Episode 1 46 Linden Street ACT I 【单词列表】

photographer

🇬🇧/fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/ 🇺🇸/fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/
A photographer is someone who takes photographs as a job or hobby. 摄影师; 摄影爱好者

noun [专属名词] 拍照者,摄影师

She was a keen amateur photographer. 她是一个痴迷的业余摄影师。

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picture

🇬🇧/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɪktʃər/
A picture consists of lines and shapes that are drawn, painted, or printed on a surface and show a person, thing, or scene. 图画

noun [专属名词] 图片,绘画;照片;肖像;(电视或电影的)图像;情况,局面;脑海中的情景,形象;电影院(the pictures);影片;描述;酷似的人(或物);典范

The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other. 游客们无事可做,只有相互拍照。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 想象;绘画,拍摄;描绘;(在报纸、杂志等上)登载…的照片(或图片)

The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft. 这位高尔夫球手高举奖杯亲吻的照片被刊登在许多报纸的头版上。

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album

/ˈælbəm/
An album is a collection of songs that is available on a CD, record, or cassette. 唱片专辑

noun [具体名词] 唱片,专辑;相册,影集,集邮册

Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes. 克里斯喜欢音乐,并且收藏了大量的唱片和磁带。

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appreciate

/əˈpriːʃieɪt/
If you appreciate something, for example, a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities. 欣赏

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 欣赏,鉴赏;理解,明白;感谢,感激;升值,增值

If you appreciate something that someone has done for you or is going to do for you, you are grateful for it. 感激 These days, people appreciate a chance to relax. 目前人们很珍惜能放松的机会。

terrific

/təˈrɪfɪk/
If you describe something or someone as terrific, you are very pleased with them or very impressed by them. 极好的

adjective [原级] 极好的,了不起的;极大的,惊人的

What a terrific idea! 多好的主意啊!

pleasure

🇬🇧/ˈpleʒə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpleʒər/
If something gives you pleasure, you get a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment from it. 愉悦

noun [抽象名词] 快乐,满足,欣慰;乐事,趣事;(尤指工作、职责之外的)娱乐,消遣

Watching sports gave him great pleasure. 观看体育运动带给他极大的愉悦。

adjective [原级] 游乐的,非公务的

They really do get pleasure from spending money on other people. 他们确实因把钱花在别人身上而从中得到快乐。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 从…中获得乐趣;(使)高兴

The trip will combine business with pleasure. 此次旅行将把出差和娱乐结合起来。

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wonderful

🇬🇧/ˈwʌndəf(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˈwʌndərf(ə)l/
If you describe something or someone as wonderful, you think they are extremely good. 极好的

adjective [原级] 绝妙的,令人惊叹的,极好的

The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face. 那凉凉的雾气使他脸上感觉好极了。

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exchange

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
If two or more people exchange things of a particular kind, they give them to each other at the same time. 交换

noun [专属名词] 交换,互换;短暂的交谈,争吵;交战,交火;兑换We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques.汇兑;交流,互访;交易所;(商品的)调换;电话局,电话交换台;换子,兑子

Shares soared on the New York stock exchange. 纽约证券交易所股票暴涨。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 调换,更换;交流,交谈;交换,互换;兑换,交易

We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques. 我们只兑换纸币和旅行支票。

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finish

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
When you finish doing or dealing with something, you do or deal with the last part of it, so that there is no more for you to do or deal with. 结束

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 完成,做好;(使)结束;消耗尽(所剩之物);(比赛中)获得(名次);(英式足球用语)进球;对(物件)做最后加工;杀死,歼灭;使精疲力竭;<旧>为(少女)进入上流社会做好准备;<非正式>使精疲力竭

As soon as he'd finished eating, he excused himself. 他一吃完就借口离开了。

noun [抽象名词] 结尾,结局;(赛跑、比赛的)终点;最后精细加工;饰面,饰面材料;(葡萄酒或啤酒的)余味

I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish. 我打算继续做下去,帮助把这项工作做到最后。

steel

/stiːl/
Steel is a very strong metal which is made mainly from iron. Steel is used for making many things, for example bridges, buildings, vehicles, and cutlery. 钢

noun [专属名词] 钢,钢铁;钢铁工业;(用来磨刀的)钢棒;钢制的,钢(铁)的;钢制器具;钢做的部分;<文>兵器;(钢铁般的)坚强,坚定

Steel is made from iron. 钢是由铁炼成的。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使坚强地做(或面对);钢化

Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle. 那些参与者正准备应对即将到来的战斗。

adjective [原级] 钢制的;钢铁业的;坚强的

The frame is made of steel. 这个架子是钢制的。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Steel)(德)施特尔,(英)斯蒂尔 (人名)

Steel used to be important in South Wales. 以前钢铁工业在南威尔士很重要。

banker

🇬🇧/ˈbæŋkə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbæŋkər/
A banker is someone who works in banking at a senior level. 银行家

noun [专属名词] 银行家,银行要员;庄家;稳赢的赌注;捕鳕渔船;水涨齐岸的河流;辅动机车

It made sense to appoint a banker to this job. 任命一位银行家做这项工作是合理的。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Banker)(英、塞)班克(人名)

Yvonne guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker. 伊冯娜猜测他是一位非常成功的出版商或银行家。

vendor

🇬🇧/ˈvendə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈvendər/
A vendor is someone who sells things such as newspapers, cigarettes, or food from a small stall or cart. 小贩

noun [专属名词] 小贩,摊贩;<法律>卖主,卖方;(出售某类商品的)销售商,供应商;(贸易) 自动售货机

A vendor is a company or person that sells a product or service, especially one who sells to other companies that sell to the public. 卖主

Florida

🇬🇧/ˈflɒrɪdə/ 🇺🇸/ˈflɔːrɪdə; ˈflɑːrədə/
a place's abundance of flowers.

noun [专属名词] 佛罗里达(美国东南部的州)

They have a timeshare in Florida. 他们在佛罗里达有一套分时使用的度假房。

Greek-American

/ɡriːk əˈmerɪkən/
Greek-American refers to Americans who are of full or partial Greek ancestry.

noun [专属名词] 希腊裔美国人

With a Greek-American family? 跟希裔美国家庭住吗?。

adjective [原级] 希腊裔美国的

Across the Atlantic shares in American Banks whipsawed on worries about a Greek default and rumours of policy breakthroughs. 大西洋彼岸的美国银行里所持有股份也在对希腊违约的担忧以及政策的突破性进展的传闻里震荡。

Hispanic

/hɪˈspænɪk/
A Hispanic person is a citizen of the United States of America who originally came from Latin America, or whose family originally came from Latin America. 拉美裔美国籍的

adjective [原级] 西班牙的

It is appropriate that Hispanic names dominate the list. 西班牙人的名字在这个名单中占主导地位是适当的。

noun [专属名词] 拉美裔美国人

About 80 percent of Hispanics here are U.S. citizens. 这里约80%的拉美裔美国人是美国公民。

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left

/left/
If there is a certain amount of something left, or if you have a certain amount of it left, it remains when the rest has gone or been used. 剩下的

adjective [原级] 左边的;剩余的;左派的,左翼的

Is there any gin left? 还有杜松子酒吗?

noun [抽象名词] 左侧

Go back to the last fork in the road and take a left. 回到路的上一个岔口,然后左转。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 离开(某人或某处);抛弃,丢弃;不立刻做(leave 的过去式和过去分词)

Left is the past tense and past participle of leave. (leave)的过去式和过去分词 I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.