歌词
Word List 14
gamble n.赌博;投机,冒险 vt.赌,以…为赌注 vi.打赌
I only gamble with my life, never my money.(我只赌命,不赌钱)
Jack loves gambling on the horses.(杰克喜欢赌马)
concept n.概念,观念,设想
I'm familiar with the concept.(我熟悉这个概念)
alarm n.惊恐,忧虑,警报 vt.使惊恐,使担心
I don't want to alarm anybody.(我不想惊动任何人)
forge vt.打制,锻造;伪造
Our task is now to forge a new brand.(我们现在的任务是打造一个新品牌)
testimony n.证词;见证,证明
Is that your testimony?(这就是你的证言吗?)
certainty n.必然的事,确定的事实;确信,确实
I can't say with any certainty when I shall be back next week.(我不能确定下周什么时候回来)
detain vt.拘留,扣留;留住;耽搁
fantastic adj.极好的,极出色的;了不起的;极大的;难以相信的;异想天开的,不实际的;奇异的,古怪的
texture n.质地;(材料等的)结构
acquaintance n.认识,了解;熟人
nodding acquaintance(泛泛之交)
migrant n.移居者,移民;候鸟,迁移动物
mingle vt.使混合,使相混 vi.混合起来,相混合;相交往,相往来
theft n.偷窃,失窃
Car theft is on the increase.(汽车失窃率在升高)
mutter n./v.轻声低语;小声抱怨
Tom muttered that he had done nothing at all.(汤姆咕哝着说他什么都没干)
impatient adj.不耐烦的,急躁的;热切的,急切的
Steven turned away with an impatient gesture.(史蒂文转过身去,一副不耐烦的样子)
dissipate vt.使消散,使消失;浪费,挥霍vi.消散,消失
The sun began to rise; the fog dissipated slowly.(太阳开始升起来,薄雾慢慢散去了)
profession n.职业;公开表示
the teaching profession(教师行业)
a profession of faith(公开表示信仰)
elementary adj.基本的,初级的
elementary education (初等教育)
fertilizer n.肥料
Phosphorus is a nutrient used in fertilizer that helps plants grow.(磷是肥料中的一种养分,有助于作物生长)
aggregate n.总数,合计 adj.总计的,合计的vt.总计达,合计;使聚集,使积聚
In the aggregate, women outlive men by 7 or more years.(总的来说,女性要比男性长寿至少7年)
People are eager to aggregate riches.(人们总是热衷于聚敛财富)
eliminate vt.消灭,消除,排除;淘汰
Our team was eliminated in the first round.(我们队在第一轮就被淘汰了)
confident adj.确信的,肯定的;自信的
Jane went from being a shy little girl to a confident woman.(简从一个害羞的小女孩变成了一个自信的女人)
rank n.军衔,职衔;地位,社会阶层;排,行列 v.把…分等级,给…评定等级;列入,(在序列中)占特定等级
people of all ranks in society(社会各阶层的人)
Canada was ranked first in the list.(加拿大被排在名单的第一位)
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