赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit102

 　　mostly

　　adv.主要地

　　John succeeded mostly because he worked hard and had great ambition.

　　约翰能够成功主要是因为他努力工作又有强烈的企图心。

　　commit

　　vt.犯（罪）；奉献

　　Lucas committed a serious crime and was sentenced to life imprisonment².

　　路卡斯犯下重罪，被判无期徒刑。

　　Sherry commits an hour every day to learning English. =Sherry devotes an hour a day to learning English.=Sherry dedicates an hour a day to learning English.

　　雪莉每天拨一小时研读英文。

　　Mr. White has committed himself to teaching over the past 20 years.

　　怀特先生过去20年来都献身于教育。

　　committed

　　a.致力的

　　The new research center is committed to finding a cure for AIDS.

　　这家新的研究中心致力于找出治疗爱滋病的方法。

　　characteristic

　　n.特征 a.典型的（与介词 of 并用）

　　John is characterized as a man of principles.

　　约翰这个人的特征就是很有原则。

　　Genes³ determine the characteristics of every living thing.

　　基因决定了每样生物的种种特征。

　　This usage is characteristic of American English.

　　这种用法是美式英语的特征。

　　retire

　　vi.退休；睡觉，休息

　　Jack⁴ retired⁵ from the military after 30 years of service.

　　在军中服役30年后，杰克退休了。

　　When did you retire last night?=When did you go to bed last night?

　　你昨晚几点睡觉？

　　retired

　　a.已退休的

　　Both Peter's parents are retired doctors.

　　彼得的双亲都是已退休的医生。

　　retirement⁶

　　n.退休

　　Ted¹ became a volunteer after his retirement from business.

　　泰德自企业界退休后就成了一名热心公益的义工。

　　furnish

　　vt.配备家具；提供

　　I will not move into the house until it is fully⁷ furnished.

　　房子要到家具配置奸之后我才会搬进去。

　　This company furnishes you with all the equipment you'll need for camping.=This company provides you with all the equipment you'll need for camping.

　　这家公司提供你露营所需的一切装备

　　approve

　　vt.批准，核可 vi.赞同（与of并用）

　　The manager didn't approve our plan.

　　经理没有核准我们的计划。

　　Father does not approve of our staying up late at night.

　　老爸不赞同我们熬夜。

　　approval

　　n.赞成，同意

　　The board of directors gave Bill final approval of his plan.

　　董事会最后同意了比尔的计划。

1 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。

2 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

3 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。