Episode 2 The Blind Date ACT I 【单词列表】

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corner

🇬🇧/ˈkɔːnə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɔːrnər/
A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join. 角

noun [具体名词] 角;嘴角,眼角;街角,拐角;角落,偏僻处;困境,窘境;角球;场角,场角的辅助人员

The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet. 角落

verb [vt. 及物动词] 将…逼入死角,使走投无路;硬要与某人说话;垄断;转弯,拐弯;囤积;相交成角

If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from. 使走投无路

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block

🇬🇧/blɒk/ 🇺🇸/blɑːk/
A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it. 大块

noun [具体名词] 大块,一块(木料、石头等);(四面临街的)街段,街区;大楼,大厦;栋,座,幢;障碍物,阻碍(a block in the pipe / drain);(短时间的)思维停滞,思维中断;一组,一批,一叠;(连续的)一段时间;阻挡,拦截;积木;(古代斩首用的)垫头木;<美>一大片土地;(物体的)平面,纯色色块;滑轮,滑轮组;区块

A block of apartments or offices is a large building containing them. 大楼 •  ...a white-painted apartment block.  …一幢漆成白色的公寓楼。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 阻塞,堵塞(道路、管道等);遮住(视线);封锁,挡住(去路);阻挠,阻止;阻截,拦截(对方的球);对…进行块操作;用模具使(帽等)成形

To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it. 堵塞; 封锁 Some students today blocked a main road that cuts through the centre of the city. 一些学生今天封锁了穿过市中心的公路。

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date

/deɪt/
A date is a specific time that can be named, for example, a particular day or a particular year. 日期

noun [专属名词] 日期,日子;约会,幽会;约会对象;椰枣,海枣

I've got a hot date tonight. 我今晚有一场令人激动的约会。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 注明日期;确定年代;<美>谈恋爱,约会;过时,不流行;使显老

Blue and white is the classic colour combination for bathrooms. It always looks smart and will never date. 蓝色和白色是浴室的经典色彩搭配,看起来总是很时髦,永远不会过时。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Date)(英)戴特,(日)伊达(人名)

"Dottie" is by far his best novel to date. 《小多特》是他至今最为出色的小说。

parking

🇬🇧/ˈpɑːkɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɑːrkɪŋ/
Parking is the action of moving a vehicle into a place in a garage or by the side of the road where it can be left. 停车

noun [具体名词] 停车,泊车;停车场,停车位

Parking is space for parking a vehicle in. 停车位 •  Cars allowed, but parking is limited.  汽车可以得到,但是停车位是有限的。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 存放,寄存;停车,泊车;坐下(或站着)(park 的现在分词形式)

There is ample car parking off site. 外面有个很大的停车场。

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mess

/mes/
If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is not neat. 凌乱

noun [抽象名词] 肮脏,杂乱;不整洁或邋遢的人(或物);掉落的东西,溅出的东西;(动物的)粪便;困境,混乱局面;处于困境的人

A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something. (意外滴落的) 液体; (意外滴落的) 黏稠物

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 弄脏,弄乱;玩弄;随地便溺;在军人食堂就餐

He was messed up pretty bad by the other guy. 他被另一个家伙打成了重伤。

sister-in-law

/ˈsɪstər ɪn lɔː/
Someone's sister-in-law is the sister of their husband or wife, or the woman who is married to their brother. 丈夫的姐妹; 妻子的姐妹; 兄或弟的妻子

noun [专属名词] 嫂子;弟媳;妯娌

At first, this made my sister-in-law "feel better". 起初,这让嫂子“感觉好多了”。

pleased

/pliːzd/
If you are pleased, you are happy about something or satisfied with something. 开心的

adjective [原级] 高兴的,满意的;高兴,乐于(做某事);洋洋自得的,自满的

Felicity seemed pleased at the suggestion. 费利西蒂似乎对这个建议很满意。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)开心,(使)满意;想,选择,喜欢;请便,随你的便(please 的过去式和过去分词形式)

"Sophie was glad to see you," he said, pleased with himself again for having remembered her name. “索菲很高兴见到你,”他说,为自己记住了她的名字又暗自得意。

reservation

🇬🇧/ˌrezəˈveɪʃn/ 🇺🇸/ˌrezərˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
If you have reservations about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right. 保留意见

noun [具体名词] 保留,保护;(房间,座位等的)预订;(美国印第安人的)居留地,保留地;(野生动物)保护区;<法律>(财产转让的)权益保留;圣餐保留(指弥撒完毕后部分圣餐留给病人或作为礼拜之用);存疑,保留;(罗马天主教高级圣职人员的)赦罪权的保留;(教皇的)任命权保留

We can hold your reservation for three days. 您的预订我们可以保留三天。

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hold

🇬🇧/həʊld/ 🇺🇸/hoʊld/
When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. 拿着; 托住

verb [vi. 不及物动词] (用手、手臂等)抓住,托住,夹住;抱住,捂住,按住(受伤的身体部位等);拥抱;使保持(在某位置);支撑…的重量;容纳,包含;存放,盛放,装;监禁,拘留;防守,保卫,(用武力)占据;(好形势)保持不变,持续;吸引住(注意力),保持(兴趣);(使)保持(价值或水平);保存,保留(以备后用);拥有,持有;担任,任职

Does your offer still hold? 你的报价仍然有效吗?

noun [专属名词] 拿,抓,握;(摔跤等运动中的)擒拿技法;影响,左右力,控制;(供手攀、脚踏的)支撑点,支撑物;底舱,货舱;预定;坚持,继续拥有;理解

They hold differing views. 他们持有不同的观点。

baby-sitter

/'bebɪˌsɪtə/
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

noun [专属名词] 临时替人看小孩者

Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. 电视已经成为了一个保姆,谈话的介绍者,文化的主要传播者,传统的守护者。

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leave

/liːv/
If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. 离开

verb [vt. 及物动词] 离开(某人或某处);留下;丢下;剩下;遗忘

He would not be allowed to leave the country. 他不准离开这个国家。

noun [抽象名词] 假期,休假;准许,许可;(斯努克、槌球等)收盘球势,(球被击后)停留的位置

This is a button to submit the leave application. 这是用来提交休假申请的按钮。