赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit37

 　　maid

　　n.侍女

　　Having a butler, three maids, and two gardeners to take care of his needs, the millionaire leads a luxurious¹ life.

　　这个百万富翁有1个管家,3个女仆及两个园丁来照顾他的需求，过着奢侈的生活。

　　resist

　　vt. vi.抗拒

　　How can you resist chocolate cake? Whenever I see some, I must have a piece.

　　你怎么抗拒得了巧克力蛋糕？我每次看到都非来一块不可。

　　You can try to resist, but you know you can't ignore your deepest desire.

　　你可以试着抗拒,但你知道你无法忽视你最深层的渴望。

　　guidance

　　n.指导

　　Under Coach Lee's guidance and leadership, I'm sure we'll win the contest.

　　在李教练的指导及带领下,我有把握我们一定会贏得这场比赛。

　　accurate

　　a.精准的

　　Though the clock is old, it is still accurate.

　　这个钟虽然老旧，却依然准确。

　　Theses figures are not accurate. I'm afraid you'll have to work them out again.

　　这些数据不准。恐怕你得重算一遍。

　　accurately²

　　adv.精确地（=with accuracy)

　　Even though we live in a high-tech³ age, it is still impossible to predict the weather accurately.

　　我们虽然生活在高科技时代，却仍无法精准地预测天气。

　　sake

　　n.理由，缘故

　　I hope Jerry has taken your advice for his own sake.

　　我希望杰瑞能为自己着想，接受你的建议。

　　For the sake of your health, you should break the habit of smoking immediately.=For your health s sake, you should break the habit of smoking immediately.

　　为你的健康着想，你应立刻戒掉抽烟的习惯。

　　toss

　　vi.扔,掷

　　After reading the letter, David crumpled⁴ it up and tossed it into the fire.

　　大卫看完信之后，就把信揉成一团丢到火里去了。

　　I tossed and turned in bed last night, wondering why my girlfriend would leave me.

　　我昨晚辗转难眠，一直在想我女友为何要离我而去。

　　reserve

　　vt.预订 n.储备；保护区

　　I'd like to reserve a room for three nights.=I'd like to make a reservation for three nights.=I'd like to book a room for three nights.

　　我要订房住三晚。

　　You should keep some money reserve for a rainy day.

　　你应储备一些钱以备不时之需。

　　This area is a wildlife reserve and hunting is strictly⁵ prohibited.

　　这里是野生动物保护区，严禁打猎。

　　reservation

　　n.预订；保留（意见）

　　I'd like to make a reservation for a table for five people tonight.

　　我想预订今晚一张5人座的桌位。

　　I believe Mr. Wu is a competent young man, so I recommend him to you without reservation.

　　本人相信吴先生是个能干的年轻人，因此本人毫不保留地把他推荐给阁下。

　　harbor

　　n.港口 vt.庇护；心怀

　　Cindy is accused of harboring an escaped outlaw⁶.

　　辛蒂被控窝藏逃犯。

　　Since quarreling with Tom last week, John has harbored a grudge⁷ against him.

　　自从上星期跟汤姆吵过架之后，约翰对他就一直心怀愤恨。

1 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

2 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

3 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

4 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

5 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

6 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

7 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。