame bear as a pet. |他养着一头驯服的熊
3、作为宠物。| |pond |n. |C a small still body of water formed naturally or created artiicially |池塘| | | |She has a pond at the bottom of her garden. |她在花园深处有个池塘。| | | |She chose a bench beside the fish pond and sat down. |她在鱼塘旁挑了个板凳，坐了下来。| |inspiration |n. |C, U a sudden good idea about what to do or say |
4、灵感| | | |Wordsworth found (his) inspiration in the Lake District. |华兹华斯从湖区获得灵感。| | | |His hard work is a constant inspiration to us all. |他刻苦工作的态度不断地激励着我们每个人。| |solitude |n. |U the situation of being alone |独居，孤独| | | |People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. |人们需要独处的机会来反思精神
5、上的事情。| | | |He enjoys the solitude of his own flat. |他喜欢在自己的公寓套间里独居。| |commodity |n. |1. C sth. that is useful or necessary |有用的东西；必需品| | | |If youre going into teaching, energy is a necessary commodity. |如果你打算从事教学，精力充沛是个必要的素质。| | | |Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted. |水是
6、一种珍贵的东西，可是它往往不被重视。| | | |2. C a substance or product that can be bought or sold |商品，货物| | | |The countrys most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds. |这国家最有价值的商品包括锡和钻石。| | | |There is an international commodities market in the city. |该城市有一个国际商品市场。| |sunlight |n. |U the light that comes from
7、the sun |阳光，日光| | | |The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. |清晨的阳光透过窗帘照了进来。| | | |Our garden gets a lot of sunlight. |我们的花园充满阳光。| |benign |n. |C a soft bag to make a seat more comfortable |坐垫；垫子| | | |She has a benign nature. |她天性温和。| | | |He shook his head in benign amusement. |他亲切并
8、满心欢喜地摇了摇头。| |cushion |n. |C a soft bag to make a seat more comfortable |坐垫；垫子| | | |She bought more fabric in the same design so she could make matching curtains and cushions. |她买了更多同样图案的布，这样可以做搭配的窗帘和靠垫。| | | |She leaned back against the cushions. |她向后靠在垫子上。| |creep |vi. |move slowly and quietly |潜行
9、；蹑手蹑脚地移动| | | |She turned off the light and crept through the door. |她关了灯，蹑手蹑脚地走过了门。| | | |John wuold creep into the gallery to listen to the singers. |约翰会悄悄溜进楼座去听歌手唱歌。| |poetry |n. |U poems in general |诗，诗歌| | | |She has just published a collection of poetry. |她刚出版了一本诗集。| | | |She started writing p
10、oetry at a young age. |她年纪很小的时候就开始写诗了。| |dictate |v. |1. say sth. for sb. else to write down |口授；口述| | | |She spent the morning dictating letters to her secretary. |她花了一上午向她的秘书口述信件。| | | |I dictated my order over the phone. |我通过电话口授命令。| | | |2. tell sb. exactly what to do or how to behave |命令；指使| |
11、| |The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.|不能容认媒体向政府发号施令。| | | |Dont dictate your demands to me! Im not going to listen! |别对我发号施令， 我不会听！| |kettle |n. |C a container with a lid, handle and a spout used for boiling water |水壶| | | |an electric kettle |电水壶| |priest |n. |1. C (high ) a
12、person who is famous for being the best at sth. |代表人物| | | |a high priest of art |艺术宗师| | | |He is regarded as the high priest of modern jazz. |他被视为现代爵士音乐的泰斗。| | | |2. C |神父；牧师| | | |a remarkable old Irish priest |一位杰出的爱尔兰老牧师| | | |The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
13、 |那位老牧师试图把他们搪塞过去，说时候不早了。| |reliance |n. |C U the state of depending on a particular person or thing |依靠，依赖| | | |The regions reliance on tourism is unwise. |这个地区对旅游业的依赖是不明智的。| | | |You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise. |你太依赖她的主意和知识了。| | self-reliance |n. |U the state of doing or de
