赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit101

 　　pickpocket¹

　　n.扒手

　　Watch out for pickpockets² while you're traveling.

　　旅行时小心扒手。

　　adjust

　　vt.调整，调节；适应 vi.适应（与介词to并用）

　　Before the interview, the candidate spent several minutes adjusting his tie.

　　面试前，这位应征者花了几分钟调整他的领带。

　　I'll adjust the window blinds because the sunlight is too bright.

　　我来调整百叶窗帘，因为阳光太亮了。

　　I'm having a hard time adjusting to the climate of this place.

　　我很难适应此地的气候。

　　adjustment

　　n.调整，调节；适应

　　After we made a few minor³ adjustments, the engine ran smoothly⁴.

　　那台引擎经过我们的些微调整后，运转便顺畅了。

　　Some foreign students feel it is a big adjustment living in Britain.

　　一些外籍学生认为要适应英国的生活很困难。

　　distribute

　　vt.分发，分配

　　The professor was distributing the examination papers to the class.

　　该教授正在把考卷发给全班。

　　distribution

　　n.分配，分布

　　The distribution of wealth is uneven⁵ in that country.

　　该国财富分配不均。

　　That magazine enjoys a wide distribution.=That magazine enjoys a wide circulation.

　　那本杂志的发行遍及各地。

　　criticize

　　vt.批评

　　The plan was criticized as being too expensive.

　　这个计划被批评为耗资过大。

　　criticism

　　n.批评，争议；评论（均不可数）

　　The new tax law has been the subject of criticism recently.

　　这条新税法最近成为广受争议的话题。

　　This magazine is famous for its literary criticism.=This magazine is famous for its literary comments.

　　这本杂志因为它的文学评论而出名。

　　critical

　　a.危急的；批评的

　　The patient is still in critical condition.

　　病人的情况仍然危急。

　　Most environmentalists are critical of building a dam in that area.

　　大多数环保人士都对在那个地区建造水坝一事严加批评。

　　critic

　　n.评论家；爱挑剔的人

　　T. S. Eliot was one of the greatest critics in Britain.

　　艾略特是英国最伟大的评论家之一。

　　Mary is such a critic that no one likes to be around her.

　　玛丽那么爱挑剔，因此没有人喜欢和她在一起。

　　largely

　　adv.大大地；大部分

　　Our success is largely due to Kelly's help.

　　我们的成功要大大归功于凯莉的帮忙。

　　Those who work in this field are largely women.

　　在这个领域工作的人大半是女性。

1 pickpocket   

n.扒手；v.扒窃

参考例句：

• The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
• He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.他的钱包被掏了。

2 pickpockets   

n.扒手( pickpocket的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Crowded markets are a happy hunting ground for pickpockets. 拥挤的市场是扒手大展身手的好地方。
• He warned me against pickpockets. 他让我提防小偷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

4 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

5 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。