赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit54

 　　amaze

　　vt.使惊讶

　　Joe's violin-playing skills amazed everyone at the conert.

　　乔的小提琴演奏技巧让演奏会上的所有人大吃一惊。

　　amazed

　　a.感到惊讶的

　　We were all amazed at Peter's ability to handle the problem.

　　我们对彼得处理问题的能力感到惊讶。

　　amazing

　　a.令人惊讶的

　　It's amazing that an ant can carry objects many times heavier than itself.

　　蚂蚁搬得动比自己身体重好几倍的物体,真令人惊奇。

　　amazement¹

　　n.讶异，惊愕

　　I thought my father would get angry, but to my amazement,he tried to comfort me.

　　我以为父亲会生气,但令我吃惊的是，他却试着要安慰我。

　　acceptable

　　a.可接受的，尚可的

　　The plan we made should be acceptable to them.

　　我们拟的计划对他们而言应该是可以接受的。

　　charm

　　n.魅力；符咒 vt.使着迷

　　The actor is not very handsome but has great charm.

　　这名演员不是很帅但是有种魅力。

　　This ring is my lucky charm.

　　这只戒指是我的幸运符。

　　Rachel is charmed by Ah Xiong's sense of humor.

　　瑞秋为阿雄的幽默感所迷。

　　I tried your idea and it worked like a charm.

　　我尝试你的点子，效果正如预期。

　　charming

　　a.迷人的

　　I'm under Jane's spell because she is so charming.

　　我对阿珍意乱情迷因为她真迷人。

　　meaningful

　　a.有意义的；意义深长的

　　We had a meaningful and constructive² meeting this afternoon.

　　今天下午我们开了一场有意义且具建设性的会议。

　　Patricia gave her husband a meaningful look as he hugged her.

　　派翠西亚的老公拥抱她时，她意味深长地看了他一眼。

　　meaningless

　　a.无意义的

　　I find this essay utterly³ meaningless.

　　我觉得这篇文章完全没有意义。

　　statue

　　n.雕像

　　The Statue of Liberty is probably America's most famous landmark⁴.

　　自由女神像很可能是美国最知名的地标。

　　The city government erected⁵ a statue in the park in honor of the hero.

　　市政府在公园内竖立一座雕像以纪念这位英雄。

1 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

2 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

3 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

4 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

5 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。