赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit138

 　　violate

　　vt.以违反；对（妇女）施暴；侵犯

　　Those who violate traffic laws will get a ticket.

　　违反交通规则的人将会接到罚单。

　　The rapist was imprisoned¹ for violating a young woman.

　　这名强暴犯因为对一位年轻妇女施暴而入狱。

　　Becky said her mother violated her privacy in reading her diary.

　　贝琪说她妈妈看她的日记是侵犯了她的隐私。

　　violation²

　　n.违反

　　Tim was fined for a traffic violation.

　　提姆因为交通违规而被罚款。

　　Those found in violation of the regulations will be severely³ punished.

　　违反规定的人一经发现将会受到严惩。

　　conductor

　　n.(乐团的）指挥者；（火车）列车长；导体

　　George is the conductor of that symphony orchestra.

　　乔治是那个交响乐团的指挥。

　　You can buy train tickets from the conductor.

　　你可以向列车长买火车票。

　　Plastic is a poor conductor of electricity.

　　塑胶不容易导电。

　　guarantee

　　n.保证 vt.保证，担保

　　The guarantee from the manufacturer is valid⁴ for one year.

　　厂商的保证一年有效。

　　I guarantee that everything will be fine. Just wait and see.

　　我保证一切将会没事。等着瞧吧。

　　peer

　　n.同辈，同侪

　　When it comes to singing, Jane is a lot better than her peers.

　　说到唱歌，阿珍要比同年龄的孩子强多了。

　　peer

　　vi.凝视（与at并用）

　　Sam peered at his birthday cake as his mother iced it.

　　小三子的妈妈在生日蛋糕上面加糖霜时，他盯着蛋糕看。

　　fatal

　　a.致命的；无可挽回的

　　We dealt the enemy a fatal blow during the battle.

　　我们在这次战役中给敌军致命的一击。

　　The boss made a fatal mistake when he kicked out that competent manager.

　　老板把那个能干的经理开除时犯了一个不可挽回的错误。

　　acquaint

　　vt.使熟悉；使认识（与介词with并用）

　　I must acquaint myself with the new laboratory system.

　　我必须熟悉新的实验室制度。

　　The two men are acquainted with each other.

　　这两个人彼此认识。

　　acquaintance

　　n.相识的人（可数）

　　That man is no friend of mine. He's just a nodding acquaintance.

　　那个人不是我酬友。他只是点头之交。

　　Dr. Brown is an acquaintance of mine.

　　布朗博士是我的一位相识。

　　John is my business partner. I made his acquaintance 10 years ago.

　　约翰是我的事业伙伴。我10年前就认识他了。

　　penalty

　　n.惩罚

　　What is the penalty for paying your bills late?

　　帐单迟付会有什么样的处分？

　　The judges are arguing whether the death penalty should be abolished.

　　法官们在争论死刑是否应废除。

1 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

2 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

3 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？