reference
/ˈrefrəns/noun [抽象名词] 提及,谈到;参考,查阅;(引自书或诗歌的)引言,引文;引文的作者,参考书目;(帮助或意见的)征求,征询; (为方便查询所用的)标记,编号;推荐信,介绍信;介绍人,推荐人
They publish reference books. 他们出版参考书。
adjective [原级] 参考的,用于查阅的;文献索引的,参照的
The point of reference for semantic knowledge is the world. 获得语义知识的参考点是这个世界。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 列出…的参考书目;提及,提到;引用,参照(某书或某作者)
No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period. 该时期的任何文献中都没有提及他们的存在。
responsible
🇬🇧/rɪˈspɒnsəb(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈspɑːnsəb(ə)l/adjective [原级] (对某人、某事)负责的;(对事故、错误、罪行等)负有责任的,应承担责任的;(工作或职位)重要的,责任重大的;可靠的,负责任的;作为缘由的,应受归咎的;向......负责的,向......汇报的
If you are responsible to a person or group, they have authority over you and you have to report to them about what you do. 向…汇报的 He still felt responsible for her death. 他依然觉得对她的死负有责任。
fill out
🇬🇧/fɪl aʊt/ 🇺🇸/fɪl aʊt/verb [vt. 及物动词] 增加体重:指增加体重,使身体变得丰满。
She has been working out to fill out her figure. 她一直在锻炼身体,以使身材变得丰满。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 填写
Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property. 纳贾不得不填写表格,放弃对她财产的所有权利。
background
/ˈbækɡraʊnd/noun [抽象名词] 出身背景,学历,经历;(事件或情况的)背景;背景声音;(画等的)后景;底色
The background to an event or situation consists of the facts that explain what caused it. 背景
adjective [原级] 背景的,事先的
The background is sounds, such as music, that you can hear but that you are not listening to with your full attention. 背景声音
verb [vt. 及物动词] 作…的背景
You can use background to refer to the things in a picture or scene that are less noticeable or important than the main things or people in it. (图画、布景等的) 背景
history
/ˈhɪst(ə)ri/noun [抽象名词] 历史;沿革,发展过程;历史课,历史学;史书,历史记载;个人经历,履历
History is a subject studied in schools, colleges, and universities that deals with events that have happened in the past. 历史学
own
🇬🇧/əʊn/ 🇺🇸/oʊn/verb [vi. 不及物动词] 有,拥有;<旧> 承认;为(某事)承担全责,承认为(某事)负全责;<美,非正式> 彻底击败,彻底羞辱
She sews all her own clothes. 她所有的衣服都是自己缝制的。
adjective [原级] 己的,属于自己的;自己做的,为自己的;具有自己特点的,特有的
At last he had his own wheels. 最终他拥有了自己的车轮。
pronoun [物主代词] 自己的,属于自己的;自己做的,自己生产的;具有自己特点的,特有的
I want to have my own business. 我想自己创业。
unfortunately
🇬🇧/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ 🇺🇸/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/adverb [程度副词] 不幸地,遗憾地;<正式>不恰当地,不合适地
I can't make it, unfortunately. 很遗憾,我来不及。
cuddle
🇬🇧/ˈkʌd(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˈkʌdl/verb [vt. 及物动词] 搂抱,拥抱;紧靠…而坐(或躺),依偎;<非正式>取悦,讨好(cuddle up to)
He cuddled the newborn girl. 他怀抱着新生的女婴。
noun [具体名词] 搂抱,拥抱
It would have been nice to give him a cuddle and a kiss but there wasn't time. 当时要是拥抱他并吻他一下就好了,可惜时间来不及。
noun [集合/集体] 宠物;宠儿,得宠的人;<英,非正式>宝贝,亲爱的;生气
It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets. 把海龟当宠物养显然是残忍的。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 抚摸;(男女间)亲吻,爱抚;宠爱;生气
You want to pet this dog. 你想摸摸这只可爱的小狗。
adjective [原级] 很喜欢的,钟爱的
He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off. 他不会袖手旁观,任由自己钟爱的项目被否决。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Pet)(俄)佩特,(柬)贝(人名)
They had had their pet dog stuffed. 他们请人把他们的宠物狗制成了标本。
noun [专属名词] <非正式>朋友,伙伴;<非正式>(对男子的不友好的称呼)家伙,小子
They talked like old pals. 他们像老朋友一样交谈。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 成为伙伴(或朋友)(pal up);结伴一起玩(pal around)
Philip is looking for a pen pal in Britain. 菲利普正在寻找一位英国的笔友。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Pal)(西、意、罗、印、巴基、瑞典)帕,(柬)巴(人名)
This letter is from your Australian pen pal. 这是来自澳大利亚的笔友的信。
adult
🇬🇧/ˈædʌlt; əˈdʌlt/ 🇺🇸/əˈdʌlt; ˈædʌlt/noun [专属名词] 成年人或动物
