赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit82

 　　deafen¹

　　vt.使……变聋

　　The noise from the construction site in the neighborhood almost deafened² me.

　　从附近工地传来的噪音让我感到震耳欲聋。

　　dearly

　　adv.非常；昂责地,付出很大代价地

　　Henry loves his family dearly. He is willing to do anything for them.

　　亨利非常爱他的家人。他愿意为他们做任何事。

　　John's arrogance³ and laziness cost him dearly--he has no job, nor does he have any friends.

　　约翰的自大和懒惰令他付出惨痛代价——他没工作,也没什么朋友。

　　disco

　　n.迪斯科舞厅；迪斯科音乐

　　We went to the disco last night and had a good time.

　　我们昨晚去了迪斯科舞厅,在那儿玩得很尽兴。

　　Back in the 1970-80s, disco songs were very popular in dance clubs.

　　回溯到1970至80年代，迪斯科舞曲在小舞厅里曾流行一时。

　　energetic

　　a.精力充沛的

　　Modern woman are energetic, ambitious and, most of all, persistent⁴ in the pursuit of their goals.

　　现代女性有活力，有雄心,并且有毅力追求自己的目标。

　　fairy

　　n.妖精，仙子

　　Fairies are often described in folklore⁵ as tiny, mysterious creatures.

　　民间传说常把妖精描绘成体型极小且神秘的生物。

　　Children love to hear fairy tales.

　　孩子们喜欢听童话故事。

　　fingernail

　　n.指甲

　　Some guitarists wear artificial fingernails to get a brighter tone.

　　某些吉他手会戴假指甲，好弹出更明亮的音色。

　　fingerprint⁶

　　n.指纹

　　The investigators⁷ were searching for evidence such as fingerprints⁸ and bloodstains.

　　这些调查员正在寻找像是指纹或是血迹的证据。

　　fireworks

　　n.烟火（恒用复数）

　　Last night's fireworks were really impressive.

　　昨晚的烟火秀真让人印象深刻。

　　In the evening, colorful fireworks were set off along the river in celebration of the National Day.

　　晚间沿着河畔，有人施放五彩缤纷的烟火庆祝国庆。

　　greenhouse

　　n.温室

　　The greenhouse effect is raising ocean temperatures worldwide.

　　温室效应使得全球海洋持续升温。

　　lighthouse

　　n.灯塔

　　The lighthouse cast a light onto the sea to guide the ships.

　　灯塔投射一道光到海面上，以指引船只。

1 deafen   

vt.震耳欲聋；使听不清楚

参考例句：

• This noise will deafen us all!这种喧闹声将使我们什么也听不见！
• The way you complain all day long would deafen the living buddha!就凭你成天抱怨，活佛耳朵都要聋了！

2 deafened   

使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 )； 使隔音

参考例句：

• A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life. 耳朵上挨的一记猛击使他耳聋了一辈子。
• The noise deafened us. 嘈杂声把我们吵聋了。

3 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

4 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

5 folklore   

n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗

参考例句：

• Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
• In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。

6 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》