record-holder [ˈrekɔːd-ˈhəuldə] 纪录保持者
truant [ˈtruːənt] n. 逃学的孩子
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A: It is an old story for Peter to play truant.
B: Why not do something to help him to correct it?
A：彼得逃学是常事。
B：为什么不做些事来帮他改正呢？
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unimaginative [ˌʌniˈmædʒənətiv] adj. 缺乏想象力的
shame [ʃeim] n. 惭愧，羞耻
hitchhike [ˈhitʃhaik] v. 搭便车旅行
【构】hitch（免费搭）＋hike（徒步旅行）＝hitchhike（免费搭车旅行）
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A: Let's hitchhike to the next town.
B: OK. It will save us much money.
A：我们搭便车到下一个城镇去吧。
B：好的，这将让我们省下不少钱。
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meantime [ˈmiːntaim] n. 其间
lorry [ˈlɔri] n. 卡车
border [ˈbɔːdə] n. 边界
【扩】boundary 边界
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A: You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.
B: Thank you for telling me that.
A：你要过边境就必须在海关办理手续。
B：谢谢你告诉我。
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evade [iˈveid] v. 逃避，逃离
【派】evader 逃避者
【扩】avoid 逃避，避免
【搭】evade duty 逃税 evade one's responsibility 逃避责任
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A: You don't need to evade the question.
B: I didn't, but I really don't have anything to say.
A：你不必回避这个问题。
B：我没有回避，但是我确实没什么可说的。
record-holder
🇬🇧/ˈrekɔːd həʊldə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈrekərd hoʊldər/noun [专属名词] 记录保持者
The record - holder of 100 - meter race is from Europe. 百米赛的记录 保持者 来自欧洲.
noun [专属名词] 旷课者，逃学者；逃避责任者
She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school. 她由于逃学而遇到了麻烦。
adjective [原级] 旷课的，逃学的；懒惰的，闲散的
I have been nothing but a truant and a vagabond. 我一直只是个无用的流浪汉。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 旷课，逃学；偷懒，逃避责任
She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school. 她因逃课而惹了麻烦。
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hitchhike
/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/verb [vi. 不及物动词] 要求（搭便车）
Neff hitchhiked to New York during his Christmas holiday. 内夫在圣诞节休假期间搭免费便车去了纽约。
noun [专属名词] 搭便车（旅行）
On my way to Vancouver one Friday night I picked up a hitchhiker. 在我去温哥华的那个星期五的晚上，我载了一个搭便车的人。
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meantime
/ˈmiːntaɪm/adverb [时间副词] 同时，在此期间
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life, but in the meantime she relies on your support. 最终你的孩子将会离开家去过她自己的生活，不过在此期间她依赖你的支持。
noun [抽象名词] 其时，其间
For the meantime means for a period of time from now until something else happens. 暂时 Some of her stuff is stored for the meantime with her children. 她的一些东西暂时保存在她的孩子那里。
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lorry
🇬🇧/ˈlɒri/ 🇺🇸/ˈlɔːri/noun [专属名词] 卡车，货运汽车
My dad is a lorry driver. 我的父亲是个卡车司机。
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border
🇬🇧/ˈbɔːdə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbɔːrdər/noun [专属名词] 国境，边界；镶边，包边；狭长花坛，花带
A border is a strip or band around the edge of something. 饰边 • ...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border. …镶有一道手工钩制花边的枕套。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 接壤，毗邻；环绕，沿…的边缘；近似，相像
A country that borders another country, a sea, or a river is next to it. 与…接壤 • ...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean. …地中海沿岸的欧洲国家和阿拉伯国家。
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evade
/ɪˈveɪd/verb [vt. 及物动词] 规避，逃避；难倒，使困惑；未能（被某人）获得；（尤指违法犯罪后）逃脱，躲开（追捕）
By his own admission, he evaded paying taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator. 据他自己承认，他作为佛罗里达房地产投机商时逃过税。
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unimaginative
/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/adjective [原级] 缺乏想象力的；无趣的
Her second husband was a steady, unimaginative, corporate lawyer. 她的第二任丈夫是一个沉稳，没什么想象力的公司律师。
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shame
/ʃeɪm/noun [抽象名词] 羞耻，羞愧；羞耻心，羞耻感；令人惋惜的事，让人遗憾的事；耻辱，丢脸；带来耻辱的人（或行为、局面）
If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you. 耻辱 (Shame on you! 真丢人)
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使感到羞耻（或羞愧）；使蒙羞，使丢脸；使黯然失色，使相形见绌
If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame. 使羞愧 • Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her. 她儿子的事丢了她的脸、令她羞愧。