14、ciding things by oneself rather than depending on others |自立；自力更生| | | |The Prime Minister called for more economic self-reliance. |首相号召更大程度上的经济自力更生。| | | |We therefore need to make it easier for people to create jobs and to learn self-reliance. |我们需要使人们能更容易地去创业和学会自立。| |hut |n. |C a small, simple bu
15、ilding |小屋| | | |The workmen put up a hut where they could have their food. |工人们搭了一间小屋，可以在里面吃饭。| | | |The people of the village live in neat huts with grass roofs. |村民们住在整洁的茅草屋中。| |axe |n. |(AmE ax) C a tool with a handle and a metal blade used for cutting down trees or cutting wood into pieces |斧子|
16、 | | |He used an axe to chop the old apple tree down. |他用斧子砍倒了老苹果树。| | | |When they returned each carried a handful of small axes. |他们回来时手上都拿着几把小斧子。| |saucer |n. |C a small curved plate on which one puts a cup |茶托，茶碟| | | |John put his cup and saucer on the coffee table. |约翰把带茶托的茶杯放在咖啡桌上。| | | |She
17、set her cup down, and it clattered against the saucer. |她放下了杯子，杯子与杯碟相碰哐啷响了一声。| |laundry|n. |1. U the clothes and sheets which need to be or have just been washed |待洗或刚洗好的衣物| | | |When shall we do the laundry? |我们什么时候洗衣服？| | | |Has the laundry come back yet? |送洗的衣物送回来了吗？| | | |2. C a place where clot
18、hes, sheets, etc. are washed |洗衣店| | | |a self-service laundry |自助洗衣房| | | |run a laundry |开洗衣店| | | |He worked in a laundry in the small town. 他在这小城的一家洗衣店干活。| | companionable |a. |friendly and pleasant to be with |友善的，友好的| | | |He seldom spoke, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a co
19、mpanionable father figure. |他很少说话，可是他从来没有对她不耐烦过，总是很善良，是一个友善的父亲型的人。| | | |Hes a nice companionable sort of a person. |他是那种友善易处的人。| |ego |n. |1. C the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are |自我| | | |Unconditional surrender was more than his fragile ego could bear. |无条件投降不是
20、他脆弱的自我所能承受得了的。| | | |2. C your sense of your own value and importance |自我价值感| | | |That man has got such an enormous egoIve never known anyone so full of himself. |那个人非常自负，我从来没有见过那么以自我为中心的人。| | | |Im glad she got the jobshe needed something to boost her ego. |我很高兴她得到了那份工作她需要那份工作来增强她的自尊心。| |humble |a
21、. |1. having a modest opinion of oneself |谦逊的，谦虚的| | | |Many famous people are surprisingly humble. |许多名人出人意料地谦虚。| | | |He strikes me as a very humble person. |他的谦虚给我留下了深刻的印象。| | | |2. having a low social class or position |地位或身份低下的| | | |I do quite a humble job at the hospital. |我在医院从事很普通的工作。| | |
22、|We live in a humble little village. |我们住在一个普通的小村庄里。| |inadequate |a. |not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose |不充分的；不足的| | | |inadequate supplies |短缺的供应品| | | |The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform. |这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。| |plural |a. |of a word or form which expresses
23、 more than one |复数的| | | |Most plural nouns in English end in “s“. |英语中大多数复数名词以“s”结尾。| | | |“Cattle“ and “trousers“ are both plural nouns. |“Cattle”和“trousers”都是复数名词。| | |n. |C a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one thing, person, etc. |复数（形式）| | | |Whats the plural of “mouse“
24、? |“mouse”这词的复数形式是什么？| | | |“Data“ is the Latin plural form of “datum“. |“Data”是拉丁语中“datum”的复数形式。| |apology |n. |C a word or statement to say you are sorry for having done sth. wrong or for upsetting sb. |道歉| | | |I made no apology for what I saidit was a fair comment. |我不打算为自己说的话道歉我的评论是公正的。| | | |I
