赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit132

 　　delighted

　　a.感到高兴的

　　The boy was delighted with the bicycle his father gave him.=The boy was delighted that his father gave him a bike.=The boy was glad that his father gave him a bike.

　　男孩非常喜欢父亲送他的脚踏车。

　　delightful¹

　　a.愉快的；令人喜悦的

　　My trip to Paris was a delightful experience.

　　我的巴黎之行是很愉快的经验。

　　You have such a delightful house, Helen!

　　海伦，你的房子真漂亮！

　　contest

　　n.(尤指文科类的）比赛，竞争

　　Dad bought me a brand-new bike after I won the speech contest.

　　我贏了演讲比赛之后，爸爸买了一台全新的脚踏车给我。

　　polish

　　vt.擦亮；润饰

　　To protect the leather, I polish my shoes once a month.=To protect the leather, I shine my shoes once a month.

　　为了保护皮革，我每个月会擦一次皮鞋。

　　You should polish up your English before traveling abroad.

　　出国旅游之前，你应该把英文磨练一下。

　　Jim polished off his breakfast before he left for school.

　　吉姆匆匆吃完早餐后便上学去了。

　　craft

　　n.手艺，手工艺

　　I bought some traditional crafts home as souvenirs.

　　我买了一些传统手工艺品回家当作纪念品。

　　bounce

　　vi.弹跳；（支票）跳票

　　When Kelly heard the news, she was so excited that she bounced up and down on the sofa.

　　凯莉听到这个消息时，兴奋地在沙发上跳上跳下。

　　If the check bounces, the bank will charge you a fine.

　　如果支票跳票，银行就会对你罚款。

　　decrease

　　vt. vi.减少 n.下降，减少

　　Mary's fear decreased as she calmed down.

　　玛丽镇定下来时，就不那么害怕了。

　　The company has decreased the number of its staff members because of the recession.

　　因为经济不景气，公司已裁减了员工人数。

　　There has been a decrease in the unemployment rate ever since the new policy was carried out.

　　自从新政策开始执行后，失业率已经降低了。

　　foam²

　　n.泡泡 vi.起泡

　　I like cappuccino with a thick layer of foam.

　　我喜欢卡布其诺咖啡上面有厚厚的一层泡沬。

　　We knew the dog was sick because it started to foam at the mouth.

　　这只狗开始在嘴边吐泡泡，所以我们知道它病了。

　　insert

　　vi.插入

　　Insert coins into the machine and press the button.

　　将钱币投入机器，再按下按钮。

　　The teacher inserted two words in my sentence.

　　老师在我的句子里面插入两个字。

　　Catholic

　　a.天主教的 n.天主教徒

　　I graduated from the English department of Fu-Jen Catholic University.

　　我是天主教辅仁大学英语系毕业的。

　　Karen is a devoted³ Catholic and goes to church every Sunday.

　　凯伦是虔诚的天主教徒，她每周日都上教堂。

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。