Episode 7 Man's Best Friend ACT II 【单词列表】

trained

/treɪnd/adj. 训练过的
having been taught a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time.

adjective [原级]培训;训练过的,受过培训的 - I trained as a ballet dancer.

verb [vt. 及物动词]训练(train 的过去分词) - Peter is a classically trained pianist.

society *

/səˈsaɪəti/n. 社团
Society is people in general, thought of as a large organized group. 社会 (指社会中所有的人)

noun [专属名词]社会(以群体形式生活在一起的人的总称);社群(某国家、地区、时期等的群体组织);社团,协会;上层社会;交往,相伴;阶层,界;植物的群落,动物的群体 - This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.

prevention

/prɪˈvenʃn/n. 预防
the act of stopping sth bad from happening预防;防止;防范

noun [抽象名词]预防,防止 - Crime prevention had to be given more prominence.

cruelty

/ˈkruːəlti/n. 虐待
Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 残忍

noun [抽象名词]残酷,残忍;不公,虐待 - Cruelty was quite alien to him.

animal *

/ˈænɪm(ə)l/n. 动物
An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being. 动物 (不包括鸟类、鱼类、昆虫和人类)

noun [集合/集体]动物;兽类;<非正式>衣冠禽兽,畜牲;某一类人或物 - Any living creature other than a human being can be referred to as an animal.

adjective [原级]动物的;肉体的,肉欲的;取自动物的;(胚胎)动物极的 - Animal products come from animals rather than from plants.

branch

🇬🇧/brɑːntʃ/ 🇺🇸/bræntʃ/n. 树丫
The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them. 树枝

noun [专属名词]树枝,分枝;分支机构,分店;(政府或机构的)部门;分科,分支;(家族的)支系;支流,岔路 - The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts.

verb [vt. 及物动词]分岔,岔开;出枝,发出新枝 - Deposits can be made at any branch.

noun [专属名词]【名】 (Branch)布兰奇(人名) - A branch whipped across the car window.

solve *

🇬🇧/sɒlv/ 🇺🇸/sɑːlv/v. 解决
If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it. 解决

verb [vt. 及物动词]解决,处理;解释,解答 - Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment.

shelter

🇬🇧/ˈʃeltə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈʃeltər/v. (人、动物的)收容所
A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. 躲避处

noun [集合/集体]居所,住处;(尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的)遮蔽物,庇护处;遮蔽,庇护;(人或动物)收容所 - If a place provides shelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger.

verb [vt. 及物动词]提供庇护,提供保护;躲避,避难;使(某人)免遭(困难,讨厌的事);使免交税 - If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.

adopt *

🇬🇧/əˈdɒpt/ 🇺🇸/əˈdɑːpt/v. 领养
If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. 采纳; 采用

verb [vt. 及物动词]收养;采取,采纳,接受;正式通过;选定(名字),承袭(风俗);移居,定居;提名(某人)为候选人;保持(姿势);<英>(地方当局)承担(道路)维修保养责任 - The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement.

adopt v. 领养;采取,采用;正式批准

  • She quickly adapted to the new climate. (使)适应
  • The movie was adapted from a novel. (使)改编
  • This textbook has adoptions in many countries.  n. 领养;采纳,采用
  • The Senate unanimously adopted the committee’s proposals.  表达“正式批准”
adopt an orphan 收养孤儿They decided to adopt an orphan who had lost his parents in the war. 他们决定收养一个在战争中失去父母的孤儿。
adopted son 养子His adopted son was treated exactly like his biological children. 他的养子得到了与他的亲生孩子完全一样的对待。
adoptive parents 养父母(指合法收养的父母)The child's adoptive parents provided a loving and stable home. 孩子的养父母提供了一个充满爱和稳定的家。
foster-parents 寄养父母(指临时或长期照看孩子的父母)She lived with her foster-parents until she turned eighteen. 她和她的寄养父母一起生活,直到她十八岁。
adopt a new idea 采纳新想法The management decided to adopt a new idea for employee motivation. 管理层决定采纳一个激励员工的新想法。
adopt a new technique 采用新技术The factory plans to adopt a new technique to improve efficiency. 工厂计划采用新技术来提高效率。
adept adj. 熟练的,内行的She is extremely adept at playing the classical guitar. 她弹奏古典吉他非常熟练。
be adept at / in ... 在...方面很熟练/内行To succeed in this role, you must be adept in problem-solving. 要想在这个岗位上取得成功,你必须熟练掌握解决问题的能力。

resist *

/rɪˈzɪst/v. 抵抗
If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. 抵制

verb [vt. 及物动词]阻挡,抵制;抵抗,回击;耐得住,抵挡;使不受…的伤害,抗(伤害) - They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books.

