Episode 12 You're Tops ACT III 【单词列表】

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quite

/kwaɪt/
You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than "very" and "extremely." 相当; 颇

adverb [程度副词] 相当,很;非常,十分;完全地,彻底地;(用于否定词后面表示某事不完全正确或清楚)不大确切地,差不多;<英>(表示赞同或理解)对,正是;(用于名词词组前,表示强调)出众的,了不起的;<西印度>自始至终,一路上

I worked quite irregular hours. 我的工作时间很不固定。

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brief

/briːf/
Something that is brief lasts for only a short time. 短暂的

adjective [原级] 短暂的;简短的;(衣服)很短的

She once made a brief appearance on television. 她曾在电视上短暂露面。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 给……指示,向……介绍情况;<英>向(辩护律师)提供案情摘要

There was only time for a brief exchange. 只有简短的交谈时间。

noun [抽象名词] 指示,任务简介;摘要,概要;短内裤(briefs);辩护状;辩护律师;<英>委托辩护

...customs officials with a brief to stop foreign porn coming into Britain. …身担阻止外国淫秽物品进入英国的职责的海关管员们。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Brief)(英)布里夫(人名)

Mozart's life was brief. 莫扎特的一生很短暂。

on-the-job

/'ɒnðə'dʒɒb/
relating to or associated with a job or employment; "on-the-job training" "on-the-job requirements"

adjective [原级] 在职的

Students would be offered on-the-job training leading to the certification of their skill in a particular field. 学生将获得在职培训,他们也将因此得到在某一领域的技术合格证。

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asset

/ˈæset/
Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful. 资本

noun [抽象名词] 有利条件,有价值的人或物;资产,财产

Our creativity in the field of technology is our greatest asset. 我们在技术领域的创造力是我们最大的资本。

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take off

🇬🇧/teɪk ɒf/ 🇺🇸/ˈteɪk ɔːf/
leave; "The family took off for Florida" take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"

verb [vt. 及物动词] 脱下:指将衣物或鞋子从身上或脚上取下。

Please take off your shoes before entering the house. 请在进屋前脱鞋。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 起飞:指飞机离开地面开始飞行。

The plane is scheduled to take off at 9:00 am. 飞机计划在上午9点起飞。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 脱离:指从某个地方或状态中解脱出来。

He decided to take some time off work to relax. 他决定休假一段时间放松一下。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 扣除:指以折扣的方式减去一部分。

They took 20% off the original price. 他们从原价中打了8折。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 模仿:指模仿某人或某物的行为或风格。

He can take off the mannerisms of famous actors. 他能模仿出著名演员的举止特点。

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involved

🇬🇧/ɪnˈvɒlvd/ 🇺🇸/ɪnˈvɑːlvd/
If you are involved in a situation or activity, you are taking part in it or have a strong connection with it. 参与的; 涉及的

adjective [原级] 复杂的;与……关系密切的;专心于……的,忙于……的;卷入的,参与的

If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive. 如果她经商的话,将会是一位有力的首席执行官。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 牵涉,包含(involve 的过去式和过去分词形式)

I was itching to get involved. 我渴望参与。

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organization

🇬🇧/ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🇺🇸/ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
An organization is an official group of people, for example, a political party, a business, a charity, or a club. 组织 (指团体机构等)

noun [具体名词] 组织,机构;组织工作,筹备工作;编排,配置,结构;条理,逻辑性;机化(医学术语)

Most of the food for the homeless is provided by voluntary organizations. 给无家可归者的大部分食物是由志愿组织提供的。

resolve

🇬🇧/rɪˈzɒlv/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈzɑːlv/
To resolve a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. 解决

verb [vt. 及物动词] 解决(问题或困难);决定,下定决心;作出决议,表决;分解,转化;(使)(症状、病情)消散,消退;解析,解离;分析;(不协和音)转向协和;(当远处物体看得更清楚时)变成;(光学仪器等)分辨;辨析(图表或光谱峰值)

We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late. 我们必须找到一个办法去解决这些问题,不然就太晚了。

noun [具体名词] <正式>决心,坚定的信念;<美>正式决定,决议;决定要做的事

So you're saying this will strengthen the American public's resolve to go to war if necessary? 那么你是说,这将会坚定美国公众在必要时参战的决心?

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member

🇬🇧/ˈmembə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈmembər/
A member of a group is one of the people, animals, or things belonging to that group. (某群体的) 成员

noun [专属名词] 成员,一分子;会员;<英>议员;用于表示荣誉的头衔(尤指最低级)勋章获得者;(建筑或桥的)构件;(句子)成分;(方程式)端边;(一组数字)项;(数学集合)元;<旧>身体的一部分(如胳膊或腿);阴茎

He refused to name the members of staff involved. 他拒绝说出所涉职员的名字。

dues

/djuːz/
charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees 会费

noun [集合/集体] 会费;手续费;税捐(due 的复数)

