赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit99

 　　refresh

　　vt.使提振精神

　　John refreshed himself with a cup of coffee during the break time.

　　约翰在休息时间喝了一杯咖啡提神。

　　expand

　　vt. vi.扩大，拓展

　　We've expanded our business by opening two more restaurants lately.

　　我们最近扩大影业，新开了两家餐厅。

　　Thanks to teamwork and sound strategies, our sales expanded by 20% last year.

　　由于团结合作且策略得当，我们的业绩去年扩张了20%。

　　expansion

　　n.扩大

　　The building's expansion took two years to complete.

　　该栋大楼的扩建花了两年的时间才完成。

　　consequence

　　n.结果；重要（=importance）

　　In consequence of your continual tardiness¹, I will dock your pay.=As a consequence of your continual tardiness, I will dock your pay.

　　因为你常迟到，所以我要扣你薪水。

　　Don't worry about the matter. It's of no consequence to you.

　　别担心这件事，它对你不重要。

　　consequent

　　a.由……的原因而发生的；必然的

　　The landslide² was consequent on the heavy rains.

　　这次坍方乃是因大雨所造成的。

　　David didn't work hard, so his consequent failure was inevitable³.

　　大卫不努力，因此他必然的失败在所难免。

　　consequently

　　adv.因此，所以

　　It rained, and consequently our picnic was postponed⁴.

　　那天下雨，因此我们的野餐延期了。

　　The mayor is very popular; consequently, he is likely to be reelected.

　　这位市长非常受欢迎；因此，他很可能再次当选。

　　convince

　　vt.使确信；说服

　　How can I convince the boy of the clangers of smoking?

　　我要怎样才能让他相信抽烟的种种危险呢？

　　It seems I can do nothing to convince my husband to quit smoking.

　　我似乎拿不出办法说服我老公戒烟。

　　convinced

　　a.确信的

　　I'm convinced of John's innocence⁵.=I 'm sure of John's innocence.=I'm convinced that John is innocent.

　　我相信约翰是无辜的。

　　illustrate⁶

　　vt.为……画插图；说明

　　Jane illustrates⁷ children's books for a living.

　　阿珍替儿童书籍画插画维生。

　　The graphs illustrate the growth of our business.

　　这些曲线说明了我们事业的成长。

　　illustration

　　n.图解（不可数）；插图（可数）

　　Illustration is often more useful in teaching than mere⁸ words.

　　在教学时，图解常比光用文字解释要来得有用。

　　This book is full of beautiful illustrations.

　　这本书充满了美丽的插图。

1 tardiness   

n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉

参考例句：

• Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的迟到，老师给她布置了额外的家庭作业。 来自辞典例句
• Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人说迟到是自私和自负的最微妙的表现形式。 来自辞典例句

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

4 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

6 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

7 illustrates   

给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 )； 说明； 表明； （用示例、图画等）说明

参考例句：

• This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm. 这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
• Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. 阿尔弗莱德 - 阿德勒是一位著名的医生，他有过可以说明这点的经历。 来自中级百科部分

8 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。