noun [具体名词]保护涂层(防染色、着釉等),防染材料 - They were too spiritless even to resist.

keep *

/kiːp/v. 饲养
If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. 保持 (特定状态)

verb [vi. 不及物动词]保持,处于;继续,重复;耽搁,延误;保有,留下;存放,储存;经营,管理;保鲜;保守(秘密);遵守;记录,记载;关押,拘留(尤在监狱或医院里);饲养,供养;把守球门;(为性爱)包养(某人,尤指女性);(按规定)纪念,庆祝;尊重(法律或习俗) - People had to burn these trees to keep warm during harsh winters.

noun [具体名词]生活必需品,生活费用;城堡主楼 - Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying.

keep + 宾语 + as it was 让某物保持原来的状态

  • They kept the ancient city as it was to preserve its history. 他们保持这座古城原貌以保护其历史
  • The developer kept the system as it was to avoid unexpected bugs. 开发者保持系统原状以避免意外错误
  • We decided to keep the design as it was for consistency. 我们决定保持设计原样以确保一致性
  • The museum kept the ancient manuscripts as they were for future generations. 博物馆将古代手稿按原貌保存给后代。
  • After the renovation, they managed to keep the facade of the building as it was in the 1920s. 装修后,他们设法使建筑的外立面保持了20世纪20年代的原貌。
  • It is difficult to keep your memories as they were as time goes by. 随着时间流逝,很难让记忆保持最初的样子。

as it was 按原来的样子 / 原封不动

  • The room was restored as it was in the past. 房间被恢复成过去的样子
  • Leave everything as it was before you arrived. 离开前把一切恢复原状
  • The file remained as it was after the update failed. 更新失败后文件保持原样

句式省略(主语省略) 常用于标题或上下文已知主语

  • Kept the original layout as it was for better user experience. 为了更好的用户体验,保持原始布局不变
  • Maintained the structure as it was during refactoring. 在重构过程中保持结构不变
  • Left the code as it was since it was already optimized. 代码已经优化,因此保持原样

as + 形容词原级 + as + 从句 与……一样(同级比较)

  • You should try to keep your heart as young as it was when you first started. 你应该努力让心态保持得像最初开始时那样年轻。
  • The new English learning platform is as user-friendly as I expected. 这个新的英语学习平台和我预期的一样好用。
  • He worked hard to keep the garden as beautiful as it was before the storm. 他努力工作以使花园保持得和暴风雨前一样美丽。

semester

🇬🇧/sɪˈmestə(r)/ 🇺🇸/sɪˈmestər/n. 学期
In colleges and universities in some countries, a semester is one of the two main periods into which the year is divided. 学期

noun [专属名词]学期,半学年 - Do you think you'll pledge this semester?

affection

🇬🇧/əˈfekʃn/ 🇺🇸/əˈfekʃ(ə)n/n. 关爱
If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them. 喜爱

noun [抽象名词]喜爱,关爱;爱恋,爱慕之情;精神状况,感情;疾患,病;影响 - Your affections are your feelings of love or fondness for someone.

