赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit62

 　　oak

　　n.橡木

　　This antique table is made of red oak.

　　这张古董桌是红橡木制的。

　　pine

　　n.松树 vi.憔悴

　　The lumberjacks decided¹ to chop down dead pine trees in the forest.

　　伐木工们决定把这片森林中凋零的松树砍掉。

　　The widow was pining away after her husband's death.

　　这名寡妇自先生过世之后便日渐憔悴。

　　willow²

　　n.柳树

　　Willow wood furniture is expensive but durable³.

　　柳木家具不便宜但却很耐用。

　　jail

　　n.监狱 vt.使入狱

　　Alex was put in jail for drug trafficking.=Alex was jailed for drug trafficking.

　　艾力克斯因贩卖毒品而锒铛入狱。

　　criminal

　　刑法方面的

　　The judge put the criminal in prison.

　　法官判决那名罪犯入狱服刑。

　　Stealing is a criminal act.

　　偷窃是犯法的行为。

　　The lawyer specializes in criminal law.

　　这位律师专精刑法。

　　flavor

　　n.口味 vt.调味

　　Chocolate and vanilla⁴ are different flavors.

　　巧克力和香草是两种不同的口味。

　　Chinese people are used to flavoring food with soy sauce.

　　中国人做菜时习惯用酱油调味。

　　transport

　　vt.运送，运输 n.运输

　　In the past, people used trains to transport coal.

　　过去人们利用火车运送煤炭。

　　To save money, we'll have to transport these goods to Spain by ship.

　　为了省钱，我们必须以海运将这些货物运往西班牙。

　　This city boasts a good public transport system.=This city boasts a good public transportation system.

　　这座城市以拥有顺畅的大众运输系统而自豪。

　　hourly

　　a.每小时的 adv.每小时地

　　I get an hourly wage of $20 at my job.

　　我做这工作可获得时薪20美元。

　　Students in our school take a 10-minute break hourly.=Students in our school take a 10-minute break on an hourly basis.

　　我们学校的学生每1小时就休息10分钟。

　　weekly

　　a.每周的 adv.每周地

　　The employee's weekly wage was reduced by 10%.

　　这名员工的周薪被扣了10%。

　　A meeting is held weekly in our company.=A meeting is held on a weekly basis in our company.

　　我们公司每个礼拜举行一次会议。

　　monthly

　　a.每月的 adv.每月地

　　Roger usually spends his monthly allowance on clothes.

　　罗杰通常把他每个月的零用钱都拿去买衣服。

　　I pay my phone bill monthly.=I pay my phone bill on a monthly basis.

　　我每个月付一次电话费。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

3 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。

4 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。