25、 have an apology to make to youIm afraid I opened your letter by mistake. |我得向你道歉我误拆了你的信。| |soak |vi. |spend a long time taking a bath |长时间泡浴| | | |Soak in a warm bath to relax. |泡个热水澡放松。| | |v. |make sth. very wet or become very wet |使湿透；浸湿| | | |A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators. |突如其来
26、的一阵雨把观众淋了个透。| | | |The blood soaked through the bandage. |血渗透了绷带。| |pint |n. |C |品脱（液量单位）| | | |The military requested 6,000 pints of blood from the American Red Cross. 部队向美国红十字会要求 6000 品脱血。| |waterproof |a. |not allowing water to go through |防水的，不透水的| | | |Youll need something waterproof on top of
27、that sweater if youre going walking in the hills. |如果你要在山间行走的话，你需要在那件毛衣外面套件防水的衣服。| | | |Take waterproof clothing with you. The weather there is unpredictable. |带上防水衣服，那儿的天气是无法预料的。| |slippery |a. |dificult to hold or to stand on, drive on, etc. because it is smooth, wet or polished |滑的| | | |The road
28、s are slippery after rain. |雨后道路很滑。| | | |Drive very carefully; the roads are wet and slippery. |开车要特别小心，道路又湿又滑。| |observation |n. |1. C a spoken or written remark about sth. you have noticed |评论| | | |I wish to make a few general observations about your work so far. |对你们到目前为止的工作我想说一说总的看法。| | | |Paz
29、 makes some observations about the role of the critic. |帕兹对批评家的作用作了一些评论。| | | |2. C, U the process of watching sb. or sth. carefully for a period of time |观察；注意| | | |During our observation of the rats, we made several new discoveries. |我们在对老鼠的观察中有了几项新发现。| | | |He left by the back door to escape obs
30、ervation. |他从后门离去，避开了别人的注意。| |choke |v. |1. become unable to speak because of a strong emotion |说不出话来| | | |The surprise farewell party left them all choked up. |这一意外的告别聚会令他们激动得说不出话来。| | | |She was choked with anger. |她气得说不出话来。| | | |2. be unable to breathe properly, or be made unable to breathe pro
31、perly |（使）窒息；（使）呼吸困难| | | |The smoke almost choked the fireman. |消防队员几乎被烟熏得透不过气来。| | | |An elderly man choked to death in his home. |昨天一个老人在家因窒息而死。| |parcel |n. |C an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, etc. so that they can be sent by post |包裹| | | |a parcel of books tied with string
32、|用绳子系住的一包书| | | |Because it was her birthday she got several parcels and lots of cards. |因为过生日，她收到几个包裹和好多贺卡。| |parrot |n. |C |鹦鹉| | | |If you have not kept a pet parrot before, it would be wise to purchase a handbook on the subject. |如果你以前没养过宠物鹦鹉，最好买一本关于这方面主题的小册子。| | | |This parrot will repeat anyth
33、ing and everything you say to it. |这个鹦鹉会重复你对它讲的任何话和每句话。| |sportsman |n. |C sb. who plays sport, esp. one who is good at it |运动员| | | |Hell be remembered as a true sportsman. |人们将把他作为一名真正的运动员牢记在心中。| | | |He is a very keen sportsman. |他非常热衷于运动。| |skate |vi. |move, dance, etc. on skates |溜冰，滑冰| | | |Th
34、e ice on the river is thick enough to skate on. |河上的冰足够厚，可以在上面滑冰。| | | |She skates beautifully. |她溜冰的姿势很优美。| | skater |n. |C a person who skates |溜冰者，滑冰者| | | |There are lots of skaters in the park today. |今天公园里有许多滑冰者。| | | |He is a very skilled ice skater. |他是溜冰好手。| | self-centered |a. |only intere
35、sted in oneself and ones own activities |自我为中心的，自私的| | | |Robert is a self-centered, ambitious and bigoted man. |罗伯特自私、有野心，并且顽固。| | | |I care about other people, I pay attention, and Im not self-centered. |我关心他人，我很留心，不以自我为中心。| |seal |vt. |(also seal up) close a container or space by covering it with
