赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit55

 　　living

　　n.生计；活着的，现在的

　　Joseph makes a living teaching English.=Joseph makes a living as an English teacher.

　　乔瑟夫以教英文维生。

　　Mr. Akins is one of the few living WWII veterans.

　　亚金斯先生是少数仅存的二次世界大战老兵之一。

　　lively

　　a.有生气的，生动的

　　A good night's sleep helped me feel lively again.

　　一夜好眠后，我又感到朝气蓬勃。

　　In his speech, Mr. Johnson gave a lively description of his experience as a sailor.

　　强森先生在演讲中生动地描述他当水手的生涯经验。

　　communicate

　　vt.传达（意见、感受等）vi.沟通

　　Richard always communicates his ideas clearly.

　　理查总能清楚地表达他的意见。

　　The deaf communicate through sign language.

　　失聪者都会透过手语沟通。

　　I have difficulty communicating with a stubborn man like him.

　　我很难与像他那样固执的人沟通。

　　swell¹

　　vi.肿大；膨胀

　　The man's finger swelled² after the snake bit it.

　　该男子的手指被蛇咬后肿了起来。

　　The audience swelled to 50,000 before the concert came to an end.

　　演唱会结束前，观众人数膨胀到五万人。

　　shrink

　　vi. vt.(使）缩小

　　Cotton clothes usually shrink in the dryer³.

　　棉质衣服烘干后通常会缩小。

　　Hot water shrinks woolen⁴ clothes.

　　热水会使毛织衣服缩小。

　　knight⁵

　　n.骑士

　　That knight betrayed his country for his lover.

　　那名骑士为了爱人而背叛国家。

　　crown

　　n.皇冠 vt.为……加冕

　　Queen Elizabeth's crown is on display in the Jewel House in the Tower of London.

　　伊丽莎白女皇的皇冠在伦敦塔内的珠宝屋展示。

　　How long will it be before Prince Charles is crowned king？

　　要多久查理斯王子才会加冕成国王？

　　gang

　　n.帮派

　　Rumor⁶ has it that Peter joined a street gang when he was young.=Word has it that Peter joined a street gang when he was young.

　　谣传彼得年轻时曾加入某街头帮派。

　　gangster⁷

　　n.帮派分子，流氓

　　In the gunfight, two gangsters⁸ were killed and three were severely⁹ wounded.

　　枪战中，有两名帮派分子被杀，3名受到重伤。

　　sew

　　vt.缝合

　　Would you mind sewing this button on my jacket for me？

　　你介意帮我把这颗扣子缝到我的外套上吗？

　　As you sow, so shall you reap.

　　一分耕耘，一分收获。 ——谚语

1 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

2 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

3 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

4 woolen   

adj.羊毛(制)的；毛纺的

参考例句：

• She likes to wear woolen socks in winter.冬天她喜欢穿羊毛袜。
• There is one bar of woolen blanket on that bed.那张床上有一条毛毯。

5 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

6 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

7 gangster   

n.匪徒，歹徒，暴徒

参考例句：

• The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那匪徒的朋友买通了警察方面的证人。
• He is obviously a gangster,but he pretends to be a saint.分明是强盗，却要装圣贤。

8 gangsters   

匪徒，歹徒( gangster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings. 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱。
• One of the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。

9 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。