赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit123

 　　modest

　　a.谦虚的

　　The scholar was very modest about the prize he got.

　　这名学者对于他得奖一事非常谦虚。

　　modesty¹

　　n.谦虚

　　"I'm the chief of a small hospital," Dr. Walton said with modesty.

　　“我是一家小医院的主任”，华顿医师谦虛地说。

　　peculiar²

　　a.奇怪的；独特的

　　Don't you think that Kelly is a little bit peculiar today?

　　你不觉得凯莉今天有点儿怪怪的吗？

　　This kind of bird is peculiar to that island.=This kind of bird is native to that island.

　　这种鸟是该岛所独有的。

　　reputation

　　n.名誉，名声

　　The sex scandal has ruined the reputation of the politician.

　　这桩性丑闻毁了这位政治人物的名声。

　　absolute

　　a.绝对的，完全的

　　You must tell me the absolute truth, or you'll be in big trouble.

　　你必须告诉我全部实情，否则你麻烦就大了。

　　I have absolute confidence in your ability to handle such a problem.

　　我对你处理这种问题的能力有绝对的信心。

　　absolutely

　　adv.绝对地，完全地

　　It is absolutely impossible to swim across the ocean.

　　想要游过那片海洋是绝对不可能的。

　　outcome

　　n.结果

　　What was the outcome of the basketball game?

　　那场篮球赛的结果如何？

　　withdraw

　　vt.提（款） vi.退出；撤退

　　I used up all my spare money, so I'm going to withdraw some money from the bank this afternoon.

　　我身边的钱全用光了，所以今天下￥我要到银行提款。

　　The athlete's sore arm forced him to withdraw from the competition.

　　这位运动员的手臂疼痛，迫使他退出比赛。

　　John withdrew from school a year before he graduated.

　　约翰在毕业的前一年退学了。

　　monument

　　n.纪念碑

　　A monument was built in honor of the late hero.

　　为纪念这位已故的英雄建立了一座纪念碑。

　　artistic³

　　a.艺术的；美妙的

　　Henry's artistic ability began to shine when he was quite young.

　　亨利的艺术才能在很年轻时就已开始发光。

　　The pianist gave a very artistic performance at the concert last night.

　　那位钢琴家在昨晚的音乐会中有一场唯美的演出。

1 modesty   

n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素

参考例句：

• Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

2 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

3 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。