赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit39

 　　injure

　　vt.伤害

　　The car turned over, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.=The car turned over, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

　　车子翻覆,所幸无人受重伤。

　　smooth

　　a.平滑的；顺利的 vt.使平坦

　　The lady looks all the more beautiful because of her smooth skin.

　　这位女士滑嫩的皮肤让她看起来更美。

　　All people in that country hope for a smooth transition of power after the election.

　　该国所有人民都希望选举后新政府的权力交接能够顺利进行。

　　Brandy smoothed her hair with her hand.

　　布兰蒂用手抚顺头发。

　　smoothly¹

　　adv.顺利地

　　Everything seems to be going smoothly according to the report.

　　根据报告，每件事似乎都进行得很顺利。

　　merchant

　　n.商人

　　Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is my favorate literay book.

　　莎翁的《威尼斯商人》是我最喜欢的文学作品。

　　John's father is a coal merchant.

　　约翰的爸爸是煤炭批发商。

　　dealer²

　　n.业者

　　Paul has made a lot of money as an antique dealer.

　　阿宝是古董商，赚了不少钱。

　　A used car dealer is one who deals in used cars.

　　二手汽车商就是从事二手汽车买卖的人。

　　trader

　　n.交易商；业者

　　Jane's husband is a diamond trader.

　　阿珍的老公是钻石伤人。

　　admire

　　vt.欣赏，钦佩

　　I admire Justin for his proficiency³ in English.=I think highly ofjustin for his proficiency in English.

　　贾斯汀的英文造诣令我折服。

　　heel

　　n.脚后跟；高跟鞋

　　With the enemy army hard on his heels, the soldier had no choice but to jump off the cliff.

　　由于后头敌军穷追不舍，这名士兵别无选择，只好跳下悬崖。

　　Walking gracefully⁴ in high heels is never an easy task.

　　穿着高跟鞋优雅地行走绝非易事。

　　border

　　n.边缘；国界 vt. vi.毗邻

　　As a result of poor management, the company is on the border of bankruptcy⁵.=As a result of poor management, the company is on the verge⁶ of bankruptcy.

　　该公司因为经营不善，现在正处于破产的边缘。

　　My aunt and uncle live on the border of Germany and France.

　　我的婶婶和叔叔住在德法交界处。

　　China borders North Korea on the Yalu River.

　　中国与朝鲜以鸭绿江为界。

　　My house borders on the park, so I have a nice view of the trees.

　　我家紧邻公园，所以我窗前可看见美丽的树景。

　　channel

　　n.海峡；管道；频道（与介词on并用）

　　The English Channel separates Britain from France.

　　英吉利海峡分隔了英法两国。

　　Economic criminals who have fled abroad will sooner or later be extradited through proper channels.

　　逃亡国外的经济犯迟早会透过适当的管道引渡回国。

　　What channel is the game on?

　　那场比赛在哪个频道播出？

　　satisfactory

　　a.令人满意的

　　I couldn't get a satisfactory explanation for what had occurred.

　　对于所发生的事我找不到满意的解释。

1 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

2 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

3 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

4 gracefully   

ad.大大方方地；优美地

参考例句：

• She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

5 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

6 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。