Episode 13 A Real Stewart ACT I 【单词列表】

joyous

/ˈdʒɔɪəs/
Joyous means extremely happy. 非常快乐的

adjective [原级] 高兴的,令人愉快的

She had made their childhood so joyous and carefree. 她使他们的童年生活非常快乐、无忧无虑。

adorable

/əˈdɔːrəb(ə)l/
If you say that someone or something is adorable, you are emphasizing that they are very attractive and you feel great affection for them. 非常可爱的

adjective [原级] 可爱的,讨人喜欢的;<罕>值得崇拜的

By the time I was 30, we had three adorable children. 到我30岁时,我们有了3个非常可爱的孩子。

resemble

/rɪˈzemb(ə)l/
If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other. 像

verb [vt. 及物动词] 像,与…相似(She closely resembles her mother in every way.)

Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour. 一些商业化生产的鹿肉味道像牛肉。

fond

🇬🇧/fɒnd/ 🇺🇸/fɑːnd/
If you are fond of someone, you feel affection for them. 喜爱的

adjective [原级] 喜爱的,喜欢做……的;美好的,愉悦的;慈爱的,深情的;天真的,不切实际的

I am very fond of Michael. 我很喜欢迈克尔。

verb [vt. 及物动词] <旧>盲目地喜欢;呵护,抚弄

I'm not overly fond of pasta. 我不怎么太喜爱意大利面食。

noun [抽象名词] 烹饪后锅中的棕色残留物;(信息科学)全宗

...a great fondness for children. …对孩子们的一种深深喜爱。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Fond)(法)丰,(瑞典)丰德(人名)

I have grown very fond of Alec. 我已变得很喜欢亚力克。

crowded

/ˈkraʊdɪd/
If a place is crowded, it is full of people. 拥挤的

adjective [原级] 拥挤的,塞满的

He peered slowly around the small crowded room. 他慢慢地仔细打量着那间拥挤的小房间的每个角落。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 聚集,群集;挤满,塞满;靠近,盯着(crowd 的过去式和过去分词形式)

It's always crowded at peak times. 在高峰期总是很拥挤。

great-grandchild

🇬🇧/'greɪt'græntʃaɪld/ 🇺🇸/ɡreɪt ˈɡræntʃaɪld/
the children of one's grandchildren "He has many great-grandchildren."

noun [专属名词] 曾孙女,曾孙

Your first great-grandchild. 你的第一个曾孙。

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generation

/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes. 一代人

noun [具体名词] 一代(人);一代人的时间;(产品发展的)代;产生

He is arguably the best actor of his generation. 按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。

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initial

/ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)l/
You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process. 最初的

adjective [原级] 开始的,最初的;(字母)位于词首的

The initial reaction has been excellent. 最初的反应极好。

noun [专属名词] (姓名的)首字母

...a silver Porsche with her initials JB on the side. …一辆银色保时捷汽车,侧面有她的姓名首字母JB。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 用姓名的首字母作标记(或签名)于

Would you mind initialling this voucher? 请您在这张单子上签上姓名的首字母,好吗?

ounce

/aʊns/
An ounce is a unit of weight used in the U.S. and Britain. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams. 盎司

noun [专属名词] 盎司(重量单位,1盎司约等于28克);一点点,少量;雪豹

In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce. 昨天在香港早市的交易中,黄金被报出每盎司$368.20的牌价。

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average

/ˈævərɪdʒ/
An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together. 平均数

noun [专属名词] 平均水平,一般标准;平均数,平均值;(海损的)平均分担;(按保单规定应付赔偿额的)降减,均减

Take the average of those ratios and multiply by a hundred. 取那些比例的平均数再乘以100。

adjective [原级] 普通的,平常的;不好不坏的;平均(数)的;中等的,适中的

The average price of goods rose by just 2.2%. 商品的平均价格仅上涨了2.2%。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 平均为,平均达到;计算平均值;将…平均分配;(行情下跌时)买进更多的证券(或商品)以降低平均进价

We averaged 42 miles per hour. 我们平均时速为42英里。

sweetheart

🇬🇧/ˈswiːthɑːt/ 🇺🇸/ˈswiːthɑːrt/
You call someone sweetheart if you are very fond of them. 亲爱的

noun [专属名词] (称呼语)亲爱的;爱人;特别可爱的人;(非正式)私下达成的协议

I married Shurla, my childhood sweetheart. 我和我青梅竹马的恋人舒拉结了婚。

adjective [原级] 私下达成的

That is a long time ago, sweetheart. 亲爱的,那是很久以前的事了。

noun [专属名词] (Sweetheart)(俄、印、美)斯威特哈特(人名)

Do you want a drink, sweetheart? 想喝一杯吗,亲爱的?

speaking

/ˈspiːkɪŋ/
Speaking is the activity of giving speeches and talks. 讲话; 演讲

noun [具体名词] 说话;演讲

It would also train women union members in public speaking and decision-making. 它也将在公开演说和做决策方面培训女工会成员。

adjective [原级] 讲话的;演讲的;富于表情的;(画像)逼真的;雄辩的;讲某种语言的

Well, speaking as a journalist I'm dismayed by the amount of pressure there is for pictures of combat. 嗯,作为一名新闻工作者,我为人们对于战斗图片有如此大的需求量而深感不安。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 讲;交谈;发言;责备;劝告;表明;显示;发出特有的响声(speak 的现在分词)

Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea. 总的说来没有对这个主意的抵制。