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult. 成为一名父亲意味着他现在是一个成年人了。
adjective [原级] 成年的,发育成熟的;成人的,理智的;(电影、杂志等)仅限于成人的
I've lived most of my adult life in Arizona. 我已在亚利桑那州度过了我大部分的成年生活。
verb [vt. 及物动词] <非正式>像成年人一样表现;<非正式>变成熟
Children must be accompanied by an adult. 儿童必须要有大人陪同。
noun [专属名词] 父母;双亲(parent 的复数)
Her parents seemed very amiable. 她的父母好像很和蔼可亲。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 教养;引起(parent 的三单形式)
The kitten's parents were both purebred Persians. 这只小猫的父母都是纯种波斯猫。
noun [专属名词] (Parents)人名;(法)帕朗
She's bringing her parents to the graduation ceremony. 她要带父母来参加毕业典礼。
helpful
/ˈhelpf(ə)l/adjective [原级] 有帮助的,有用的;愿意帮忙的
The staff in the branch office are helpful but only have limited information. 该分支机构的员工是帮忙的,但他们仅有有限的信息。
sad
🇬🇧/sæd/ 🇺🇸/sæd/adjective [原级] 伤心的,难过的;令人伤心的,让人难过的;糟糕的,不能令人接受的;不幸的,可怜的;(歌曲或音乐)显露悲伤的,伤感的;状况不佳的;<非正式>(人)可悲的,不受人尊敬的;<非正式> 老土的,过时的;(面团)发得不好的
The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty. 这种关系对我一直都很重要,失去它让我感到难过而空虚。
lover
🇬🇧/ˈlʌvə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈlʌvər/noun [专属名词] (非婚的)情人;爱好者
Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon. 每个星期四她都去约会她的情人利昂。
couple
/ˈkʌp(ə)l/noun [抽象名词] 两个,几个;一对夫妇,一对情侣
A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. 一对夫妇
verb [vt. 及物动词] 加上,结合;(把设备等)连接;形成一双,配成一对;<旧>交配,交媾;(用电磁感应,静电荷或光学通信线路)将(电路元件)耦合
If you say that one thing produces a particular effect when it is coupled with another, you mean that the two things combine to produce that effect. 与…结合
noun [集合/集体] 人们;家人,双亲;民间音乐;诸位,大伙儿
Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid. 乡下人会告诉你有些地方动物是不去的。
adjective [原级] 民俗的,传统的;流传民间的,普通百姓的
...South American folk art. …南美民间艺术。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Folk)(英、匈、捷)福克(人名)
He arranged traditional folk songs for the piano. 他把传统民歌改编成钢琴曲。
diet cola
/daɪət ˈkəʊlə/noun [物质名词] 无糖可乐:一种不含糖或低糖的碳酸饮料,通常用人工甜味剂代替糖来减少热量摄入。
I prefer drinking diet cola instead of regular cola to reduce my calorie intake. 为了减少热量摄入,我更喜欢喝无糖可乐而不是普通可乐。
surprised
🇬🇧/səˈpraɪzd/ 🇺🇸/sərˈpraɪzd/adjective [原级] 意外的,惊讶的,诧异的
This lady was genuinely surprised at what happened to her pet. 这位女士确实对发生在她宠物身上的事感到吃惊。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使惊奇,使诧异,使感到意外(surprise 的过去式和过去分词形式)
My words surprised and confused him. 我的话使他既惊讶又困惑。
scratch
/skrætʃ/verb [vt. 及物动词] (用指甲)挠,轻抓;(用指甲或利器)抓破,划破;划出,刮出(痕迹);(用爪子)抓,刨;(鸟、哺乳动物,尤指鸡)用嘴(或爪子)扒地找食物;寻觅(难找的人或物)(scratch for);艰难生活(scratch along);勾掉,划去(写下的字);<非正式> 仓促写下;(用尖利物)刮擦出声音;<非正式> 取消,撤销(想法或计划)
He scratched himself under his arm. 他在自己腋下挠了挠。
noun [专属名词] (某人皮肤上的)划痕,划伤;刮痕,划痕;抓,挠;刮擦声;唱片的嚓嚓声(指唱片纹道与唱针的摩擦噪声);刮擦(多用于快板乐中,用手制止唱片转动,使其来回移动发出有节奏的嚓嚓声的技巧);(高尔夫)零让步(表明选手不弱,能在场上达到规定击球的次数);<非正式> 钱
The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck. 那个7岁的孩子被找到时正在哭,脸上和颈上都有划伤。
adjective [原级] (球队或一群人等)仓促拼凑的,匆匆组成的;(高尔夫球员)无让杆的,无让步优待的;碰巧的;打草稿用的
The Institute spends a lot of time scratching its head about how to boost American productivity. 这家研究所花大量时间绞尽脑汁思考怎样推进美国的生产力。
noun [专属名词] 磁带,录音带;录了音的盒式磁带,录了像的盒式磁带;胶带,胶布;(用来绑东西或作界限标记的)布条,线带;(赛跑中的)终点线;卷尺
Tape is expensive and loses sound quality every time it is copied. 磁带很贵,而且每被复制一次,音质就会有所降低。
verb [vt. 及物动词] (用磁带)录音,录像;用胶带粘贴;用带子系紧;<美> 用(绷带)包扎(受伤部位)
He shouldn't be taping without the singer's permission. 他不应该未经歌手允许就录音。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Tape)泰普(人名)
Tell me when the tape starts recording. 磁带开始录时告诉我一声。
noun [专属名词] 住宅,住所;居住,定居;(在某国的)居住权,居留许可;(大学的)学生宿舍楼
The house is currently run as a country inn, but could easily convert back into a private residence. 这栋房子目前被当作一家乡村客栈用,但可以容易地改回成一所私用住宅。