36、 sth. |封；密封| | | |The windows have been sealed up for years. |这些窗户都已经密封了许多年了。| | | |He sealed the envelope and put a stamp on it. |他封上信封，然后贴上邮票。Phrases and Expressions|on purpose |not by accident; deliberately | 故意，特意| | |She did it on purpose, of course. |她当然是故意那样做的。| | |If you joke with him, hell
37、think youre insulting him on purpose. |如果你和他开玩笑，他会认为你在故意羞辱他。|cast out|make sb. leave a place, or refuse to accept sb. as part of a group |赶走，驱逐| | |He claimed to have the power to cast out demons. |他声称有能力驱鬼。| | |He was cast out of the upper society. |他为上流社会所摈弃。|speak highly of|express a good opinion
38、 of sb. or sth. |对.给予高度评价；赞扬| | |They spoke highly of his behavior. |他们对他的行为赞颂备至。| | |She is very highly spoken of. |人们给予她非常高的评价。|seek out |ind sb. or sth. by looking for them in a determined way |找到；找出| | |He managed to seek out his friend in the crowd. |他设法在人群中找出了自己的朋友。| | |The magazine is seeking
39、 out readers opinions. |这本杂志正在征求读者的意见。|set forth |start a journey | 出发，动身| | |Columbus set forth with three small ships. |哥伦布率领三只小船出发了。| | |Its getting latetime to set forth. |时间不早了 该出发了。|stretch out |1. lengthen sth. by pulling | 拉长，伸长| | |She stretched out the rubber band to one meter long. |她把橡皮筋
40、拉长到了 1 米。| | |The negotiation process was stretched out to several months. |谈判过程延长到了好几个月。| | |2. lie down, usu. in order to relax or sleep |躺平；舒展| | |Just stretch out and relax on the bed while I cook dinner. |我去做晚餐, 你在床上躺好，好好休息。| | |He stretched out on the grass. |他平躺在草地上。|back up |1. (cause to) bl
41、ock up |（使）积压；（使）拥塞| | |The correspondence has been backing up for several days. |待处理的信件已积压了好几天。| | |Many vehicles were backed up at the crossroads because of the accident. |由于事故，很多车辆被堵在十字路口。| | |2. support sb., esp. in an argument |支持| | |Harry will back me up wholeheartedly as he used to. |哈里会像过去一
42、样全心全意地支持我。| | |The policeman wouldnt have believed me if you hadnt backed me up. |如果你当时不支持我，警察是不会相信我的。|at length |1. for a long time and in great detail |长久地；详尽地| | |He talked at length about his work and family. |他详细地谈了他的工作和家庭。| | |We have already discussed this matter at length. |我们已详细讨论过这件事了。| |
43、|2. after a long time |最终，终于| | |“Yes, I saw him,“ she said at length, knowing that she had no choice but to admit to it in case she had been seen at the apartment. |“是的，我见到过他， ” 她终于说了，知道自己只能承认，怕万一有人曾看见过她在那个房间。| | |“I dont agree,“ she said at length. |她最终才说：“我不同意。 ”|in line |in a row of people stand
44、ing one behind the other while waiting for sth. |（排）成一行， （排）成一队| | |You are not in line with the others. |你没有和别人排成一行。| | |The children stood in line. |孩子们站成一队。|settle down |become quiet and calm or make sb. do this |（使）安定下来| | |He settled down to do his homework. |他安下心来做家庭作业。| | |When are you going
45、to get married and settle down? |你打算什么时候成家，安定下来？|for the time being |for a short period of time from now, but not permanently |暂时，眼下| | |All is well, for the time being. |眼下一切顺利。| | |He wanted to stop but decided to continue for the time being. |他原想停止，但又决定暂且继续干下去。|might as well |used to suggest that sb. should do sth. because there is no good reason to do anything else |只好；还是. 为好| | |I might as well go. |我最好还是去。| | |Since you cant win the race, you might as well quit. |既然你赢不了这场赛跑，倒不如退出比赛。
