赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit117

 　　ballet

　　n.芭蕾舞

　　Erica's dream is to go to Russia and study ballet.

　　艾瑞卡的梦想是到俄罗斯学芭蕾。

　　gallery

　　n.画廊

　　An impressionist painting exhibition is being held at the Paris Gallery.

　　巴黎画廊正展出印象派画作展。

　　restriction¹

　　n.限制，约束

　　That club has rigid² restrictions³ on its membership. That club has rigid limitations on its membership.

　　那家倶乐部对它的会员资格限制很严。

　　The US asked Japan to reduce its import restrictions on cars.

　　美国要求日本减少车辆进口的限制。

　　enforce

　　vt.实施，执行

　　We would love to see the government enforce stricter regulations.

　　我们乐见政府实施更严格的法规。

　　enforcement

　　n.实施，执行

　　Without a strict law enforcement system, society would become chaotic⁴.

　　没有实施严格的法制，这个社会会变得很乱。

　　complicate⁵

　　vt.使复杂化

　　Even though we're behind on the project, asking John to help will just complicate our situation.

　　虽然这件案子我们进度已经落后了，请约翰帮忙只会让情况复杂。

　　complicated

　　a.复杂的

　　The problem is too complicated to solve.

　　这个问题太复杂了，无法解决。

　　era

　　n.年代，时代

　　It is not incorrect to say that we are in an era of computers.

　　说我们目前处于电脑时代并没有错。

　　dependent

　　a.依赖的（与介词，on并用）；扶养亲属，眷属(=dependant〔英〕）

　　The elderly are often dependent on their children for many things.

　　老人在很多事情上时常依赖子女。

　　While he was stationed in Germany, Colonel Smith took his dependents with him.

　　史密丝上校驻扎在德国时，他把家人一块儿带去。

　　Your success is dependent on your effort.

　　成功与否要视你的努力而定。

　　dependence⁶

　　n.依赖（与 on 并用)

　　The government is planning to reduce its dependence on foreign oil.

　　政府正计划要减少对外国石油的依赖。

1 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

2 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

5 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

6 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。