skeleton [?skelit?n] n. 骷髏
seemingly [?si?mi?li] adv. 表面上地
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A: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plan going ahead.
B: But we should have a try.
A:看樣子我們無法阻止計劃的實(shí)施。
B:但是我們還是應(yīng)該試試。
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respectable [ri?spekt?b?l] adj. 體面的,雅觀的
【構(gòu)】respect(尊敬)+able(能……的)=respectable(體面的)
【擴(kuò)】honorable 體面的
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A: He wishes to straighten up and lead a respectable life.
B: If so, I would like to give him a hand.
A:他希望改邪歸正,過體面的生活。
B:真是那樣的話,我愿意給他提供一些幫助。
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conceal [k?n?si?l] v. 隱藏,隱瞞
【擴(kuò)】bamboozle 欺騙,蒙蔽
【搭】conceal sth. from sb. 瞞著某人 conceal sth. to sb. 不對某人說
【例】He conceal his debts from his wife.
他對妻子隱瞞了自己的債務(wù)。
vivid [?vivid] adj. 生動的
dramatic [dr??m?tik] adj. 令人激動的,扣人心弦的
ruin [?ru(?)in] v. 毀壞
heroine [?her?uin] n. 女主人公
【擴(kuò)】hero 男主人公
【例】Who plays the part of heroine in the movie?
誰在這部電影里擔(dān)任女主角?
fiction [fik??n] n. 小說
【派】fictional 虛構(gòu)的
【擴(kuò)】novel 小說
【搭】science fiction 科幻小說 romantic fiction 愛情小說
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A: What is your hobby?
B: I like reading science fiction.
A:你有什么愛好?
B:我喜歡閱讀科幻小說。
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medicine [?medisin] n. 醫(yī)學(xué)
guestroom [?ɡest-rum] n. (家庭中的)客房
【構(gòu)】guest(客人)+room(房間)=guestroom(客房)
【擴(kuò)】spare room 客房
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A: I think I can't catch the last bus.
B: You can stay here tonight. There is a bed in the guestroom.
A:恐怕我趕不上末班車了。
B:你晚上可以住這兒,客房里有張床。
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unpack [?n?p?k] v. (從箱中)取出
【擴(kuò)】take out 取出
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A: Have you unpacked your suitcase?
B: No, I can't remember the password.
A:你打開行李箱了嗎?
B:沒有,我忘記密碼了。
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stack [st?k] v. (整齊地)堆放,排放;n. 堆
【擴(kuò)】pile 堆積
【例】They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.
他們經(jīng)特別包裝,以便于堆放。
underclothes [??nd?kl?uez] n. 內(nèi)衣
【構(gòu)】under(在……下)+clothes(衣服)=underclothes(內(nèi)衣)
【擴(kuò)】underwear 內(nèi)衣 underdress 內(nèi)衣
【搭】thermal underclothes 保暖內(nèi)衣
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A: Do you sell underclothes here?
B: Yes, please come with me. I'll show you them.
A:你們這兒賣內(nèi)衣嗎?
B:賣的。請跟我來,我拿給您看。
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drawer [dr??(r)] n. 抽屜
【擴(kuò)】till (放錢的)抽屜
【搭】bottom drawer 嫁妝
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A: Where can we have our laundry done?
B: There's a bag in the drawer. Just put your laundry in it.
A:在哪里能洗衣服呢?
B:在這個抽屜里有個袋子,把要洗的衣服放在里面就行了。
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petrify [?petrifai] v. 使驚呆
dangle [?d??ɡ?l] v. 懸掛
【搭】dangle after 追求某人
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A: Don't dangle the lights before me. It will do harm to my eyes.
B: Don't be angry. It's just a joke.
A:別把燈在我面前晃來晃去,對我眼不好。
B:別生氣,我只是跟你開了個玩笑。
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sway [swei] v. 搖擺
unsympathetic [??n?simp??θetik] adj. 不表同情的,無動于衷的
【例】Karl was unsympathetic after hearing the story.
卡爾聽了這個故事后無動于衷。
medical [?medik?l] adj. 醫(yī)學(xué)的