The offering was flour, oil, and incense. Part of the incense was taken away as the priest's dues, and the rest was burned in the altar. 祭品是面粉、油和香,这香的一部分被掰去,作为祭司的会费,剩下的部分摆在祭坛里燃烧。

experienced

🇬🇧/ɪkˈspɪəriənst/ 🇺🇸/ɪkˈspɪriənst/
If you describe someone as experienced, you mean that they have been doing a particular job or activity for a long time. 有经验的

adjective [原级] 熟练的,有经验的

It's a team packed with experienced and mature professionals. 这是一支经验丰富的,成熟的专家队伍。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 经历,遭遇;体会到,感受到(experience 的过去式和过去分词形式)

She's an experienced rider. 她是位有经验的骑手。

retired

🇬🇧/rɪˈtaɪəd/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈtaɪərd/
A retired person is an older person who has left his or her job and has usually stopped working completely. 退休的

adjective [原级] 退休的,退役的;(生活方式)隐居的,退隐的;(人)沉默寡言的,不好交际的;<古>(地方)僻静的,隐蔽的

...a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher from Florida. … 一位来自佛罗里达的73岁的退休教师。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 退休,退役;(因伤)退赛;撤退(retire 的过去式和过去分词形式)

He retired in his fifties. 他在五十多岁时退休了。

brainpower

🇬🇧/ˈbreɪnpaʊə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbreɪnpaʊər/
Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think. 脑力; 聪明才智

noun [抽象名词] 智能;智囊团

She admired Robert's brainpower. 她仰慕罗伯特的聪明才智。

spaceport

🇬🇧/ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt/ 🇺🇸/ˈspeɪsˌpɔːrt/
a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft 太空船发射、维修及测试场

noun [专属名词] 宇航中心

Galactic Suite plans to transport its travelers to space via Russian rockets from a spaceport to be built on a Caribbean island. 银河酒店公司计划在加勒比海的一个小岛上建造一个发射场,并使用俄国火箭来接送宾客。

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project

🇬🇧/ˈprɒdʒekt; prəˈdʒekt/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːdʒekt; prəˈdʒekt/
A project is a task that requires a lot of time and effort. 项目

noun [集合/集体] 项目,计划;(学校的)课题,研究项目;<美>廉租房区,公共房屋区

Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam. 资金也会流入越南本地开发项目。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 预计,推算;计划,规划;伸出,突出;投掷,喷射;投射,投影;展现,表现;使(声音,尤指嗓音)扩及远处;传播;想像(自己、场景等)在另一地点或时间;(尤指无意地把情感、愿望)投射转移(给别人);使(某人)迅速成功,让(某人)获得更好的工作;作(曲线)的射影图;把(地球,天空等)投影在平面上

13% of Americans are over 65; this number is projected to reach 22% by the year 2030. 13% 的美国人在65岁以上;这个数字预计到2030年会达到22%。

contractor

🇬🇧/kənˈtræktə(r); ˈkɒntræktə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːntræktər/
A contractor is a person or company that does work for other people or organizations. 承包人; 承包商

noun [专属名词] 承包商,立约人

We told the building contractor that we wanted a garage big enough for two cars. 我们告诉建筑承包商,我们想要一个可以停放两辆汽车的车库。

theater

🇬🇧/ˈθɪətə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈθiːətər/
You can refer to work in the theater such as acting or writing plays as the theater. 戏剧工作

noun [专属名词] 电影院,戏院,剧场;戏剧;手术室

I grew up in a dinky little town that didn't even have a movie theater. 我生长在一个无名小镇,那里连个电影院都没有。

practically

/ˈpræktɪkli/
Practically means almost, but not completely or exactly. 几乎

adverb [程度副词] 几乎,差不多;实事求是地,实际地

You use practically to describe something that involves real actions or events rather than ideas or theories. 实际地 The course is more practically based than the master's degree.

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aboard

🇬🇧/əˈbɔːd/ 🇺🇸/əˈbɔːrd/
If you are aboard a ship or plane, you are on it or in it. 在 (船或飞机) 上

adverb [地点副词] 在(船、飞机、火车等)上;上(船、飞机、火车等);骑在(马)上,跨上(马);(棒球)在垒上;加入,加盟

It had taken two hours to load all the people aboard. 用了两个小时才让所有的人上了船。

preposition [位置和方向] 在(船、飞机、火车等)上;上(船、飞机、火车等);骑在(马)上

She invited 750 people aboard the luxury yacht, the Savarona. 她邀请了750人登上这艘豪华游艇,萨瓦罗纳号。

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study

/ˈstʌdi/
If you study, you spend time learning about a particular subject or subjects. 学习

noun [具体名词] (专题)研究,调查;(尤指通过书本的)学习,攻读;用于某些学科名称(studies);功课,课业,学业(studies);学术专著,专题论文;<美>学习者;学习对象,研究对象;(绘画的)试画, 习作;书房,书斋;细致考虑,仔细检查,审视; 特别的事物(或人);以特定速度背台词的演员(舞台俚语);描写,描绘;练习曲

