rough [r?f] adj. 崎嶇不平的
【擴】bumpy 崎嶇不平的
【搭】in rough 大略地
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A: The rough road made the car vibrate.
B: Yes, but we will arrive at the destination soon.
A:崎嶇不平的山路使車顛得厲害。
B:是的,但我們很快就要到目的地了。
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boulder [?b?uld?] n. 大石塊
【擴】cobble 圓石子
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A: He stepped out of the boulder.
B: Did he hear what you said?
A:他從大石頭后面走了出來。
B:他聽到你們說的話了嗎?
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pit [pit] v. 使得坑坑洼洼
perturb [p??t??b] v. 使不安
【派】perturbation 不安,憂慮
【擴】discompose 使不安
【例】I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way in which the situation is developing.
我對令人憂慮的形勢發(fā)展深感不安。
underestimate [??nd?r?estimeit] v. 低估
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A: It seems that we underestimated the costs.
B: Yes. According to the factory, it will cost about eight percent more than initially projected.
A:看樣子是我們低估了成本。
B:是的,根據(jù)制造商的說法,成本會比原計劃的高出8%。
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swerve [sw??v] v. 急轉(zhuǎn)彎
【派】swerving 急轉(zhuǎn)彎
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A: The car swerved to the left.
B: What happened then?
A:汽車突然向左轉(zhuǎn)。
B:接著發(fā)生了什么事情?
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scoop [sku?p] v. 挖出
【擴】gouge 挖出 excavate 挖出
【搭】scoop...in... 從……中掙錢 make a scoop 撈了一大筆
【例】He scooped some concrete out of the pail.
他從桶中挖出了一些混凝土。
hammer [?h?m?] v. (用錘)擊打,捶打
ominously [??min?sli] adv. 有預(yù)兆地,不祥地
rip [rip] v. 劃破,撕,扯
【擴】tear 撕掉,扯下 claw 撕
【搭】rip sth. open 撕開某物
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A: The sail ripped under the force of the wind.
B: I think we should do something about it at once.
A:帆被強風(fēng)給刮破了。
B:我想我們必須馬上采取一些行動。
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zigzag [?ziɡz?ɡ] n. “之”字形
shallow [???l?u] adj. 淺的
【派】shallowness 淺,膚淺
【反】deep 深的
【搭】a shallow river 一條淺的河
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A: He got in at the shallow end of the swimming pool.
B: Does he often go swimming?
A:他在游泳池的淺水區(qū)下水。
B:他經(jīng)常游泳嗎?
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grind [ɡraind] v. 摩擦,磨
petrol [?petr?l] n. 汽油
【擴】gasoline 汽油
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A: We've run out of petrol. What a bore!
B: Is there a gas station near here?
A:我們的汽油用完了,真麻煩!
B:這附近有加油站嗎?
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stretch [stret?] n. 一大片(平地或水)
obstacle [??bst?kl] n. 障礙
【擴】impediment 障礙,阻礙 obstruction 障礙
【搭】throw obstacles in one's way 阻礙某人
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A: Her parents' opposition is an obstacle to her marriage.
B: What does she decide to do?
A:她父母的反對是她結(jié)婚的障礙。
B:那她準(zhǔn)備怎么做呢?
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clump [kl?mp] n. 叢,簇
fissure [?fi??] n. (石,地的)深縫
【擴】crack 裂縫 crevice 裂縫
【例】We all got out to examine the fissure, but he remained in the car.
我們紛紛下車察看那個大裂縫,他卻待在車上。
renew [ri?nju?] v. 重復(fù),更新
【構(gòu)】re(表示重復(fù)的前綴)+new(新的)=renew(更新,重復(fù))
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A: Can I keep it a little longer?
B: You can renew it if you can't finish it in due time.
A:我能多借一點兒時間嗎?
B:如果你到期不能看完,可以續(xù)借。
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pleading [?pli?di?] n. 懇求
gear [ɡi?] n. (汽車)排檔
astride [??straid] prep. 騎,跨
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A: He is sitting astride the horse.
B: Let me go there to take a picture for him.
A:他兩腿叉開騎在馬上。
B:讓我過去給他照張相。
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crack [kr?k] n. 縫隙
halt [h??lt] n. 停
dashboard [?d??b??d] n. (汽車上的)儀表板
【擴】meter panel 儀表盤
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A: We are convinced that the customer will accept this new dashboard.
B: What makes you so confident?
A:我們深信用戶將會接受這種新的儀表板。
B:是什么讓你們這么自信?
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