英语四级淘金词汇第21课

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Lesson_21

behalf n.利益,方面
Mother Teresas efforts on behalf of Calcuttas poor .德兰修女为加尔各答穷人 所做的一切努力
eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. .最终为她赢得了诺贝尔 和平奖.

abundant a.大量的,充足的. (~ in)丰富的,富裕的
Iraq is very abundant in petroleum depostits .伊拉克的石油储量 十分丰富.

cabinet n.内阁.储藏橱,陈列柜
In Britain,members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister. .在英国,内阁成员是由 首相挑选的.

candidate n.申请求职者,投考者. 候选人
The Republican candidate George W.Bush .共和党候选人乔治.布什
was elected President of the United States in 2000. .于2000年当选为美国 总统.

capable a.有能力的,有技能的
Show me what you are capable of. .让我看看你有什么本事.
Dont tell me that you are capable of nothing but speaking English. .别告诉我你除了会说英语 什么都不会.

career n.生涯,职业
Many university students plan their future career in the financial circle. .许多大学生都将自己的 未来职业计划在金融界.

decay vi.腐烂,腐朽. 衰败,衰退,衰落
Although I know that sugar can decay my teeth,I can never resist candy. .虽然我知道糖会蛀蚀牙齿 但是我还是难以抗拒糖果 的诱惑.
Our powers decay in old age. .我们的体力在年老时 衰退.

economic a.经济的,经济学的 n.(~s)经济学.经济状况 经济因素,经济意义
The economic situation is not good in many developing countries. .许多发展中国家的经济 状况不佳.

economical a.节约的,省俭的, 经济的
Small cars are more economical than large ones,because they use less petrol. .小汽车比大汽车经济, 因为它们耗油量较少.

economy n.经济,经济制度, 经济情况.省俭, 节约,充分利用
The CEO made a blueprint based on the current economy for the company. .执行总裁为公司规划了 蓝图,这一蓝图是建立在 当前经济情况的基础上的
A lever is a tool with the economy of force. .杠杆是一种省力工具.

faith n.信任,信赖,信心. 信仰,信条
Keeping faith with friends is a good character. .对朋友守信用是一种好 品格.

faithful a.忠诚的,忠实的, 忠贞的.如实的
If you want your friends to be faithful to you .如果你希望你的朋友对 你忠诚,
you must first be a faithful friend to them. .你自己首先必须是他们 忠实的朋友.
Not all films and TV series are faithful to history. .不是所有的电影和电视剧 都如实反映历史事实.

habit n.习惯,习性
It is a good habit to go for a walk after supper. .吃完晚饭后散步是个 好习惯.

ideal n.理想,理想的东西(或人 a.理想的,完满的. 想像的,空想的
I am looking for a house but havent found my ideal yet. .我正在找房子, 但还没有找到理想的.
Jim says sneakers are ideal for hiking. .吉姆说运动鞋是徙步旅行 最佳的选择.

identical a.(~ to/with)相同的, 相等的.同一的
My opinions are not always identical with my parents. .我的意见并不总是和 父母的意见相同.

lag n.滞后.(时间上的) 间走得慢,落后
The tortoise lagged behind the rabbit when they re-competed in the race. .龟兔重新赛跑时, 乌龟远远地落在 兔子后面.

machine n.机器,机械 vt.用机器加工, 用机器制造
It takes less time to machine clothes than to sew them by hand. .用机器缝制衣服要比 手工缝制省时.

negative n.(相片的)负片, 底片.负数 a.否定的.反面的, 消极的.负的,阴性的
The travelers were very unhappy .这些旅客很不高兴,
because they couldnt find the negatives to their favorite photos. .因为找不到他们心爱的 照片底片.
Two negatives make a positive. .负负得正.
I didnt do well in the interview with Uni-Liver .我到联合利华公司的 面试不理想,
and I am afraid of getting a negative response. .现在真害怕收到否定的 答复.

obey v.服从,听从
Napoleon required every soldier to obey his orders. .拿破仑要求每个士兵 都服从他的命令.

panic n.恐慌,惊慌,慌 vt.(使)恐慌, (使)惊慌失措 vi.感到惊慌
The Black Death once caused a great panic among people. .黑死病曾引起人们极大 的恐慌.
The crowd panicked at the sound of guns.(The sound of guns panicked the crowd.) .枪声使群众惊慌失措.

parade n.游行,检阅 v.(使)列队行进, 游行
The Asian Games began with a parade of all the competing nations. .亚运会以参赛各国运动员 的列队行进开始.
Some of the audience began to scream .一些观众尖叫起来
when the Italian football team paraded the football field. .当意大利足球队出场时.

particular a.特定的,特别的, 特殊的挑剔的, (过分)讲究的 n.[p详情,细目
Michael Jackson is particular with his clothes. .迈克尔.杰克逊在着装 方面很讲究.
"For particulars, please ask the information desk." .“详情请向问讯处查询.

rack n.挂架,搁架 vt.使痛苦,折磨. 使紧张,使努力
Although I racked my brains,I couldnt get the right answer. .我绞尽脑汁也想不出答案

rare a.稀有的,珍奇的. (空气等)稀薄的. 煎得色红肉嫩的,半熟的
The panda is a rare animal in the world. .熊猫是世界上一种稀 有动物.
Many Chinese dont like rare steak. .许多中国人都不喜欢吃 煎得半熟的牛排.
Rarely does the temperature go below 5 degree Celsius in GuangZhou. .广州的气温极少低于5度.

raw a.自然状态的,未加工 过的,生的.原始的, 未经训练的
Do you like to eat raw vegetables? .你爱吃生的蔬菜吗？

sacrifice n.牺牲,舍身.献祭, 供奉 vt.牺牲,献出 vi.献祭
A mother would sacrifice her life for her children. .母亲愿意为自己的孩子 操劳一生.

safety n.安全,保险.安全设备 保险装置,安全场所
We had better place all our money in the bank for safety reasons. .为了安全起见,我们最 好把钱存到银行.

salary n.薪金,薪水
Computer engineers at IBM have very good salaries. .IBM公司的电脑工程师 有很好的工资待遇.

wage n.(常[p)工资, 报酬 vt.开始,进行
Wages are higher in service trades than in industry. .服务业的工人工资比 工业领域的要高.
People are beginning to wage war on pollution. .人们开始向污染宣战.

watch v.注视,看守,照看. 小心,当心
We can not just watch with fold arms. .我们不能袖手旁观.
Please watch out when you are crossing the road. .过马路时请小心.