赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit149

 　　underground

　　a.地下的；秘密的 adv.在地下，秘密地 n.地下组织（与the并用）

　　There's an underground passage leading to the museum.

　　有一条地下走道可以通到博物馆。

　　In college, I often went to my brother's underground parties.

　　大学时代，我经常参加我哥哥的秘密派对。

　　Some rats spend most of their lives underground.

　　有些老鼠几乎一生都在地底下生活。

　　The terrorists were forced to go underground when their leader was arrested.

　　首脑遭到逮捕后，恐怖分子被迫转入地下行动。

　　During the war, many people joined the underground to overthrow¹ the government.

　　战争期间，许多人加入地下组织以推翻政府。

　　durable²

　　a.持久的；耐用的

　　This plastic is amazingly durable.

　　这种塑胶出奇地耐用。

　　elegant

　　a.高雅的，有气质的；漂亮的

　　Your aunt is one of the most elegant women I've ever met.

　　你的阿姨是我见过最有气质的女士之一。

　　Years have passed, but you are as elegant and beautiful as ever.

　　过了多年，你却高雅美丽如昔。

　　remedy

　　n.治疗法；补救

　　The herb can be used as an effective remedy for headaches.

　　这种药草可被用作治疗头痛的有效药方。

　　cripple

　　vt.使成跛子 n.跛子（有轻视意味）

　　The traffic accident crippled John for life.

　　这场车祸使约翰终身不良于行。

　　It is considered impolite to call someone a cripple.

　　叫别人跛子被认为是无礼的。

　　thoughtful

　　a.体谅的；有思想的

　　The thoughtful girl never forgets a friend's birthday.

　　这位体贴的女孩从不会忘记朋友的生日。

　　Wendy is very thoughtful of her friends.

　　温蒂对朋友很体贴。

　　It was thoughtful of you to assist me in installing these programs.

　　你人真体贴，还帮我安装这些程序。

　　After the movie, Gary gave a thoughtful analysis.

　　电影完毕，盖瑞提出了一个有思想的见解。

　　thoughtfully

　　adv.体贴地；深思地

　　Roy thoughtfully considered which present to buy for Marcie.

　　罗伊体贴地替玛西选购礼物。

　　The woman looked at the picture of her late husband thoughtfully.

　　这个妇人若有所思地看着她亡夫的照片。

　　youthful

　　a.年轻人的；年轻的

　　Mrs. Jackson, though 70,still has a youthful complexion³.

　　杰克逊夫人虽然已70岁，却仍保有年轻人的肤色。

　　This dress is too youthful for a woman of your age.

　　这件洋装对像你S种年纪的女人来说是太年轻了。

　　breed

　　vt.繁殖；产生（恶果） vi.繁殖 n.品种

　　I'm planning on breeding horses someday.

　　我计划有朝一日繁殖马。

　　Most animals breed in spring.

　　大部分动物都会在春天繁殖。

　　Poverty breeds violence.

　　贫穷会滋生暴乱。

　　My favorite breed of dog is the Akida.

　　我最爱的狗的品种是秋田狗。

　　drill

　　vt. vi.钻（洞）；训练 n.钻头；训练

　　Could you drill a hole in the wall for me?

　　你能不能帮我在墙上钻个洞？

　　Through constant practice, the coach drilled his baseball team to a high standard.

　　这位教练透过不断的操练，把他的棒球队训练到高水准的地步。

　　Every Wednesday the soldiers drill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

　　每周三，士兵们从上午8点操练到下午3点。

　　Only an electric drill is strong enough to do the job.

　　只有电钻够坚硬，可以进行这项工作。

　　The teacher helped the students to do their vocabulary drills.

　　老师协助学生做单词练习。

1 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

2 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。

3 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。