赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit111

 　　continuous

　　a.连续的（一直不中断的）

　　We've had continuous rain here for nearly a week.

　　我们这儿已连续下了将近一个礼拜的雨。

　　continuously

　　adv.持续不断地

　　Jack¹ drove continuously for 4 hours without a break. =Jack drove for 4 consecutive² hours without a break.=Jack drove 4 hours in a row without a break.

　　杰克已经连续开了4小时的车都没有休息。

　　continual

　　a.持续的（偶有闲歇的），频频的

　　We were annoyed by the sound of that old man's continual coughing.

　　那个老头不断的咳嗽令我们烦死了。

　　continually

　　adv.不断地

　　Many parents argue continually about how to teach their children.

　　许多父母为如何管教小孩争执不停。

　　plot

　　n.阴谋；（故事的）情节 vt. vi.图谋

　　The terrorists' plot was uncovered in time.

　　恐怖分子的阴谋及时被揭发。

　　The characters in the movie were good but the plot was terrible.

　　电影中的角色不错，但是剧本却很烂。

　　The rebels plotted to overthrow⁴ their cruel ruler.

　　叛军图谋推翻残暴的统治者。

　　tough

　　a.坚韧的；严厉的；艰苦的，困难的

　　This meat is too tough, Mom. I think you overcooked it.

　　妈，这块肉好硬。我想你把它煮得太老了。

　　Tom is tough on his son because he thinks the kid is a little too naughty.

　　汤姆对他儿子很严厉，因为他觉得这小子有点太顽皮。

　　Compared to last month's test, this one wasn't too tough.=In comparison with last month's test, this one wasn't too difficult.

　　跟上个月的考试比起来，这次的考试不算太难。

　　consume

　　vt.消费；折磨，煎熬

　　Our bodies consume more energy in winter.

　　我们身体在冬天会消耗更多的能量。

　　Helen was consumed by her husband's sudden death.

　　丈夫的突然过世令海伦受尽煎熬。

　　consumer

　　n.消费者

　　Finding out what the consumer really needs is the first step in marketing⁵.

　　行销的第一步就是要发现消费者真正的需求。

　　crack

　　vi.破裂 vt.解开（密码） n.裂缝

　　Most of the eggs Jane bought cracked when she dropped her basket.

　　阿珍买的蛋在她的篮子掉到地上时大部分都破了。

　　After hours of trial and error, Ted³ cracked the code.

　　经过好几个小时的尝试与失败后，泰迪终于解开密码了。

　　Dad won't allow me to go skating today because of the dangerous cracks in the ice.

　　老爸今天不让我去溜冰，因为冰上有危险的裂缝。

　　Police are cracking down hard on drug trafficking.

　　警方现在正大力扫荡毒品交易。

　　invest

　　vt. vi.投资

　　John made a fortune by investing a large amount of money in the stock market.

　　约翰将大笔的钱投入股市，赚了一大笔钱。

　　Paul invested heavily in the property market in recent years.

　　近几年来保罗投资了很多钱在房市。

1 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。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

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 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。