Study is the activity of studying. 学习 •  ...the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history.  …在当地历史的学习中地图和图像证据的使用。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 学习,攻读;认真阅读,仔细看;研究,调查;<西印度>仔细考虑,慎重思考;(演员)记住(或背下)(台词)

If you study something, you consider it or observe it carefully in order to be able to understand it fully. 研究; 仔细观察

carefully

🇬🇧/ˈkeəfəli/ 🇺🇸/ˈkerfəli/
in a way that deliberately avoids harm or errors; cautiously. "they must be carefully handled and stored"

adverb [方式副词] 小心地,仔细地

He carefully inspected his hand. 他仔细检查手中的牌。

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simple

/ˈsɪmp(ə)l/
If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand. 简单的; 简明的

adjective [原级] 简单的,简明的;简朴的,朴素的;纯粹的,完全的;结构单一的,简易的;普通的,平凡的;愚笨的,迟钝的;(动词时态)简单的;(数)简单的;(叶、茎)没有分杈的;(镜头、显微镜等)单镜头的;(利息)单利的;(句子)无从句的

If you describe people or things as simple, you mean that they have all the basic or necessary things they require, but nothing extra. 简朴的; 朴素的

noun [抽象名词] <史> 草药,药草;出身低微者;笨蛋

The answer is really quite simple. 实际上答案相当简单。

air-conditioning

🇬🇧/ˈeə kəndɪʃənɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˈer kəndɪʃənɪŋ/
Air-conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air. 空调系统

noun [专属名词] 空调系统;空气调节

Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate. 这样的气候绝对需要有空调。

units

/ˈjuːnɪts/
A unit is a group of people who work together at a specific job, often in a particular place. (工作) 单位

noun [集合/集体] [计量] 单位

A centimetre can be infinitely divided into smaller units. 一厘米能被无穷尽地分为更小的单位。

redesign

/ˌriːdɪˈzaɪn/
If a building, vehicle, or system is redesigned, it is rebuilt according to a new design in order to improve it. 重新设计

verb [vt. 及物动词] 重新设计;重新规划

We need to redesign the school system so that it produces a well-educated population. 我们需要重新设计教育体系,使之培育出拥有良好教育的一代人。

noun [具体名词] 重新设计;重新规划

Publisher Gregory Coleman said he expected the redesign to boost advertising sales. 出版商格雷戈里·科尔曼说,他预计重新设计广告将提高广告销售量。

earned

🇬🇧/ɜ:nd/ 🇺🇸/ɜːrnd/
If something earns money, it produces money as profit or interest. 赢 (利)

adjective [原级] 挣得的

We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 挣得;引起(earn 的过去分词)

She remains cagey regarding the amount she earned from the transaction. 她对这笔交易中赚取的金额依然守口如瓶。

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weight

/weɪt/
The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. 重量

noun [具体名词] 重量,分量,体重;重;杠铃,哑铃;砝码,秤砣,秤锤;(用于固定某物或用作机器部件的)重体,重物;重量单位,衡量制;重担,负担;影响力,重要性;(尤指举起或运载的)重物;大量的某物;(机械中用于推动或平衡的)平衡块;投掷器械(包括铁饼、铅球、链球等);(布料)表面密度;重心;(引力场作用于物体上的)重力;权,权重,权数

What is your height and weight? 你的身高和体重是多少?

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 加重量于,使变重;(经改动)使倾向于…;视…为重要(或有价值),重视;权衡…的价值,加权重于;加重压于(马)上;对(织物)作加重处理(使织物感觉更厚更重)

It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better. 可以把它缝在窗帘的摺边里以增加窗帘的重量,使之更有下垂感。

thrilled

/θrɪld/
If someone is thrilled, they are extremely happy and excited about something. 狂喜的

adjective [原级] 非常兴奋,极为激动

I was so thrilled to get a good grade from him. 让我欣喜若狂的是能从他那儿得到好分数。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使(某人)非常兴奋,非常激动;(情感,感觉)颤抖,振动;<文>颤动,跳动(thrill 的过去式和过去分词形式)

I was thrilled by your news. 你的消息使我兴奋极了。

owe

🇬🇧/əʊ/ 🇺🇸//
If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. 欠

verb [vt. 及物动词] 欠(钱),负账;应该做,应给予;欠(人情),应该感激;归因于,归功于

The company owes money to more than 60 banks. 这家公司欠六十多家银行的钱。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Owe)(瑞典、挪)奥弗(人名)

Owing to staff shortages, there was no food on the plane. 由于工作人员不足,飞机上没有食物。

get along

/ɡet əˈlɔŋ/
If you get along with someone, you have a friendly relationship with them. You can also say that two people get along. 与…和睦相处

verb [vt. 及物动词] 相处,和睦相处:指在人际关系中和谐相处,没有冲突或矛盾。

They get along very well with each other. 他们彼此相处得非常好。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 过日子,生活:指维持生活所需,勉强度日。

We managed to get along with very little money. 我们设法在很少的钱下过日子。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 进展,进行:指事情的进展或进行。

How is your project getting along? 你的项目进展如何?