Episode 5 The Right Magic ACT III 【单词列表】

grateful

/ˈɡreɪtf(ə)l/
If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. 感激的

adjective [原级] 感谢的,感激的;(尤用于书信或正式场合提出请求)感激不尽,请;<古>令人获得快意的,受欢迎的

She was grateful to him for being so good to her. 她很感激他对她这么好。

thankful

/ˈθæŋkfl/
When you are thankful, you are very happy and relieved to have something, or that something has happened. 感到庆幸的

adjective [原级] 感谢的,感激的;(表示)感谢(或感激)的

Most of the time I'm just thankful that I've got a job. 大部分时候我庆幸自己有了份工作。

beeper

🇬🇧/ˈbiːpə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbiːpər/
A beeper is a portable device that makes a beeping noise, usually to tell you to phone someone or to remind you to do something. 寻呼机

noun [专属名词] 传呼机;能发出哔哔声音的仪器;导弹遥控员

His beeper sounded and he picked up the telephone. 他的寻呼机响了,于是他拿起了电话。

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fever

🇬🇧/ˈfiːvə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfiːvər/
If you have a fever when you are ill, your body temperature is higher than usual. 发烧

noun [具体名词] 发烧,发热;狂热,高度兴奋;热病

My Uncle Jim had a high fever. 我的叔叔吉姆发高烧了。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使发烧,使激动不已

The fever has passed its crisis. 发烧已过危险期。

ruined

/ˈruːɪnd/
A ruined building or place has been very badly damaged or has gradually fallen down because no one has taken care of it. 坍塌的; 荒废的

verb [vt. 及物动词] 毁灭(ruin 的过去式及过去分词)

The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣,破坏了我们的旅行。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 毁灭(ruin 的过去式及过去分词)

They've ruined the tourist trade for the next few years. 他们已经毁掉了以后几年的旅游生意。

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emergency

🇬🇧/ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ 🇺🇸/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
An emergency is an unexpected and difficult or dangerous situation, especially an accident, that happens suddenly and that requires quick action to deal with it. 突发事件; 紧急情况

noun [抽象名词] 突发事件,紧急情况;急症病人,急诊病人;<美>(医院的)急诊室

The government had to take emergency action. 政府只得采取紧急措施。

adjective [原级] 紧急情况下的;应急的

Yesterday, the centre's board held an emergency meeting. 昨天,中心的董事会召开了一次紧急会议。

frozen

🇬🇧/ˈfrəʊz(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˈfroʊz(ə)n/
If the ground is frozen it has become very hard because the weather is very cold. (地面) 冰冻的

adjective [原级] 结冰的,冻硬的;(食物)冷冻的,冷藏的;冻坏的,冻僵的;吓呆的,惊呆的;(行为、态度等)冷淡的

Frozen food has been preserved by being kept at a very low temperature. 冷冻的 (食物) Frozen fish is a very healthy convenience food. 冻鱼是一种非常健康的方便食品。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 结冰;凝固(freeze 的过去分词形式)

The company's assets have been frozen. 这家公司的资产已被冻结。

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down

/daʊn/
To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go toward the ground or to a lower level. 沿…而下

adverb [方式副词] 在下方,在低处;由高到低,向下;(坐、躺、放)下;(因破坏性力量倒、垮、塌)下;写在纸上;在南部,向南方;传下去地;(在列表或序列中)处于较低位置,处于次要地位;在较低的位置(或程度、水平、速度等);减到更小,变得更弱;失利,落后;不能动弹地,不能移动地;朝向…的方向;完全地,彻底地

She went down to the kitchen again. 她又下到厨房去了。

adjective [原级] 在低处的,在下方的;向下的;便宜的,低廉的;降低的,低于正常水平的;不活跃的,萧条的;比分落后于对手的;不运转的,出故障的;悲伤的,低落的;已完成的,完结了的;完全掌握的;正式签署(或记录)的;了解的,赞成的

The old man sounded really down. 那位老人听起来情绪真的不高。

noun [专属名词] 羽绒;绒毛,软毛,汗毛;(美式足球)十码进攻;失败,挫折;<非正式>不快乐,沮丧

The whole plant is covered with fine down. 整株植物上长满了绒毛。

preposition [位置和方向] 向下,朝下;沿着,顺;在…的那一端; 贯穿…时间,遍及…时期;在…的下游,向…的下游

We're going down a mountain. 我们向山下走去。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使掉落;<非正式>一口气吃下,一口气喝下;<非正式>(尤指在比赛中)打败,击败,战胜;<美>(橄榄球)使成死球

We downed bottles of local wine. 我们喝了好几瓶本地酒。

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pat

/pæt/
If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat. 轻拍

verb [vt. 及物动词] 轻拍(以示喜爱、赞同或安慰);轻拍(以引起注意或检查安放好的物品);爱抚(狗或马等动物);轻拍抚平,轻拍成形;拍干

"Don't you worry about any of this," she said patting me on the knee. “不要为这事操什么心了,”她说道,轻轻拍了拍我的膝盖。

noun [具体名词] (表示友善的)轻拍;小块(黄油等)

He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍她肩膀以示鼓励。

adjective [原级] (回答或解释)脱口而出的,敷衍的

a pat answer to a difficult problem 对难题给出的简单明了的答案

adverb [方式副词] 记得一清二楚地;及时地,适时地

He recited it pat. 他一字不差地背诵了出来。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Pat)(美)帕特(人名)

He longed for Pat to phone. 他期盼着帕特来电话。

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schedule

🇬🇧/ˈʃedjuːl/ 🇺🇸/ˈskedʒuːl/
A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done. 日程安排

noun [抽象名词] 计划(表),进度表;<美>(公共汽车、火车等的)时间表;(价目、费用等的)清单,一览表;(电视或电台的)节目表;<美>(学校的)课程表;<法律> 附件(尤指表格、单据等);(英国所得税制的)报税单

He has been forced to adjust his schedule. 他已被迫调整了日程安排。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 安排,预定;列入,收进(正式目录、清单等中);<英> 把(建筑物)列为文物保护单位

The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38. 这架航天飞机计划于04:38发射升空。

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plan

/plæn/
A plan is a method of achieving something that you have worked out in detail beforehand. 计划; 方案

noun [抽象名词] (详细)规划;(养老金、储蓄、保险)方案;计划,打算;平面图,详图;分布图,示意图;(卫理公会教堂)巡回传教士名单;(手机流量、话费等)套餐

The three leaders had worked out a peace plan. 这3位领导人已制定出了一份和平计划。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 计划,筹划;打算;设计;期望,预料

It is no use trying to plan an 18-hole golf course on a 120-acre site if you have to ruin the environment to do it. 要规划一个占地120公顷、拥有18洞的高尔夫球场如果必须破坏环境才能做到,那就毫无益处了。