赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit154

 　　wizard

　　n.男巫

　　The wizard was wearing a black cloak and a pointed¹ hat.

　　这名巫师身穿黑披风，头戴尖帽子。

　　keen

　　a.激烈的；敏锐的；渴望的

　　Though the competition was keen, we kept going and finally succeeded.

　　虽然这场比赛竞争很激烈，但是我们不断努力终于获得成功。

　　Marcie has a keen eye for beauty.

　　玛西很有审美观念。

　　Sandy is keen on studying abroad someday.

　　珊蒂巴不得有一天能出国深造。

　　accountant

　　n.会计师

　　That firm is seeking an experienced accountant to join their team.

　　那家公司正在物色一名经验丰富的会计人员加入他们的团队。

　　An accountant is one whose job is to keep financial accounts.

　　会计师就是负责管理财务帐户的人。

　　admirable

　　a.值得赞美的，令人钦佩的

　　The boy's heroic behavior is admirable.

　　那男孩英勇的行为令人钦佩。

　　admiration²

　　n.赞美

　　Peter held his breath in admiration of Mary's excellent performance.

　　彼得屏息赞叹玛丽精彩绝伦的演出。

　　aging

　　a.逐渐年迈的

　　Aging parents need more help from their children in doing daily activities.

　　逐渐年迈的父母在从事日常生活活动上需要孩子们更多的帮助。

　　AIDS

　　n.爱滋病

　　There hasn't been any effective cure for AIDS yet.

　　目前为止爱滋病尚未有任何有效的疗法。

　　apologize

　　vi.道歉，赔罪

　　I must apologize to you for not answering your letter immediately.

　　我必须为未立即给你回信而向你道歉。

　　apology

　　n.道歉，歉意

　　Please accept my apologies for keeping you waiting so long.

　　让您等候那么久，因此请接受我的道歉。

　　Why don't you make an apology to Ann for what you said?

　　你为什么不为你所说的话向小安表示歉意呢？

　　appliance

　　n.用具（尤指家电用品）

　　They sell all kinds of electrical appliances at the shop, including TV sets, refrigerators, and microwave ovens.

　　这家店贩售各种家电用品，包括电视机、冰箱、微波炉等。

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。