赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit63

 　　quarterly

　　a.每一季的 adv.每季地

　　The quarterly meeting is a big event in Jerry's company.

　　一季一次的会议是杰瑞所属的公司一件大事。

　　This periodical is published quarterly.

　　这本期刊每季发行一次。

　　yearly

　　a.每年的 adv.每年地

　　The doctor advised my parents to have a yearly checkup.

　　医生建议我父母每年做一次健康检查。

　　This sports event attracts thousands of tourists yearly.

　　这项运动盛事每年都会吸引上千名游客。

　　plaster

　　n.石灰泥，热石膏

　　The plaster on the walls is falling off. This place definitely needs some fixing.

　　墙上的石灰泥都剥落了。这里绝对需要整修一番。

　　bandage

　　n.绷带 vt.(用绷带）包扎

　　Lorita's face was wrapped up in bandages after having plastic surgery.

　　整型手术后，萝莉塔的脸被包扎在绷带里。

　　The nurse bandaged John's sprained¹ ankle.

　　护士用绷带包扎约翰扭伤的脚踝。

　　stiff

　　a.硬的；激烈的

　　My legs are stiff from sitting too long.

　　我坐得太久，两脚都硬了。

　　After a long day’s work, my back was stiff and sore.

　　在一天漫长的工作后，我的背乂僵硬又酸痛。

　　Small motels are going out of business in the face of stiff competition.

　　面对激烈的竞争，小型的汽车旅馆都快关门大吉了。

　　rag

　　n.破布

　　I felt sorry for those children in rags.

　　那些穿着破烂的孩子令我感到心酸。

　　The beggar went from rags to riches overnight by winning the lottery².

　　那个乞丐贏了彩券后一夕间由赤贫变为富有。

　　rob

　　vt.抢夺 vi.抢劫

　　The bandit robbed Ted³ of all the money he had.

　　这名土匪抢了泰德身上所有的钱。

　　These pirates rob and kill whenever and wherever they want.

　　这批海盗无所忌惮，随时随地抢劫杀人。

　　robber

　　n.强盗，抢匪

　　The robbers escaped with the jewels.

　　这些强盗带着珠宝逃走了。

　　robbery

　　n.抢劫，抢案

　　Mark was charged with armed robbery.

　　马克被控武装抢劫。

　　The young man committed robbery and was jail.

　　这个年轻人犯了抢案被关入牢内。

　　aboard

　　prep. adv.在（车、船或飞机）上

　　We went aboard the ship at 6:00 this morning.

　　我们今早6点登船。

　　All the people aboard (the plane) are celebrities⁴.

　　机上的乘客都是名流。

1 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目