赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit15

 　　conclusion

　　n.结束；结论

　　Mr. Williams thanked his audience at the conclusion of his speech.

　　威廉斯先生在演讲结束时向听众表示谢意。

　　The committee came to the conclusion that the plan was not feasible.

　　该委员会得到的结论是这个计划不可行。

　　In conclusion, he is a man you can count on.

　　总之，他是个你可信赖的人。

　　collection

　　n.搜集物

　　Bill showed us a very fine collection of old coins.

　　比尔向我们展示了非常珍贵的古钱收藏。

　　inform

　　vt.通知,告知

　　Please inform us of any change of schedule.

　　若排程表有异动请告知我们。

　　Please keep me informed about what you're doing.

　　你们正在做什么事，请随时让我知道。

　　election

　　n.选举

　　The election results will be broadcast tomorrow morning.

　　这次的选举结果将于明晨广播。

　　elective

　　a.选举的 n.选修科目

　　The mayor is an elective official.

　　市长是经由选举产生的官员。

　　Peter took art as an elective in college.

　　彼得大学时曾选修艺术。

　　previous

　　a.先前的

　　Do you have any previous experience in this job?

　　你之前有没有这种工作经验？

　　previously¹

　　adv.先前地,之前

　　Previously we were busy writing our essays; now we are studying for a test.

　　先前我们忙着写文章;现在我们正准备考试。

　　forth²

　　adv.向前,向外

　　Joseph stepped forth, inviting³ her to dance with him.

　　乔瑟夫往前走,邀请她一起跳支舞。

　　There are many novels, magazines, periodicals, and so forth.

　　那里有很多小说、杂志和期刊等等。

　　He walked back and forth, looking very impatient.

　　他前后来回地走着，看来很不耐烦。

　　I put forth my ideas at the meeting and to my joy, my boss accepted all of them.

　　我在会中提出我的看法,令我髙兴的是,老板全部接受了。

　　employ

　　vt.雇用；运用

　　Twenty-five people are employed at this company.=This company employs twenty-five people.

　　这家公司雇用了 25个人。

　　Are you presently employed?

　　你目前有工作吗？

　　I will employ the new technique I learned to fix this TV.

　　我将会用我学到的新技巧修理这台电视机。

　　employer

　　n.雇主，老板

　　Frank worked for the same employer for most of his life.

　　法兰克一生大部分都为同一个老板工作。

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。