  • parental affection 父母的慈爱
  • maternal affection 母爱
  • paternal affection 父爱

poochie

/ˈpuːtʃi/n. 对狗的昵称
[countable] a term of endearment for a dog, often used by children or in a playful manner对狗狗的爱称,常用于儿童或玩笑场合

noun [专属名词]对狗的昵称, pooch 的小称 - An attack dog. Come here, poochie.

attagirl

🇬🇧/ˈætəɡɜːl/ 🇺🇸/ˈætəɡɜːrl/interj. [西]真好,真棒
used to express encouragement or approval to a girl or woman用于对女孩或妇女表示鼓励或赞许

interjection [高兴]int. 真好,真棒(用于表示对女人或女孩的鼓励,同意) - Casey: Attagirl. Show her who's boss.

collar

🇬🇧/ˈkɒlə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːlər/n. 颈圈
The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits around the neck and is usually folded over. 衣领

noun [具体名词]衣领,领口;颈圈;(动物颈部颜色异样的)色圈,颈锁形条纹;箍,套管;(股票交易的)项圈策略;<英>肉卷;猪颈部的熏肉块;(植物的)根颈 - A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put around the neck of a dog or cat.

verb [vt. 及物动词]<非正式>抓住,逮捕;<非正式>拦住(以便与之谈话) - She'd got him by the collar.

color /ˈkʌlər/collar /ˈkɑːlər/
ɑ | ʌ 弱读 = ə 重读above /əˈbʌv/ ə 与ʌ 口型一样,区别在于 ə 在前要重读
The color of the collar is white.
Hi, buddy! /ˈbʌdi/ body /ˈbɑːdi/I love you, honey.
  • white-collar workers 白领工作者
  • blue-collar workers 蓝领工人
  • The policeman collared the thief. v.抓住,逮捕(揪住衣领)

tag

/tæɡ/n. 标签
A tag is a small piece of card or cloth which is attached to an object or person and has information about that object or person on it. 标签

noun [专属名词]标签;称呼,诨名;(电子)追踪器;(在墙壁、汽车等上面)违法涂写的名字;(计算机)标识符;(儿童玩的)捉人游戏; 附加疑问句;(主体上的)一小部分;多余的部分,剩余物;(棒球)触杀 - An electronic tag is a device that is firmly attached to someone or something and sets off an alarm if that person or thing moves away or is removed.

verb [vt. 及物动词]给…贴标签,在…上做记号;把…称作,把…描述为;涂鸦; 给(计算机程序或文件)加标记;(在捉人游戏中)用手碰触而抓获;(尤指棒球运动中)触杀;(跑垒员)用脚触垒;<英,非正式> 尾随 - If you tag something, you attach something to it or mark it so that it can be identified later.

hard *

🇬🇧/hɑːd/ 🇺🇸/hɑːrd/adj. 困难的
Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. 坚硬的

adjective [原级]硬的,坚固的;困难的;猛烈的,用力的;困苦的,艰苦的;努力的;冷酷的,心肠硬的;严厉的,苛刻的;(政党内部派别)极端的,固执己见的;(季节,天气)严酷的,凛冽的;(水)硬的;坚强的,勇敢的;刺目的,令人不快的;确凿的,可靠的;(学科)实证的;硬(科幻)的;酒精含量高的,烈性的;(尤指葡萄酒因含有单宁酸而)苦涩的;(毒品)毒性强的,易上瘾的;(辐射)穿透力强的 - Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with.

adverb [方式副词]努力地,费力地;用力地,猛烈地;仔细地,认真地;沉重地,大量地;变硬;在最大程度上 - If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort.

claim *

/kleɪm/v. 认领
If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称

verb [vt. 及物动词]声称,断言;索取,索要(钱);要求(拥有),认领;使丧生,致命;赢得,获得;值得,需要(花时间或精力) - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.

noun [抽象名词]声称,断言;索要,索赔;权利,所有权;要求得到的土地使用权;专利新特征申明 - Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.

claim = take 拿, 索取

claim 可以表示(疾病、意外等)夺去(生命)

  • The accident claimed a few lives.

① vt. &vi.(对……)提出要求,认领,索取

  • Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?

② vt. 声称,断言

  • They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
  • He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.

apply *

/əˈplaɪ/v. 申请
If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill out a form in order to ask formally for it. 申请

verb [vt. 及物动词]申请;涂,敷;施加,实施;应用,运用;踩(刹车);适用,适合;指称 - They may apply to join the organization.

feeding

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/n. 喂养
give food to. "the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet"

noun [具体名词]饲养;吃;输送 - There are many advantages to breast feeding.

adjective [原级]供给饲料的;摄取食物的 - They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.

verb [vt. 及物动词]饲养(feed 的ing形式) - New fathers love bottle-feeding their babies.